Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270008800408
LAKEVIEW SECONDARY
875 BARSTAD RD N, COTTONWOOD, MN 56229 · (507) 423-5164 · Lyon County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest 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
14.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
98 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 16% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
42.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 LAKEVIEW SECONDARY
LAKEVIEW SECONDARY's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEVIEW SECONDARY this school | 331 | 29.6% | 42.0% |
| UNDERWOOD SECONDARY UNDERWOOD | 272 | 30.5% | 39.1% |
| Murray County Central High School SLAYTON | 328 | 27.4% | 43.3% |
| Blooming Prairie High School BLOOMING PRAIRIE | 385 | 31.7% | 36.9% |
| RUSH CITY SECONDARY RUSH CITY | 391 | 30.7% | 39.0% |
| MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY MOOSE LAKE | 276 | 28.6% | 40.5% |
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 LAKEVIEW SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Lyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #161 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #118 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #212 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #244 of 764 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #93 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #241 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #300 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #94 of 181 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
+56 (+20%) vs 2020
+68% since 2000-01, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 331 | 22.5 | 14.7:1 | 30% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 20.5 | 16.1:1 | 33% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 15.4 | 20.4:1 | 33% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 25% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 19.2 | 15.8:1 | 29% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 19 | 18.3:1 | 33% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 29% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 197 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 18% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKEVIEW SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (304 to 331); teachers up 17% (19.2 to 22.5).
About LAKEVIEW SECONDARY
LAKEVIEW SECONDARY serves students in COTTONWOOD, Minnesota, as a mid-sized high school. The school counted 331 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 12.
LAKEVIEW SECONDARY is one school in a 2-school district, LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 720 students.
A large majority of enrollment at LAKEVIEW SECONDARY is White, at 89%. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for LAKEVIEW SECONDARY is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. High schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lyon County averages 47%, higher than here.
Among Minnesota public high schools, LAKEVIEW SECONDARY outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, LAKEVIEW SECONDARY is 7.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.0%. Predicted: 49.2%.
Looking at the county, Lyon County, median household income comes to about $75,303, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 21 public schools and about 4,803 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY, is the closest to LAKEVIEW SECONDARY.
LAKEVIEW SECONDARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 331, compared with 275 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.7:1.
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Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,503
Census ACS
Median income
$75,303
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 389 students
Nearby schools
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 389
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL12.2 mi · 886
- SWWC ELC - Marshall12.4 mi · 11
- Marshall Area Learning Center12.4 mi · 76
- E.C.H.O. Elementary12.7 mi · 27
- E.C.H.O. Secondary12.7 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About LAKEVIEW SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at LAKEVIEW SECONDARY?
LAKEVIEW SECONDARY enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does LAKEVIEW SECONDARY serve?
LAKEVIEW SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does LAKEVIEW SECONDARY have?
LAKEVIEW SECONDARY employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at LAKEVIEW SECONDARY?
Student demographics at LAKEVIEW SECONDARY are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees LAKEVIEW SECONDARY?
LAKEVIEW SECONDARY is overseen by LAKEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lyon County.
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