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What's one thing Crookston Secondary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
592
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROOKSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270972000412
Crookston Secondary
402 FISHER AVE, CROOKSTON, MN 56716 · (218) 281-2144 · Polk County
GRADES 06–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
308 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 13% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
32.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Crookston Secondary
Crookston Secondary's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crookston Secondary this school | 592 | 52.0% | 37.6% |
| MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH MONTEVIDEO | 408 | 47.8% | 45.9% |
| FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL FAIRMONT | 839 | 47.0% | 33.3% |
| Blue Earth Area Secondary BLUE EARTH | 378 | 50.0% | 34.7% |
| MACCRAY Secondary CLARA CITY | 402 | 45.8% | 39.1% |
| Windom Senior High WINDOM | 327 | 46.8% | 47.0% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Crookston Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #214 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #209 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #190 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #146 of 764 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #106 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #87 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #113 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #62 of 181 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
592
+34 (+6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 875
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 592 | 38.9 | 15.2:1 | 52% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 56% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 36.6 | 14.9:1 | 55% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 39% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 39% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 35% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 31% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 27% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 875 | 48 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crookston Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (518 to 592); teachers up 8% (36 to 38.9).
About Crookston Secondary
Crookston Secondary is one of the public schools in CROOKSTON, Minnesota. It is a large high school. In all, 592 students attend the school in grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 60% above the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota.
Crookston Secondary is part of a district of 5 schools: Crookston Public School District, with 1,140 students.
The largest group at Crookston Secondary is White students, at 63%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Polk County residents are about 86% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Crookston Secondary lists 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.2 students per teacher. The school's 15.2:1 compares with an average of 16.3:1 for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 52% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Polk County averages 43%, lower than here.
Among Minnesota public high schools, Crookston Secondary outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Crookston Secondary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.6%; the prediction is 37.1%.
In Polk County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $73,107 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Crookston Secondary, Polk County has 20 public schools.
The closest school to Crookston Secondary is Crookston Pre-K Program, located about 0.6 miles away. Crookston Secondary is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Crookston Secondary ranks 2nd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.6% against a local average of 28.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Crookston Secondary had a net gain of 34 students, or 6%. The ratio was 16.4:1 in 2020-21 and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Crookston Secondary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,705
Census ACS
Median income
$73,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crookston Public School District
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 474 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 42 students
- Crookston Pre-K ProgramElementary · 27 students
- Northern Lights AcademyHigh · 5 students
- New Paths Alternative Learning PrgmCombined
Other schools in CROOKSTON
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 474 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 42 students
- Crookston Pre-K ProgramElementary · 27 students
- Northern Lights AcademyHigh · 5 students
- New Paths Alternative Learning PrgmCombined
Nearby schools
- Crookston Pre-K Program0.6 mi · 27
- Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 42
- Highland Elementary1.0 mi · 474
- Northern Lights Academy1.7 mi · 5
- Fisher Secondary9.0 mi · 99
- Fisher Elementary9.0 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Crookston SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Crookston Secondary?
Crookston Secondary enrolls approximately 592 students in grades 06-12.
Is Crookston Secondary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crookston Secondary is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Crookston Secondary have?
Crookston Secondary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Crookston Secondary?
Crookston Secondary reports a student body of 63% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Crookston Secondary in?
Crookston Secondary is part of Crookston Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.