Enrollment
72
High
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TECHNICAL ACADEMIES OF MINNESOTA·NCES 270038904696
DREAM Technical Academy
1705 16TH STREET NE, WILLMAR, MN 56201 · (320) 262-5640 · Kandiyohi County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL72 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
58 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 7 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 33% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
18.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
4.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 DREAM Technical Academy
DREAM Technical Academy's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREAM Technical Academy this school | 72 | 80.6% | 16.3% |
| Vermilion Country School TOWER | 50 | 80.0% | N/A |
| Kato Public Charter School MANKATO | 77 | 76.6% | 13.8% |
| CLIMAX SECONDARY CLIMAX | 94 | 58.5% | 18.5% |
| EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE MOUNTAIN IRON | 127 | 89.8% | 17.6% |
| Riverway Secondary WINONA | 63 | 73.0% | 38.1% |
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 DREAM Technical Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 72 | #502 of 764 |
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
72
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 72 | 3.2 | 22.7:1 | 81% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 4 | 18.6:1 | 81% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 2.8 | 34.4:1 | 77% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 6 | 12.2:1 | 70% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 7 | 11.7:1 | 62% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 100 | 5 | 20.0:1 | 55% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DREAM Technical Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (82 to 72); teachers down 55% (7 to 3.2).
About DREAM Technical Academy
Families in WILLMAR, Minnesota, are served by DREAM Technical Academy, a small high school. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 72 students. The average for high schools in Minnesota is about 371 students, so this school is 81% smaller than average.
TECHNICAL ACADEMIES OF MINNESOTA runs DREAM Technical Academy along with 1 other school, enrolling 116 students in total.
At 61%, White students outnumber all other groups at DREAM Technical Academy combined. It is also 32% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Kandiyohi County's residents are about 79% White, 17 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at DREAM Technical Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 22.7:1, with 3.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 81%. The average for public schools in Kandiyohi County is 54%.
The model predicts 21.8% for a school in Minnesota with DREAM Technical Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. DREAM Technical Academy posts 16.3%.
Kandiyohi County census figures show that median household income is about $76,592, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. DREAM Technical Academy is among the 22 public schools in Kandiyohi County.
The shortest distance from DREAM Technical Academy to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Lake Park School. The five-mile area around DREAM Technical Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. DREAM Technical Academy comes in 4th of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies DREAM Technical Academy's location as Town: Remote. As a charter school, DREAM Technical Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment went from 73 in 2020-21 to 72 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.2:1 to 22.7:1 over the same years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kandiyohi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,079
Census ACS
Median income
$76,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,213 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TECHNICAL ACADEMIES OF MINNESOTA
- CHOICE Technical AcademyHigh · 44 students
Other schools in WILLMAR
- Willmar Senior HighHigh · 1,205 students
- Willmar Middle SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 672 students
- Lakeland Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Willmar Area Learning CenterHigh · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Park School0.2 mi · 33
- Prairie Lakes Education Center0.2 mi · 19
- Willmar Senior High0.9 mi · 1,205
- Lakeland Elementary School2.1 mi · 623
- Lakeview School2.3 mi · 11
- Willmar Middle School2.4 mi · 842
Frequently asked questions
About DREAM Technical AcademyHow large is DREAM Technical Academy?
DREAM Technical Academy enrolls approximately 72 students in grades 07-12.
Is DREAM Technical Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
DREAM Technical Academy is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does DREAM Technical Academy have?
DREAM Technical Academy employs 3 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
What is the student diversity at DREAM Technical Academy?
Student demographics at DREAM Technical Academy are roughly 61% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is DREAM Technical Academy in?
DREAM Technical Academy is part of TECHNICAL ACADEMIES OF MINNESOTA.
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