Enrollment
141
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALON PREP ACADEMY·NCES 270047405441
Kalon Prep Academy
1877 AGA DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308 · (320) 460-8881 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.2:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
71 students
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 9 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 35% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
22.7%
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 23 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Kalon Prep Academy
Kalon Prep Academy's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalon Prep Academy this school | 141 | 50.4% | 31.5% |
| RED ROCK CENTRAL SECONDARY LAMBERTON | 160 | 48.1% | 43.3% |
| Granada Huntley East Chain High Sch GRANADA | 98 | 51.0% | 32.6% |
| BIGFORK SECONDARY BIGFORK | 130 | 54.6% | 36.7% |
| LANCASTER SECONDARY LANCASTER | 86 | 50.0% | 24.1% |
| ISLE SECONDARY ISLE | 188 | 49.5% | 28.8% |
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 Kalon Prep Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #290 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #290 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #288 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #391 of 764 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #120 of 444 | 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 141 | 11.6 | 12.2:1 | 50% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 9 | 15.0:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 11.1 | 12.4:1 | 61% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kalon Prep Academy.
About Kalon Prep Academy
Kalon Prep Academy is a small high school in ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota, one of the schools in Kalon Prep Academy. The school's 141 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 62% lower than the average for high schools in Minnesota, which is about 371.
Federal records list Kalon Prep Academy as its own district.
Kalon Prep Academy's enrollment is 90% White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% Native American. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kalon Prep Academy and a ratio of 12.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 50% of enrollment. That is higher than the 31% average for public schools in Douglas County.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, Kalon Prep Academy receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.0%. Kalon Prep Academy scores 31.5%.
Census estimates describe Douglas County this way: the median household income is $79,043, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Douglas County has 22 public schools and roughly 5,781 students.
The shortest distance from Kalon Prep Academy to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Lincoln Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Kalon Prep Academy is 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Kalon Prep Academy as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area. Federal records list Kalon Prep Academy as a charter school.
The Kalon Prep Academy community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,575
Census ACS
Median income
$79,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALEXANDRIA
- Alexandria Area High SchoolHigh · 1,315 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- Voyager ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Early Education CenterElementary · 114 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 481
- Lakes Country Academy - ALEX1.2 mi · 7
- Early Education Center1.4 mi · 114
- Woodland Elementary School1.4 mi · 410
- Alexandria Area High School1.5 mi · 1,315
- Bridgeway Career Academy1.8 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Kalon Prep AcademyHow many students attend Kalon Prep Academy?
Kalon Prep Academy enrolls approximately 141 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kalon Prep Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kalon Prep Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Kalon Prep Academy have?
Kalon Prep Academy employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is Kalon Prep Academy?
Kalon Prep Academy reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Kalon Prep Academy public or private?
Kalon Prep Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Kalon Prep Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.