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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271878000880

MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH

1351 S RIVERFRONT DR, MANKATO, MN 56001 · (507) 387-3461 · Blue Earth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,232 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 92% of Minnesota public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
1,232
High
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
327 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 932827%
Grade 1029524%
Grade 1129224%
Grade 1231726%
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
94377%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
867%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
1159%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
262%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
565%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
62951%
Female
60349%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
64.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.1%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 WEST SENIOR HIGH

MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH this school1,23226.5%56.1%
Monticello Senior High
MONTICELLO
1,31325.9%44.4%
BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH
BIG LAKE
90228.7%36.5%
Hastings High School
HASTINGS
1,30123.8%45.4%
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High
SAUK RAPIDS
1,31929.6%38.2%
Southwest High
MINNEAPOLIS
1,19525.6%58.7%
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 WEST SENIOR HIGH ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Blue Earth County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.1%#42 of 397N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.1%#71 of 401N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.0%#48 of 397N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,232#76 of 764#2 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.5:1#281 of 332N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
39.8%#146 of 338N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.5%#328 of 444N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.6%#177 of 181N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,232
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 977
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 22.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,23260.120.5:127% (327)
2023-241,19360.219.8:131% (369)
2022-231,2236618.5:132% (386)
2020-211,2435522.6:121% (259)
2017-181,22565.618.7:127% (335)
2015-161,1536218.6:126% (298)
2010-111,1005819.0:121% (232)
2000-011,1786518.1:113% (152)
1990-919775717.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,225 to 1,232); teachers down 8% (65.6 to 60.1).

About MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH

MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH sits in MANKATO, Minnesota, and is classified as a high school. The school has 1,232 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Minnesota enroll about 371 students on average.

MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 22 schools, MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH included, with 8,219 students in all.

More than half of the students at MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH are White (77%). The next largest groups are 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Blue Earth County overall, about 85% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH scores 40%.

There are about 20.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH, which has 60.1. High schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1, 4.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH is about 27%. On average, public schools in Blue Earth County report 37%.

MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of Minnesota public high schools.

MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (56.1%) and its predicted rate (50.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.

In the surrounding county, Blue Earth County, median household income comes to about $74,477, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 31, with about 9,034 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,232, starting from 1,243. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.6:1 in 2020-21 to 20.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Blue Earth County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH
District
MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1351 S RIVERFRONT DR, MANKATO, MN 56001
Phone
(507) 387-3461
County
Blue Earth County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,232
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student–teacher ratio
20.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
327 (27%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
271878000880
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH
How large is MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH?
MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,232 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH serve?
MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH is approximately 20.5:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH are roughly 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH?
MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGH is overseen by MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Blue Earth County.
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