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What's the most underrated thing about Maple River Secondary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
502
High
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270000600888
Maple River Secondary
801 CENTRAL AVE S, MAPLETON, MN 56065 · (507) 524-3930 · Blue Earth County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Minnesota public high schools
- A-Test 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
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
189 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 6 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 13% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
49.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Maple River Secondary
Maple River Secondary's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple River Secondary this school | 502 | 37.6% | 51.1% |
| NRHEG SECONDARY NEW RICHLAND | 408 | 36.8% | 33.6% |
| WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH WADENA | 470 | 39.6% | 32.5% |
| Crosby-Ironton Secondary CROSBY | 455 | 39.1% | 46.1% |
| FALLS SECONDARY INTERNATIONAL FALLS | 489 | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| RTR Secondary School TYLER | 380 | 35.3% | 41.8% |
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 River Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Blue Earth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #76 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #63 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #95 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #170 of 764 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #177 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #240 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #208 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #127 of 146 | 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
502
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 502 | 29.1 | 17.3:1 | 38% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 36% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 27.2 | 18.2:1 | 37% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 22% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 32% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 31% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 33% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 23% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple River Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (511 to 502); teachers down 6% (31 to 29.1).
About Maple River Secondary
Maple River Secondary is the name of a mid-sized high school in MAPLETON, Minnesota. It is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 502 students. By comparison, high schools in Minnesota enroll about 371 students on average.
A total of 3 schools make up MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 946 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Maple River Secondary is White, at 88%. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Blue Earth County residents, the White share is about 85%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Maple River Secondary lists 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. About 38% of students at Maple River Secondary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Blue Earth County is close, at 37%.
Maple River Secondary 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 87% of Minnesota public high schools.
Maple River Secondary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.1% and a predicted 44.8%.
Blue Earth County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,477 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Maple River Secondary shares Blue Earth County with 30 other public schools.
Maple River Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Maple River Secondary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.3% on proficiency, and Maple River Secondary is above that at 51.1%.
Maple River Secondary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 502, from 533 in 2020-21.
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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 MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Maple River ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- ECSEElementary · 20 students
Other schools in MAPLETON
- Maple River ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- ECSEElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Maple River Elementary0.0 mi · 424
- ECSE0.0 mi · 20
- ST. CLAIR SECONDARY12.3 mi · 409
- ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY12.3 mi · 411
- Rosa Parks Elementary15.1 mi · 425
- Mankato Schools Center for Learning15.6 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Maple River SecondaryHow large is Maple River Secondary?
Maple River Secondary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Maple River Secondary serve?
Maple River Secondary serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Maple River Secondary have?
Maple River Secondary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Maple River Secondary?
Student demographics at Maple River Secondary are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Maple River Secondary public or private?
Maple River Secondary is a public K-12 school, overseen by MAPLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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