EDGERTON SECONDARY
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Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About EDGERTON SECONDARY
EDGERTON SECONDARY is a high school of intimate scale in EDGERTON, Minnesota, overseen by EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 228 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.
Within EDGERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 437 students, EDGERTON SECONDARY is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, EDGERTON SECONDARY lists that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, EDGERTON SECONDARY has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EDGERTON SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.7%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pipestone County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $69,628 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EDGERTON SECONDARY is one of 10 public schools in Pipestone County (combined enrollment of about 1,640 students).
EDGERTON ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EDGERTON SECONDARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.9%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 13%: 201 students in 2018 compared to 228 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 79% to 69% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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