Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271404000727
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY
301 N SUMMIT AVE, HILLS, MN 56138 · (507) 962-3240 · Rock County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Minnesota public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
42 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 6 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 15% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
46.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY this school | 190 | 22.1% | 55.8% |
| WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN SR. WATERVILLE | 232 | 24.6% | 44.5% |
| CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY CROMWELL | 137 | 24.1% | 40.1% |
| MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ELY | 181 | 26.0% | 49.5% |
| Kingsland Junior/Senior High School SPRING VALLEY | 218 | 25.7% | 36.4% |
| RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH RUSHFORD | 237 | 23.2% | 39.6% |
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 HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #44 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #81 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #30 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #349 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #375 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #102 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 2024-25Enrollment
190
-42 (-18%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 190 | 16.1 | 11.8:1 | 22% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 25% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 15.9 | 12.3:1 | 27% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 27% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 14.9 | 13.5:1 | 22% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 27% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 36% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 145 | 12 | 12.1:1 | 19% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 6 | 34.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (201 to 190); teachers up 8% (14.9 to 16.1).
About HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY operates as a small high school in HILLS, Minnesota. It enrolls 190 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 49% below the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota.
Across its 2 schools, HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 343 students. HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY is one of those schools.
The share of White students at HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY is 88%. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Classroom staffing at HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY totals 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. Federal data show 22% of students (42) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Minnesota public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY is 2.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.8% actual, 53.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In the surrounding county, Rock County, median household income comes to about $71,295, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 8 public schools and about 1,485 students.
The closest school to HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY is HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY, located about 5.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 232 students in 2020-21 to 190 in 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
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Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,621
Census ACS
Median income
$71,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 153 students
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Nearby schools
- HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY5.4 mi · 153
- Valley Springs Elementary - 046.5 mi · 67
- West Lyon Elementary School10.2 mi · 561
- West Lyon High School10.2 mi · 284
- West Lyon Junior High School10.2 mi · 128
- Brandon Valley High School - 0111.3 mi · 1,381
Frequently asked questions
About HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARYHow large is HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY?
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY serve?
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY.
What is the student diversity at HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY?
Student demographics at HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY are roughly 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY?
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY is overseen by HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rock County.
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