MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY
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Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY
MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY is one of the micro-enrollment senior highs in MABEL, Minnesota, overseen by Mabel-Canton Public School District, with 126 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 66% below the state mean of about 371.
Mabel-Canton Public School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 269 students. MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). The remainder comes out to 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Fillmore County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.1%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Fillmore County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,512 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY is one of 15 public schools in Fillmore County (combined enrollment of about 2,946 students).
MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.9%.
MABEL-CANTON SECONDARY operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 132 students in 2018 compared to 126 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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