Enrollment
124
High
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 270012701648
Stephen-Argyle Central High School
500 SCHOOL AVE, STEPHEN, MN 56757 · (218) 478-3314 · Marshall County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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
13.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
41 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 27 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 16% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Stephen-Argyle Central High School
Stephen-Argyle Central High School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen-Argyle Central High School this school | 124 | 33.1% | 40.8% |
| Red Lake County Central High School OKLEE | 153 | 33.3% | 38.5% |
| GOODRIDGE SECONDARY GOODRIDGE | 114 | 31.6% | 24.0% |
| MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL HENDERSON | 136 | 33.1% | 28.1% |
| BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY BATTLE LAKE | 184 | 32.6% | 51.6% |
| HENNING SECONDARY HENNING | 171 | 35.7% | 36.9% |
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 Stephen-Argyle Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #175 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #126 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #178 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #414 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #257 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
124
-16 (-11%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 124 | 9.4 | 13.3:1 | 33% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 8.9 | 13.8:1 | 29% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 7 | 18.7:1 | 34% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 7 | 20.0:1 | 38% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 13.5 | 10.6:1 | 36% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 17 | 9.1:1 | 35% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 34% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 17% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephen-Argyle Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (143 to 124); teachers down 30% (13.5 to 9.4).
About Stephen-Argyle Central High School
Stephen-Argyle Central High School is a public small high school in STEPHEN, Minnesota. It covers grades 7 through 12, with a total enrollment of 124 students. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students each.
Stephen-Argyle Central High School is in STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS, a district with 282 students across 2 schools.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Stephen-Argyle Central High School. Next come 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Marshall County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 9.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.3:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher below the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Stephen-Argyle Central High School is 33%.
The allk12 Grade for Stephen-Argyle Central High School is B. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Stephen-Argyle Central High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.8%, compared with a predicted 47.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Marshall County residents, the median household income is $72,543, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stephen-Argyle Central High School is one of 11 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary, is about 8.6 miles from Stephen-Argyle Central High School. On average proficiency, Stephen-Argyle Central High School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment is down 11% from 2020-21, when Stephen-Argyle Central High School had 140 students, to 2024-25, when it had 124. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.3:1, from 20.0:1.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,909
Census ACS
Median income
$72,543
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS
- Stephen-Argyle Central ElementaryElementary · 158 students
Nearby schools
- Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary8.6 mi · 158
- DRAYTON HIGH SCHOOL15.9 mi · 62
- DRAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.9 mi · 120
- KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY18.3 mi · 96
- TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY18.3 mi · 83
- WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SECONDARY18.5 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Stephen-Argyle Central High SchoolHow many students attend Stephen-Argyle Central High School?
Stephen-Argyle Central High School enrolls approximately 124 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Stephen-Argyle Central High School serve?
Stephen-Argyle Central High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Stephen-Argyle Central High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Stephen-Argyle Central High School.
What is the student diversity at Stephen-Argyle Central High School?
Student demographics at Stephen-Argyle Central High School are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Stephen-Argyle Central High School?
Stephen-Argyle Central High School is overseen by STEPHEN-ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS in Marshall County.
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