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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271359000702

HAYFIELD SECONDARY

9 6TH AVE SE, HAYFIELD, MN 55940 · (507) 671-1555 · Dodge County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
319
High
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
124 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 63712%
Grade 75618%
Grade 84715%
Grade 94815%
Grade 104514%
Grade 114915%
Grade 123712%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
28088%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
248%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15147%
Female
16853%

School pathway

Feeds from
HAYFIELD ELEMENTARYPK–05
Based on grade levels within HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
40.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.9%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 HAYFIELD SECONDARY

HAYFIELD SECONDARY's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HAYFIELD SECONDARY this school31938.9%33.3%
CANBY SECONDARY
CANBY
30040.7%32.9%
Breckenridge Middle/High School
BRECKENRIDGE
31138.6%41.0%
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY
SPRINGFIELD
31439.8%45.8%
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY
MOUNTAIN IRON
28339.2%38.8%
NRHEG SECONDARY
NEW RICHLAND
40836.8%33.6%
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 HAYFIELD SECONDARY ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Minnesota
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#269 of 397
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.9%#244 of 401
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.7%#263 of 397
Enrollment
ranked largest first
319#251 of 764
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.1:1#103 of 332
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.3%#233 of 338
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.9%#197 of 444
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.2%#29 of 146
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 2024-25
Enrollment
319
-57 (-15%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531921.115.1:139% (124)
2023-243532216.0:135% (123)
2022-2336320.317.9:136% (130)
2020-213761919.8:124% (89)
2017-1839022.117.6:126% (101)
2015-163252314.1:126% (84)
2010-113712216.9:125% (93)
2000-014792916.5:116% (79)
1990-914332815.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAYFIELD SECONDARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (390 to 319); teachers down 5% (22.1 to 21.1).

About HAYFIELD SECONDARY

This page covers HAYFIELD SECONDARY, a mid-sized high school in HAYFIELD, Minnesota. The school teaches grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 319 students.

HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 621 students.

Roughly 88% of students at HAYFIELD SECONDARY are White. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Dodge County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. The diversity index for HAYFIELD SECONDARY is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Classroom staffing at HAYFIELD SECONDARY totals 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at HAYFIELD SECONDARY is about 39%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dodge County is 29%.

On the allk12 Grade, HAYFIELD SECONDARY lands at C, ahead of 29% of Minnesota public high schools.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.2%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Dodge County show that median household income comes to about $95,739, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dodge County counts 13 public schools with about 3,838 students.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY, is the closest to HAYFIELD SECONDARY. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 4. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, HAYFIELD SECONDARY ranks 8th on average proficiency.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 319, compared with 376 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 19.8 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.

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Dodge County at a glance

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Population
21,045
Census ACS
Median income
$95,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,838 students

Quick facts

School name
HAYFIELD SECONDARY
District
HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
9 6TH AVE SE, HAYFIELD, MN 55940
Phone
(507) 671-1555
County
Dodge County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
319
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
15.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
124 (39%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
271359000702
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Hayfield Secondary. HAYFIELD SECONDARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About HAYFIELD SECONDARY
How large is HAYFIELD SECONDARY?
HAYFIELD SECONDARY enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 06-12.
Is HAYFIELD SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
HAYFIELD SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does HAYFIELD SECONDARY have?
HAYFIELD SECONDARY employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at HAYFIELD SECONDARY?
Student demographics at HAYFIELD SECONDARY are roughly 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is HAYFIELD SECONDARY in?
HAYFIELD SECONDARY is part of HAYFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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