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What's the most underrated thing about EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
608
High
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST GRAND FORKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 271113000496
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH
1420 4TH AVE NW, EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 56721 · (218) 773-2405 · Polk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Minnesota public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
184 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 9 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 179 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 157 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 121 | 20% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Grand Forks Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
33.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH this school | 608 | 30.3% | 35.1% |
| Red Wing Senior High RED WING | 762 | 30.6% | 22.6% |
| LINCOLN SECONDARY LAKE CITY | 597 | 28.5% | 43.8% |
| SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY SAUK CENTRE | 597 | 31.7% | 37.9% |
| BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH BIG LAKE | 902 | 28.7% | 36.5% |
| PERHAM SENIOR HIGH PERHAM | 529 | 26.7% | 58.8% |
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 EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #246 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #200 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #277 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #136 of 764 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #246 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #161 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #290 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #116 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
608
+46 (+8%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 608 | 31.6 | 19.3:1 | 30% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 35.7 | 16.5:1 | 35% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 23.6 | 22.9:1 | 34% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 23 | 24.4:1 | 27% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 34.8 | 16.5:1 | 29% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 27% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 25% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 22% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (573 to 608); teachers down 9% (34.8 to 31.6).
About EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH is a high-enrollment high school in EAST GRAND FORKS, Minnesota. It has an enrollment of 608 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in East Grand Forks Public Schools totals 2,005 students.
The largest group at EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH is White students, at 78%. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Polk County, the White share is about 86%. The diversity index for EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 19.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH, which has 31.6. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH is about 30%. That is lower than the 43% average for public schools in Polk County.
Among Minnesota public high schools, EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH is a bottom-10% school in Minnesota on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.1% against a predicted 48.8%.
In the surrounding county, Polk County, median household income comes to about $73,107, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 20 public schools and about 5,075 students.
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH is about 0.3 miles from NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Federal enrollment counts increased from 562 (2020-21) to 608 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 24.4:1 to 19.3:1.
The discussion board for EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 East Grand Forks Public Schools
- NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 463 students
- SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
Other schools in EAST GRAND FORKS
- NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 463 students
- SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
Nearby schools
- NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 499
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,115
- WILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 184
- WINSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 212
- PHOENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 235
- VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGHHow many students attend EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH?
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 09-12.
Is EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH have?
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH are roughly 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH public or private?
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Grand Forks Public Schools.
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