Enrollment
314
High
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273339001471
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY
12 S BURNS, SPRINGFIELD, MN 56087 · (507) 723-4288 · Brown County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Minnesota public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
125 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 16% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY this school | 314 | 39.8% | 45.8% |
| BROWERVILLE SECONDARY BROWERVILLE | 291 | 40.2% | 35.4% |
| HAYFIELD SECONDARY HAYFIELD | 319 | 38.9% | 33.3% |
| Breckenridge Middle/High School BRECKENRIDGE | 311 | 38.6% | 41.0% |
| BENSON SECONDARY BENSON | 334 | 38.0% | 33.2% |
| Ada-Borup-West Secondary ADA | 335 | 39.4% | 53.4% |
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 SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #123 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #167 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #106 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #254 of 764 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #63 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #224 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #191 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.8% | #46 of 181 | 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
314
+43 (+16%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 314 | 23.2 | 13.6:1 | 40% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 22.7 | 13.2:1 | 46% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 53% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 41% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 20.5 | 12.7:1 | 38% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 44% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 35% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 19% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (260 to 314); teachers up 13% (20.5 to 23.2).
About SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is a public high school run by SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in SPRINGFIELD, Minnesota. It educates 314 students in grades 7 through 12.
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is in SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 653 students across 2 schools.
About 87% of the student body at SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is White. Other students are 11% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.6:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%.
allk12 grades SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY an A-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is 43.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Brown County, the median household income is $69,378, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is one of 20 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. By average proficiency, SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 43 more students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,800
Census ACS
Median income
$69,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
3,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 339 students
Nearby schools
- SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 339
- COMFREY ELEMENTARY9.6 mi · 57
- COMFREY SECONDARY9.6 mi · 47
- Cedar Mountain Middle/High School12.7 mi · 219
- SLEEPY EYE ELEMENTARY13.1 mi · 324
- SLEEPY EYE SEC.13.1 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About SPRINGFIELD SECONDARYHow large is SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY?
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 07-12.
Is SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY have?
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY?
At SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY in?
SPRINGFIELD SECONDARY is part of SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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