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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271881000886

MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY

200 HIGHWAY 55 E, MAPLE LAKE, MN 55358 · (320) 963-3171 · Wright County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
340
High
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
66 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 74914%
Grade 85215%
Grade 96619%
Grade 104714%
Grade 116419%
Grade 126218%
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
32395%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
18053%
Female
16047%

School pathway

Feeds from
MAPLE LAKE ELEMENTARYPK–06
Based on grade levels within MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
57.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
42.8%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY

MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY this school34019.4%47.4%
KIMBALL SECONDARY
KIMBALL
41320.3%42.0%
Barnesville High School
BARNESVILLE
38020.0%46.4%
CHATFIELD SECONDARY
CHATFIELD
42322.7%43.2%
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.
NEW LONDON
44819.9%51.5%
La Crescent Senior High
LA CRESCENT
32822.3%38.8%
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 MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Wright County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.4%#105 of 397#5 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.8%#110 of 401#7 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.5%#88 of 397#4 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
340#234 of 764#8 of 27
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.7:1#15 of 332#1 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.7%#320 of 338#8 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
19.4%#400 of 444#6 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-24.4%#17 of 146N/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
340
-61 (-15%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534029.111.7:119% (66)
2023-2437927.513.8:122% (85)
2022-2336527.613.2:123% (85)
2020-214012714.8:116% (64)
2017-1845026.816.8:119% (85)
2015-164422617.0:117% (76)
2010-115043116.3:120% (102)
2000-014622717.1:114% (63)
1990-913341719.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 24% (450 to 340); teachers up 9% (26.8 to 29.1).

About MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY

MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY is a medium-sized high school for students in MAPLE LAKE, Minnesota. Its 340 students are spread across grades 7 through 12.

A total of 2 schools make up MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 744 students enrolled.

White students make up 95% of enrollment at MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY. The remaining shares are 2% multiracial. MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reported 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.7:1. That is 4.7 students per teacher below the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 19%.

The allk12 Grade for MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY is B+. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.4%, compared with a predicted 54.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.

Across Wright County, the median household income is $107,209, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Wright County has 88 public schools and roughly 27,879 students.

MAPLE LAKE ELEMENTARY is the public school closest to MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY at 6th of 6.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

Enrollment is down 15% from 2020-21, when MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY had 401 students, to 2024-25, when it had 340. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.8:1 to 11.7:1.

The MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Wright County at a glance

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Population
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students

Quick facts

School name
MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY
District
MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
200 HIGHWAY 55 E, MAPLE LAKE, MN 55358
Phone
(320) 963-3171
County
Wright County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
340
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
66 (19%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
271881000886
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY
How many students attend MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY?
MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY serve?
MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY is approximately 11.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY?
At MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY in?
MAPLE LAKE SECONDARY is part of MAPLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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