Enrollment
179
High
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 274074001697
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary
137 BANKS BLVD, SILVER BAY, MN 55614 · (218) 226-4437 · Lake County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
47 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 6 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 12% |
Student demographics
21%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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
26.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% 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 Wm. M. Kelley Secondary
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wm. M. Kelley Secondary this school | 179 | 26.3% | 30.6% |
| MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ELY | 181 | 26.0% | 49.5% |
| Kingsland Junior/Senior High School SPRING VALLEY | 218 | 25.7% | 36.4% |
| SPRING GROVE SECONDARY SPRING GROVE | 163 | 28.8% | 39.8% |
| GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGH GRAND MEADOW | 140 | 25.0% | 42.2% |
| CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY CROMWELL | 137 | 24.1% | 40.1% |
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 Wm. M. Kelley Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #298 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #258 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #323 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #359 of 764 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.3% | #331 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
179
+29 (+19%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 179 | 12.1 | 14.8:1 | 26% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 12.8 | 16.1:1 | 38% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 12.1 | 14.4:1 | 42% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 22% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 13.3 | 10.8:1 | 24% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 34% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 35% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 16 | 19.3:1 | 20% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wm. M. Kelley Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (144 to 179); teachers down 9% (13.3 to 12.1).
About Wm. M. Kelley Secondary
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is a small high school found in SILVER BAY, Minnesota. The latest federal count shows 179 students in grades 6 through 12. Against the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 52% lower.
Besides Wm. M. Kelley Secondary, LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,286 students.
About 89% of the student body at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is White. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial. Wm. M. Kelley Secondary's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. About 26% of students, or 47, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary falls short of its prediction by 20.4 points. The model expects 51.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Minnesota; the school's rate is 30.6%.
Lake County has about 10,879 residents, and the median household income is $75,541, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Lake County has 4 public schools and roughly 1,286 students.
Nearest public school: WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Local comparison: Wm. M. Kelley Secondary ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 30.6% versus a 37.6% average.
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 29 students since 2020-21, to 179. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.6 to 14.8 over 4 years.
Discussions about Wm. M. Kelley Secondary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,879
Census ACS
Median income
$75,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- TWO HARBORS SECONDARYHigh · 597 students
- MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARYElementary · 367 students
- WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 143 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 143
- TWO HARBORS SECONDARY24.7 mi · 597
- MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARY26.3 mi · 367
- BIRCH GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL27.5 mi · 45
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL37.9 mi · 355
- Bayfield High39.3 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Wm. M. Kelley SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Wm. M. Kelley Secondary serve?
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is approximately 14.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary?
Student demographics at Wm. M. Kelley Secondary are roughly 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wm. M. Kelley Secondary public or private?
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
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