Enrollment
272
High
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274083001707
UNDERWOOD SECONDARY
100 SOUTHERN AVE E, UNDERWOOD, MN 56586 · (218) 826-6101 · Otter Tail County
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
83 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 20% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 UNDERWOOD SECONDARY
UNDERWOOD SECONDARY's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERWOOD SECONDARY this school | 272 | 30.5% | 39.1% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH HARMONY | 264 | 30.3% | 29.2% |
| LAKEVIEW SECONDARY COTTONWOOD | 331 | 29.6% | 42.0% |
| MOOSE LAKE SECONDARY MOOSE LAKE | 276 | 28.6% | 40.5% |
| ALDEN-CONGER SECONDARY ALDEN | 215 | 29.8% | 46.2% |
| CHERRY SECONDARY IRON | 273 | 32.6% | 32.3% |
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 UNDERWOOD SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Otter Tail County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #194 of 397 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #86 of 401 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #276 of 397 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #282 of 764 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #87 of 332 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #259 of 338 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #285 of 444 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #81 of 181 | #4 of 6 |
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
272
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 272 | 18.7 | 14.6:1 | 31% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 17.3 | 16.6:1 | 37% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 16.5 | 17.0:1 | 41% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 28% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 17.5 | 14.1:1 | 40% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 41% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 15 | 17.4:1 | 47% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 15 | 16.1:1 | 29% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 15 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNDERWOOD SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (247 to 272); teachers up 7% (17.5 to 18.7).
About UNDERWOOD SECONDARY
In UNDERWOOD, Minnesota, part of Otter Tail County, UNDERWOOD SECONDARY is a high school. Enrollment is 272 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 12. Against the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 27% lower.
UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (2 schools, 554 students) runs UNDERWOOD SECONDARY.
White students are the large majority at UNDERWOOD SECONDARY, with 90% of enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Otter Tail County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. The chance that two students picked at random at UNDERWOOD SECONDARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
The school employs the equivalent of 18.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.6:1. Among high schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 16.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 31%. That rate is below the 40% average among public schools in Otter Tail County.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, UNDERWOOD SECONDARY receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, UNDERWOOD SECONDARY is 9.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.1% actual, 48.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
County data help place the school in context: in Otter Tail County, median household income is about $72,255, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. UNDERWOOD SECONDARY is among the 37 public schools in Otter Tail County.
Of nearby public schools, UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, UNDERWOOD SECONDARY ranks 6th on average proficiency.
UNDERWOOD SECONDARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
UNDERWOOD SECONDARY had 273 students in 2020-21 and 272 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.6:1, from 17.1:1.
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Otter Tail County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,475
Census ACS
Median income
$72,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
8,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 282 students
- UNDERWOOD ALPCombined
Other schools in UNDERWOOD
- UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 282 students
- F.E.D. Underwood Credit RecoveryElementary
- UNDERWOOD ALPCombined
Nearby schools
- UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 282
- BATTLE LAKE ELEMENTARY7.2 mi · 230
- BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY7.2 mi · 184
- Kennedy Middle School9.3 mi · 558
- Kennedy High School9.3 mi · 714
- iQ Academy 6-89.4 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About UNDERWOOD SECONDARYHow large is UNDERWOOD SECONDARY?
UNDERWOOD SECONDARY enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 05-12.
Is UNDERWOOD SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
UNDERWOOD SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 05-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at UNDERWOOD SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at UNDERWOOD SECONDARY is approximately 14.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at UNDERWOOD SECONDARY?
At UNDERWOOD SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees UNDERWOOD SECONDARY?
UNDERWOOD SECONDARY is overseen by UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Otter Tail County.
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