Enrollment
60
High
DISTRICT 68 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271146000526
ELLSWORTH SECONDARY
513 S BROADWAY ST, ELLSWORTH, MN 56129 · (507) 967-2242 · Nobles County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- C+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
11.2:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
19 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 11 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 15% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
35.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 ELLSWORTH SECONDARY
ELLSWORTH SECONDARY's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLSWORTH SECONDARY this school | 60 | 31.7% | 39.2% |
| Kaleidoscope Charter High School OTSEGO | 76 | 28.9% | 37.9% |
| Terra Nova School BUFFALO | 84 | 28.6% | N/A |
| ARCADIA CHARTER SCHOOL NORTHFIELD | 116 | 31.0% | 50.3% |
| KITTSON CENTRAL SECONDARY HALLOCK | 108 | 25.9% | 37.5% |
| Stephen-Argyle Central High School STEPHEN | 124 | 33.1% | 40.8% |
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 ELLSWORTH SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #521 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
60
-5 (-8%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 81
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 60 | 5.4 | 11.2:1 | 32% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 6.9 | 9.0:1 | 48% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 8.3 | 7.5:1 | 55% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 6 | 10.8:1 | 55% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 58 | 8.8 | 6.6:1 | 40% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 71 | 8 | 8.9:1 | 42% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 9 | 10.8:1 | 40% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 110 | 7 | 15.7:1 | 29% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 81 | 7 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELLSWORTH SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (58 to 60); teachers down 39% (8.8 to 5.4).
About ELLSWORTH SECONDARY
ELLSWORTH SECONDARY is a very small high school serving families in ELLSWORTH, Minnesota. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 12, with 60 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 84% below that mark.
ELLSWORTH SECONDARY sits within ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools and 136 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 56%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. The school has 5.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 16.3:1. Federal data show 32% of students (19) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Nobles County is 29 points.
On the allk12 Grade, ELLSWORTH SECONDARY lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Minnesota public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ELLSWORTH SECONDARY would score about 48.0%. It scores 39.2%, 8.8 points below that figure.
In Nobles County, home to about 22,041 people, the median household earns about $66,101 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. ELLSWORTH SECONDARY shares Nobles County with 20 other public schools.
ELLSWORTH SECONDARY's nearest public school is ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 6 other public schools sit within ten miles of ELLSWORTH SECONDARY. By average proficiency, ELLSWORTH SECONDARY is 9th among 9 schools close by.
The federal government classifies ELLSWORTH SECONDARY's location as Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, ELLSWORTH SECONDARY had a net loss of 5 students, or 8%.
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Nobles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,041
Census ACS
Median income
$66,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,284 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARYElementary · 76 students
Nearby schools
- ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 76
- George-Little Rock Elementary School8.6 mi · 232
- ADRIAN MIDDLE9.1 mi · 139
- ADRIAN SECONDARY9.1 mi · 155
- ADRIAN ELEMENTARY9.2 mi · 295
- Central Lyon Secondary School10.0 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About ELLSWORTH SECONDARYHow large is ELLSWORTH SECONDARY?
ELLSWORTH SECONDARY enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 07-12.
Is ELLSWORTH SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELLSWORTH SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does ELLSWORTH SECONDARY have?
ELLSWORTH SECONDARY employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ELLSWORTH SECONDARY?
At ELLSWORTH SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is ELLSWORTH SECONDARY public or private?
ELLSWORTH SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ELLSWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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