Enrollment
321
High
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YELLOW MEDICINE EAST·NCES 270009903539
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
450 9TH AVE, GRANITE FALLS, MN 56241 · (320) 564-4081 · Yellow Medicine County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
122 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 14% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 YELLOW MEDICINE EAST. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
18.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% 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 Yellow Medicine East Secondary
Yellow Medicine East Secondary's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Medicine East Secondary this school | 321 | 38.0% | 30.3% |
| Ada-Borup-West Secondary ADA | 335 | 39.4% | 53.4% |
| BENSON SECONDARY BENSON | 334 | 38.0% | 33.2% |
| Breckenridge Middle/High School BRECKENRIDGE | 311 | 38.6% | 41.0% |
| BROWERVILLE SECONDARY BROWERVILLE | 291 | 40.2% | 35.4% |
| WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO SECONDARY WARREN | 273 | 36.3% | 33.9% |
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 Yellow Medicine East Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #302 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #319 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #262 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #249 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #24 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #122 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #207 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +48.6% | #12 of 181 |
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
321
+103 (+47%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 321 | 25.9 | 12.4:1 | 38% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 26.6 | 12.5:1 | 44% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 14.7 | 14.0:1 | 44% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 28% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 216 | 17.4 | 12.4:1 | 38% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 32% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 44% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yellow Medicine East Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (216 to 321); teachers up 49% (17.4 to 25.9).
About Yellow Medicine East Secondary
Federal records list Yellow Medicine East Secondary as a high school in GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota. The school's enrollment of 321 students covers grades 6 through 12.
Yellow Medicine East Secondary is part of YELLOW MEDICINE EAST, where 2 schools serve 605 students.
Yellow Medicine East Secondary's enrollment is 72% White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% Native American, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Yellow Medicine County residents are about 87% White. By the diversity index, Yellow Medicine East Secondary comes in at 46%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.4:1, with 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Yellow Medicine East Secondary is 38%.
Test results at Yellow Medicine East Secondary are 14.4 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.3%, compared with a predicted 44.6%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In the county around the school, Yellow Medicine County, median household income is about $74,000, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yellow Medicine East Secondary is among the 9 public schools in Yellow Medicine County.
The closest public school to Yellow Medicine East Secondary is BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Its average proficiency rate of 30.3% is below the 42.1% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Yellow Medicine East Secondary is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 218 to 321. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Yellow Medicine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,451
Census ACS
Median income
$74,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YELLOW MEDICINE EAST
- BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 284 students
- YELLOW MEDICINE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in GRANITE FALLS
- BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 284 students
- YELLOW MEDICINE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- BERT RANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 284
- MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE11.8 mi · 393
- MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH11.9 mi · 408
- Sanford Elementary School12.1 mi · 277
- SWWC ELC - Montevideo12.2 mi · 30
- Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center12.3 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Yellow Medicine East SecondaryHow many students attend Yellow Medicine East Secondary?
Yellow Medicine East Secondary enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Yellow Medicine East Secondary serve?
Yellow Medicine East Secondary serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yellow Medicine East Secondary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yellow Medicine East Secondary is approximately 12.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Yellow Medicine East Secondary?
Student demographics at Yellow Medicine East Secondary are roughly 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Yellow Medicine East Secondary in?
Yellow Medicine East Secondary is part of YELLOW MEDICINE EAST.
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