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How has MACCRAY Secondary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
402
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACCRAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270009100365
MACCRAY Secondary
711 WOLVERINE DR, CLARA CITY, MN 56222 · (320) 847-2154 · Chippewa County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test 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
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
184 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 11% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 MACCRAY School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 MACCRAY Secondary
MACCRAY Secondary's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACCRAY Secondary this school | 402 | 45.8% | 39.1% |
| UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WELLS | 343 | 44.3% | 23.9% |
| A.C.G.C. SECONDARY GROVE CITY | 390 | 43.1% | 39.4% |
| Blue Earth Area Secondary BLUE EARTH | 378 | 50.0% | 34.7% |
| LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY MADISON | 380 | 44.2% | 28.8% |
| MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH MONTEVIDEO | 408 | 47.8% | 45.9% |
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 MACCRAY Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #195 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #154 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #201 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #203 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #83 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #174 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #145 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.3% | #14 of 181 |
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
402
+77 (+24%) vs 2020
+27% since 2000-01, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 402 | 27.8 | 14.4:1 | 46% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 28.6 | 14.0:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 25.7 | 14.2:1 | 49% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 36% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 20.7 | 13.2:1 | 39% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 39% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 31% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 17% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MACCRAY Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (273 to 402); teachers up 35% (20.7 to 27.8).
About MACCRAY Secondary
MACCRAY Secondary is a mid-sized high school for students in CLARA CITY, Minnesota. Enrollment stands at 402 students, covering grades 6 through 12.
Within MACCRAY School District, MACCRAY Secondary is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 722 students.
The student body at MACCRAY Secondary is 79% White. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at MACCRAY Secondary are from different groups.
MACCRAY Secondary lists 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 1.9 students per teacher. About 46% of students at MACCRAY Secondary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
MACCRAY Secondary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Minnesota public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for MACCRAY Secondary is 40.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%.
Census data for Chippewa County show median household income comes to about $71,458, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,194, MACCRAY Secondary among them.
MACCRAY Secondary is less than a tenth of a mile from MACCRAY Elementary, its nearest public school. Local comparison: MACCRAY Secondary ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 39.1% versus a 36.1% average.
MACCRAY Secondary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 325 (2020-21) to 402 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.4:1, from 15.5:1.
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Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,377
Census ACS
Median income
$71,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MACCRAY School District
- MACCRAY ElementaryElementary · 320 students
Nearby schools
- MACCRAY Elementary0.0 mi · 320
- BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.1 mi · 284
- Yellow Medicine East Secondary13.1 mi · 321
- RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGH14.1 mi · 219
- RENVILLE COUNTY WEST ELEMENTARY14.1 mi · 329
- SWWC ELC - Montevideo15.7 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About MACCRAY SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at MACCRAY Secondary?
MACCRAY Secondary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does MACCRAY Secondary serve?
MACCRAY Secondary serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at MACCRAY Secondary?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at MACCRAY Secondary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MACCRAY Secondary?
At MACCRAY Secondary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is MACCRAY Secondary public or private?
MACCRAY Secondary is a public K-12 school, overseen by MACCRAY School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.