Enrollment
237
High
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 272829001408
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH
1000 PINE MEADOWS LANE, RUSHFORD, MN 55971 · (507) 864-7786 · Fillmore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- C-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
17.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
55 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 9 | 58 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 23% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
40.4%
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 40 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% 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 RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH this school | 237 | 23.2% | 39.6% |
| ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL ROYALTON | 293 | 23.5% | 35.3% |
| Kingsland Junior/Senior High School SPRING VALLEY | 218 | 25.7% | 36.4% |
| PARKERS PRAIRIE SECONDARY PARKERS PRAIRIE | 280 | 26.1% | 34.6% |
| HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY HILLS | 190 | 22.1% | 55.8% |
| WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN SR. WATERVILLE | 232 | 24.6% | 44.5% |
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 RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #190 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #131 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #249 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #303 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #170 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.6% | #327 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #365 of 444 |
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
237
+41 (+21%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 237 | 13.9 | 17.0:1 | 23% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 15.1 | 14.8:1 | 28% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 14.4 | 15.1:1 | 30% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 28% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 16.5 | 12.0:1 | 28% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 27% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 39% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 32% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (198 to 237); teachers down 16% (16.5 to 13.9).
About RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH is a public high school in RUSHFORD, Minnesota. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 237 students. Enrollment is 36% lower than the average for high schools in Minnesota, which is about 371.
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH is a school in RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The district has 3 schools and 648 students.
White students are the large majority at RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH, with 97% of enrollment. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.0:1. High schools in Minnesota average about 16.3:1, a similar figure. Eligible students account for 23% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Fillmore County average 32%.
allk12 grades RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH a C+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH is a bottom-10% school in Minnesota on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.6% against a predicted 52.6%.
In the county around the school, Fillmore County, median household income is about $77,512, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 15 public schools operate in Fillmore County, serving about 2,946 students.
RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY is the public school closest to RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH at 4th of 5.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 237 was 21% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 196. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.0:1.
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Fillmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$77,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 266 students
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 145 students
Other schools in RUSHFORD
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 266 students
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 145 students
Nearby schools
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 266
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON MIDDLE0.0 mi · 145
- Minnesota Virtual Academy High9.6 mi · 706
- Minnesota Virtual Academy Middle9.6 mi · 333
- HOUSTON SECONDARY9.6 mi · 234
- Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar9.6 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGHHow large is RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 237 students in grades 09-12.
Is RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH have?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH?
At RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH?
RUSHFORD-PETERSON SENIOR HIGH is overseen by RUSHFORD-PETERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Fillmore County.
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