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What's one thing Mounds View Senior High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,833
High
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272295001121
Mounds View Senior High
1900 LAKE VALENTINE RD, ARDEN HILLS, MN 55112 · (651) 621-7100 · Ramsey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,833 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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
22.8:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
297 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 9 | 448 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 461 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 447 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 477 | 26% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
61.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Mounds View Senior High
Mounds View Senior High's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounds View Senior High this school | 1,833 | 16.2% | 62.6% |
| LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH LAKEVILLE | 1,871 | 17.7% | 52.1% |
| EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL WOODBURY | 2,072 | 14.6% | 59.6% |
| EDINA SENIOR HIGH EDINA | 2,641 | 16.9% | 79.6% |
| Woodbury High School WOODBURY | 1,943 | 18.8% | 58.9% |
| EAGAN SENIOR HIGH EAGAN | 2,274 | 20.9% | 66.8% |
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 Mounds View Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #12 of 397 | #2 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #17 of 401 | #2 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #38 of 397 | #5 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,833 | #34 of 764 | #3 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #312 of 332 | #24 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #102 of 338 | #21 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #423 of 444 | #43 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #152 of 181 | #10 of 10 |
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
1,833
-53 (-3%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,686
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 27.7:1
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 | 1,833 | 80.4 | 22.8:1 | 16% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 1,901 | 69.4 | 27.4:1 | 18% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 1,901 | 69.7 | 27.3:1 | 18% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 1,886 | 68 | 27.7:1 | 14% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 1,794 | 81.5 | 22.0:1 | 12% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 1,781 | 83 | 21.5:1 | 12% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 1,744 | 80 | 21.8:1 | 10% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 1,933 | 87 | 22.2:1 | 3% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 1,686 | 79 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mounds View Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,794 to 1,833); teachers down 1% (81.5 to 80.4).
About Mounds View Senior High
Families in ARDEN HILLS, Minnesota, are served by Mounds View Senior High, a large high school. The school enrolls 1,833 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Minnesota average about 371 students, which makes this school 394% larger than average.
Mounds View Public School District is made up of 23 schools with 11,934 students in all.
The student body at Mounds View Senior High is 67% White. It is also 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Ramsey County's residents are about 59% White, 8 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Mounds View Senior High are from different groups.
Mounds View Senior High reports a ratio of 22.8 students per teacher, from 80.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. In all, 16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Ramsey County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
Mounds View Senior High 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 95% of Minnesota public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Mounds View Senior High is +6.2 points: 62.6% actual, 56.4% predicted.
The county, Ramsey County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $81,568, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 302, with about 94,437 students.
Mounds View Senior High's closest public school neighbor is Valentine Hills Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mounds View Senior High at 1st of 4.
Locale data from NCES put Mounds View Senior High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 53 students, from 1,886 to 1,833. Students per teacher dropped from 27.7 in 2020-21 to 22.8 in 2024-25.
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Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mounds View Public School District
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,093 students
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Highview Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Valentine Hills ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Island Lake ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Valentine Hills Elementary0.6 mi · 750
- Birth to Two ECSE0.7 mi · 93
- Speech Program - Sp Ed Program0.7 mi · 35
- ECSE Program0.7 mi · 82
- Bel Air Elementary1.5 mi · 729
- Highview Middle School1.7 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About Mounds View Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Mounds View Senior High?
Mounds View Senior High enrolls approximately 1,833 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mounds View Senior High serve?
Mounds View Senior High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Mounds View Senior High have?
Mounds View Senior High employs 80 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Mounds View Senior High?
Student demographics at Mounds View Senior High are roughly 67% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Mounds View Senior High?
Mounds View Senior High is overseen by Mounds View Public School District in Ramsey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.