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What's the one class at MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH every student should take?
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Enrollment
408
High
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272132001072
MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH
1501 WILLIAM AVE, MONTEVIDEO, MN 56265 · (320) 269-6446 · Chippewa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- 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
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
195 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 21% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
42.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH
MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH this school | 408 | 47.8% | 45.9% |
| Blue Earth Area Secondary BLUE EARTH | 378 | 50.0% | 34.7% |
| MACCRAY Secondary CLARA CITY | 402 | 45.8% | 39.1% |
| Crookston Secondary CROOKSTON | 592 | 52.0% | 37.6% |
| EDGERTON SECONDARY EDGERTON | 228 | 44.7% | 34.7% |
| Windom Senior High WINDOM | 327 | 46.8% | 47.0% |
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 MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #122 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #113 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #173 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #202 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #178 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #128 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #136 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #38 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
408
-94 (-19%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 408 | 23.6 | 17.3:1 | 48% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 24.3 | 16.4:1 | 48% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 23.4 | 16.5:1 | 47% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 35% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 34.8 | 13.9:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 35% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 34% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 18% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 29 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (485 to 408); teachers down 32% (34.8 to 23.6).
About MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH
MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH is a mid-sized high school serving families in MONTEVIDEO, Minnesota. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 408 students enrolled.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 1,372 students.
More than half of the students at MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH are White (72%). Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 83% White among all Chippewa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
Teacher count: 23.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.3:1. Compared with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%.
Among Minnesota public high schools, MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH is 6.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Chippewa County show that median household income comes to about $71,458, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 2,194 students.
Sanford Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Nearby schools with test data average 38.6% proficiency; MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH posts 45.9%.
NCES describes the area around MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 19% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,377
Census ACS
Median income
$71,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MONTEVIDEO MIDDLEMiddle · 393 students
- Sanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- RAMSEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 260 students
- Hawks Nest Early Childhood CenterElementary · 34 students
Other schools in MONTEVIDEO
- MONTEVIDEO MIDDLEMiddle · 393 students
- Sanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- RAMSEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 260 students
- MN River Valley ALC-SeatbasedHigh · 70 students
- Hawks Nest Early Childhood CenterElementary · 34 students
- SWWC ELC - MontevideoCombined · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Sanford Elementary School0.2 mi · 277
- MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE0.2 mi · 393
- Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 34
- MN River Valley ALC-Seatbased0.7 mi · 70
- SWWC ELC - Montevideo1.0 mi · 30
- RAMSEY ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH?
MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH serve?
MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH.
What is the student diversity at MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH are roughly 72% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH?
MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH is overseen by MONTEVIDEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Chippewa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.