Enrollment
228
High
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORTONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270032804386
Ortonville Secondary
200 TROJAN DR, ORTONVILLE, MN 56278 · (320) 839-6183 · Big Stone County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- B-Beats 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
12.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
77 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 18% |
Student demographics
19%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 Ortonville Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Ortonville Secondary
Ortonville Secondary's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ortonville Secondary this school | 228 | 33.8% | 41.5% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY BARRETT | 229 | 34.5% | 57.5% |
| BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY BATTLE LAKE | 184 | 32.6% | 51.6% |
| BOLD Senior High School OLIVIA | 203 | 33.5% | 31.6% |
| Dawson-Boyd Secondary DAWSON | 269 | 35.3% | 28.4% |
| CHERRY SECONDARY IRON | 273 | 32.6% | 32.3% |
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 Ortonville Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #167 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #148 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #152 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #314 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #19 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #263 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #246 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #140 of 181 |
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
228
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 228 | 18.9 | 12.1:1 | 34% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 18.8 | 12.3:1 | 40% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 18.8 | 12.4:1 | 47% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 29% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 16.8 | 13.2:1 | 36% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 39% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 39% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ortonville Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (221 to 228); teachers up 12% (16.8 to 18.9).
About Ortonville Secondary
Students in ORTONVILLE, Minnesota, attend Ortonville Secondary, a low-enrollment high school. The school covers grades 7 through 12 and reported 228 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 39% below that mark.
Ortonville Public Schools enrolls 510 students, and its 2 schools include Ortonville Secondary.
By race and ethnicity, Ortonville Secondary is 90% White. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Ortonville Secondary are from different groups.
Ortonville Secondary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, with 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 34% at Ortonville Secondary.
Ortonville 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 59% of Minnesota public high schools.
A school with Ortonville Secondary's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 46.9%. Ortonville Secondary scores 41.5%, 5.4 points below that line.
For Big Stone County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,400 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Big Stone County number 9, with about 843 students.
Among nearby public schools, Knoll Elementary is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Ortonville Secondary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 58.7%, higher than Ortonville Secondary's 41.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Ortonville Secondary is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 226 to 228, a small change.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Ortonville Secondary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Big Stone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,127
Census ACS
Median income
$70,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
843 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ortonville Public Schools
- Knoll ElementaryElementary · 282 students
Other schools in ORTONVILLE
- Knoll ElementaryElementary · 282 students
- Contract - 02Combined
Nearby schools
- Knoll Elementary0.0 mi · 282
- Big Stone City Middle School - 031.5 mi · 19
- Big Stone City Elementary - 011.5 mi · 60
- Lismore Colony Senior High School10.4 mi · 1
- Lismore Colony Elementary10.4 mi · 24
- Pre-K - 5th Grade Building10.6 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About Ortonville SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ortonville Secondary?
Ortonville Secondary enrolls approximately 228 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ortonville Secondary serve?
Ortonville Secondary serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Ortonville Secondary?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Ortonville Secondary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ortonville Secondary?
At Ortonville Secondary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ortonville Secondary public or private?
Ortonville Secondary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ortonville Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.