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Enrollment
479
High
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273207001368
ROCKFORD SECONDARY
7600 COUNTY ROAD 50, ROCKFORD, MN 55373 · (763) 477-5846 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
118 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 106 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 138 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 24% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 ROCKFORD SECONDARY
ROCKFORD SECONDARY's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKFORD SECONDARY this school | 479 | 24.6% | 44.9% |
| Jordan High School JORDAN | 619 | 24.6% | 51.6% |
| ST. CHARLES SECONDARY SAINT CHARLES | 479 | 27.6% | 38.6% |
| PIM Arts High School EDEN PRAIRIE | 349 | 22.1% | 51.0% |
| Morris Area Secondary MORRIS | 535 | 24.7% | 54.6% |
| PERHAM SENIOR HIGH PERHAM | 529 | 26.7% | 58.8% |
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 ROCKFORD SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #129 of 397 | #15 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #221 of 401 | #22 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #74 of 397 | #13 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #175 of 764 | #31 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #153 of 332 | #15 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #142 of 338 | #31 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #349 of 444 | #42 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #114 of 146 | #14 of 16 |
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
479
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 479 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 25% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 27.5 | 18.6:1 | 26% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 30.1 | 16.0:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 26.3 | 18.9:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 23% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 27% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 20% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 29 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROCKFORD SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (498 to 479); teachers up 10% (26.3 to 29).
About ROCKFORD SECONDARY
ROCKFORD SECONDARY is one of the public schools in ROCKFORD, Minnesota. It is a mid-sized high school. Enrollment totals 479 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 29% bigger than the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota.
ROCKFORD SECONDARY is part of a district of 3 schools: ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,565 students.
Federal enrollment data show ROCKFORD SECONDARY is 76% White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at ROCKFORD SECONDARY are from different groups.
Its staff includes 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.5 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Minnesota is about 16.3:1. ROCKFORD SECONDARY has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 25%. The average for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
ROCKFORD SECONDARY scores 44.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.8%.
In the wider Hennepin County area, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. ROCKFORD SECONDARY shares Hennepin County with 495 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet, is about 0.1 miles. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. ROCKFORD SECONDARY places 6th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
ROCKFORD SECONDARY is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. The school's ratio dropped from 21.5:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Rockford Elementary Arts MagnetElementary · 599 students
- ROCKFORD MIDDLEMiddle · 487 students
Other schools in ROCKFORD
- Rockford Elementary Arts MagnetElementary · 599 students
- ROCKFORD MIDDLEMiddle · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet0.1 mi · 599
- ROCKFORD MIDDLE0.8 mi · 487
- DELANO ELEMENTARY3.8 mi · 744
- Delano Intermediate School3.9 mi · 555
- Delano High School4.0 mi · 1,158
- SWMetro Lakeside Academy4.8 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About ROCKFORD SECONDARYHow many students attend ROCKFORD SECONDARY?
ROCKFORD SECONDARY enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 09-12.
Is ROCKFORD SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROCKFORD SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ROCKFORD SECONDARY have?
ROCKFORD SECONDARY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at ROCKFORD SECONDARY?
Student demographics at ROCKFORD SECONDARY are roughly 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is ROCKFORD SECONDARY in?
ROCKFORD SECONDARY is part of ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.