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What's the biggest difference between MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,302
High
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271878000879
MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH
2600 HOFFMAN RD, MANKATO, MN 56001 · (507) 387-5671 · Blue Earth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,302 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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
19.8:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
480 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 319 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 333 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 357 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 293 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
44.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.0%
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 29 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH
MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,302 | 36.9% | 38.5% |
| MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL MOORHEAD | 2,122 | 40.4% | 40.2% |
| Anoka High School ANOKA | 2,348 | 35.0% | 35.5% |
| ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGH SAINT LOUIS PARK | 1,397 | 37.4% | 48.5% |
| OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH OWATONNA | 1,468 | 32.6% | 52.3% |
| WINONA SENIOR HIGH WINONA | 849 | 33.7% | 32.1% |
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 MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Blue Earth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #205 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #238 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #217 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,302 | #70 of 764 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #262 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #95 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #216 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.9% | #41 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
1,302
+97 (+8%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 1,302 | 65.9 | 19.8:1 | 37% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 1,336 | 67.5 | 19.8:1 | 41% (548) |
| 2022-23 | 1,293 | 68.3 | 18.9:1 | 42% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 1,205 | 56 | 21.5:1 | 30% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 1,077 | 66.6 | 16.2:1 | 38% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 1,044 | 58 | 18.0:1 | 40% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 923 | 50 | 18.5:1 | 38% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 978 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 26% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 797 | 59 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (1,077 to 1,302); teachers down 1% (66.6 to 65.9).
About MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH
MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH is a high-enrollment high school in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in MANKATO, Minnesota. School enrollment was 1,302 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Minnesota is roughly 371 students; this school is 251% larger than that.
MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 8,219 students in 22 schools, and MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH is one of those schools.
A majority of students at MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH, 66%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Blue Earth County, the White share is about 85%. The chance that two students picked at random at MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
The count of teachers at MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH is 65.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, lower than at this school. Around 37% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Blue Earth County, the average is about the same, 37%.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.3%.
Blue Earth County census figures show that median household income is about $74,477, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 31 public schools operate in Blue Earth County, serving about 9,034 students.
The shortest distance from MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to KENNEDY ELEMENTARY. The five-mile area around MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.9%, higher than MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH's 38.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH is City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 1,205 to 1,302. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.5:1 to 19.8:1.
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Blue Earth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,871
Census ACS
Median income
$74,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,232 students
- Prairie Winds Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Dakota Meadows Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- HOOVER ELEMENTARYElementary · 461 students
- Rosa Parks ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 388 students
Other schools in MANKATO
- MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,232 students
- Prairie Winds Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Rosa Parks ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 388 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 376 students
- KENNEDY ELEMENTARYElementary · 347 students
Nearby schools
- KENNEDY ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 347
- INSITE0.8 mi · 18
- Prairie Winds Middle School0.9 mi · 887
- Mankato Schools Center for Learning1.0 mi · 165
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 376
- Rosa Parks Elementary1.7 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGHHow many students attend MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH?
MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,302 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH serve?
MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH is approximately 19.8:1 (66 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH?
MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH reports a student body of 66% White, 9% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH?
MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH is overseen by MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Blue Earth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.