Enrollment
276
High
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272145001094
MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY
4812 COUNTY RD 10, MOOSE LAKE, MN 55767 · (218) 485-4435 · Carlton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
79 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 16% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
42.7%
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 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY
MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY this school | 276 | 28.6% | 40.5% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH HARMONY | 264 | 30.3% | 29.2% |
| WABASHA-KELLOGG SECONDARY WABASHA | 251 | 27.9% | 36.0% |
| FERTILE-BELTRAMI SECONDARY FERTILE | 246 | 30.5% | 37.0% |
| Murray County Central High School SLAYTON | 328 | 27.4% | 43.3% |
| BARNUM SECONDARY BARNUM | 312 | 27.2% | 42.4% |
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 MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carlton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #181 of 397 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #111 of 401 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #256 of 397 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #279 of 764 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #69 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #299 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #309 of 444 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #99 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
276
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 276 | 19.9 | 13.9:1 | 29% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 32% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 18.8 | 15.5:1 | 35% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 19% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 19.4 | 15.1:1 | 28% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 33% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 28% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 28% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 16 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (293 to 276); teachers up 3% (19.4 to 19.9).
About MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY
MOOSE LAKE, Minnesota, is home to MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY, a small high school. It reports enrollment of 276 students in grades 7 through 12. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 26% below that mark.
MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY falls under MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools enrolling 561 students.
The share of students at MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY who are White is 93%. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY lists 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.9 students per teacher. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 16.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 29% of the student body.
MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of Minnesota public high schools.
MOOSE LAKE 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 40.5% and a predicted 49.7%.
Carlton County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,573 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY shares Carlton County with 24 other public schools.
MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile from MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY holds 2 other public schools. The school's 40.5% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 270 students in 2020-21 and 276 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 13.9:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Carlton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,518
Census ACS
Median income
$80,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 285 students
Other schools in MOOSE LAKE
- MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 285 students
- MCF-MOOSE LAKE/WILLOW RIVERHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- MOOSE LAKE ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 285
- MCF-MOOSE LAKE/WILLOW RIVER0.7 mi · 3
- BARNUM ELEMENTARY6.2 mi · 348
- BARNUM SECONDARY6.6 mi · 312
- WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY8.4 mi · 231
- WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY8.4 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About MOOSE LAKE SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY?
MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY serve?
MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY have?
MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY?
Student demographics at MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY public or private?
MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.