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Enrollment
379
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271932000910
Medford Secondary
750 2ND AVE SE, MEDFORD, MN 55049 · (507) 214-6302 · Steele County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
129 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 7 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 14% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Medford Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
23.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Medford Secondary
Medford Secondary's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Secondary this school | 379 | 34.0% | 30.3% |
| KERKHOVEN SECONDARY KERKHOVEN | 382 | 33.2% | 29.0% |
| TRITON HIGH SCHOOL DODGE CENTER | 283 | 32.5% | 48.5% |
| Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High LE SUEUR | 500 | 30.6% | 58.8% |
| Waseca Senior High WASECA | 555 | 36.4% | 40.6% |
| Lewiston-Altura Secondary LEWISTON | 337 | 32.6% | 48.5% |
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 Medford Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #301 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #287 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #252 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #220 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #168 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #162 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #244 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #55 of 146 |
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
379
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 29.9:1
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 | 379 | 22.4 | 17.0:1 | 34% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 20.9 | 19.1:1 | 39% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 15.5 | 27.1:1 | 37% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 14 | 29.9:1 | 22% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 32% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 34% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 13% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medford Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (431 to 379); teachers down 11% (25 to 22.4).
About Medford Secondary
Medford Secondary is a mid-sized high school found in MEDFORD, Minnesota. It offers grades 7 through 12 and has 379 students enrolled.
Medford Secondary is one of 2 schools in Medford Public School District, which enrolls 845 students in total.
The share of White students at Medford Secondary is 77%, a majority. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Steele County is roughly 86% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
There are 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Medford Secondary, giving a ratio of 17.0:1. It is about the same as the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. By family income, 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Medford Secondary lands at D, ahead of 13% of Minnesota public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Medford Secondary ranks in the bottom 10% in Minnesota. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.3%, against a prediction of 46.8%.
In Steele County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $84,196 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Steele County number 24, with about 6,997 students.
Of the public schools around it, Medford Secondary is closest to Medford Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Medford Secondary has 2 other public schools within five miles. Medford Secondary's average proficiency of 30.3% compares with 41.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Medford Secondary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% drop, from 419 to 379. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 29.9:1 in 2020-21 to 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Steele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,439
Census ACS
Median income
$84,196
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medford Public School District
- Medford ElementaryElementary · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Medford Elementary0.1 mi · 466
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY4.7 mi · 510
- Owatonna Middle School5.1 mi · 1,015
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY5.2 mi · 468
- Owatonna Online K-66.2 mi · 14
- OEC ELC6.2 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Medford SecondaryHow many students attend Medford Secondary?
Medford Secondary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Medford Secondary serve?
Medford Secondary serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Medford Secondary?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Medford Secondary.
How diverse is Medford Secondary?
Medford Secondary reports a student body of 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Medford Secondary in?
Medford Secondary is part of Medford Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.