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Enrollment
762
High
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED WING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273048001293
Red Wing Senior High
2451 EAGLE RIDGE DR, RED WING, MN 55066 · (651) 385-4600 · Goodhue County
GRADES 08–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
233 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 8 | 157 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 162 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 151 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 145 | 19% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Red Wing Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
21.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% 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 Red Wing Senior High
Red Wing Senior High's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Wing Senior High this school | 762 | 30.6% | 22.6% |
| EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH EAST GRAND FORKS | 608 | 30.3% | 35.1% |
| BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH BIG LAKE | 902 | 28.7% | 36.5% |
| HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH HUTCHINSON | 863 | 27.1% | 40.6% |
| WINONA SENIOR HIGH WINONA | 849 | 33.7% | 32.1% |
| SAUK CENTRE SECONDARY SAUK CENTRE | 597 | 31.7% | 37.9% |
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 Red Wing Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Goodhue County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #364 of 397 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #298 of 401 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #370 of 397 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #116 of 764 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #166 of 332 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #133 of 338 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #284 of 444 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #20 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
762
-395 (-34%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 942
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 762 | 45.1 | 16.9:1 | 31% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 820 | 43.8 | 18.7:1 | 36% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 866 | 47 | 18.4:1 | 37% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 1,157 | 59 | 19.6:1 | 23% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 973 | 53.8 | 18.1:1 | 26% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 972 | 54 | 18.0:1 | 29% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 1,111 | 55 | 20.2:1 | 21% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 1,174 | 62 | 18.9:1 | 12% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 942 | 62 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Wing Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (973 to 762); teachers down 16% (53.8 to 45.1).
About Red Wing Senior High
This page covers Red Wing Senior High, a large high school in RED WING, Minnesota. The school runs grades 8 through 12 and enrolls 762 students. By comparison, high schools in Minnesota enroll about 371 students on average.
Red Wing Public School District is the district for Red Wing Senior High. It has 7 schools and 2,225 students.
Federal enrollment data show Red Wing Senior High is 75% White. Next come 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 2% Black. The county population is about 90% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
With 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.9:1. That is in line with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Roughly 31% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Red Wing Senior High earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of Minnesota public high schools.
Red Wing Senior High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Minnesota are predicted to post 48.6%, so the school is 26.0 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
For the population of Goodhue County, median household income comes to about $84,171, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Goodhue County's 36 public schools enroll about 7,099 students and include Red Wing Senior High.
Pathways Program Grades 8-12, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Red Wing Senior High, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Red Wing Senior High falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 34% decrease took enrollment from 1,157 in 2020-21 to 762 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.6:1 to 16.9:1.
The discussion board for Red Wing Senior High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Goodhue County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,943
Census ACS
Median income
$84,171
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,099 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Red Wing Public School District
- Twin Bluff SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Burnside ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 294 students
- Colvill Family Education CenterElementary · 79 students
- Tower View ALPHigh · 62 students
- Red Wing VPKElementary · 33 students
Other schools in RED WING
- Twin Bluff SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Burnside ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 294 students
- 5RiversOnline SecondaryHigh · 188 students
- Creekstone MontessoriElementary · 122 students
- Colvill Family Education CenterElementary · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Pathways Program Grades 8-120.2 mi · 31
- 5RiversOnline Secondary0.2 mi · 188
- Reach Programs0.2 mi · 68
- 5RiversOnline Elementary0.2 mi · 22
- Twin Bluff School1.6 mi · 502
- Sunnyside Elementary1.7 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Red Wing Senior HighHow many students attend Red Wing Senior High?
Red Wing Senior High enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 08-12.
Is Red Wing Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Wing Senior High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many students per teacher at Red Wing Senior High?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Red Wing Senior High.
How diverse is Red Wing Senior High?
Red Wing Senior High reports a student body of 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Red Wing Senior High in?
Red Wing Senior High is part of Red Wing Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.