Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

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Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary is a public high school located in Madison, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 334 students. The school is part of the Lac qui Parle Valley Schools district, which is ranked 316 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary has a significantly higher percentage of White students (75.45%) compared to the nearby Montevideo Senior High (72.02%) and MN River Valley Alternative Learning Center-Seatbased (70%), and a higher percentage of Pacific Islander students (14.37%). The school's academic performance has been mixed, with a ranking as high as 71 out of 428 Minnesota high schools in 2020-2021, but dropping to 302 out of 480 in 2023-2024, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school has generally maintained a high four-year graduation rate, its dropout rate has been more variable, ranging from 0% to 7.6% over the past five years.

Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary's test scores on the MCA-III assessments are generally lower than the state and district averages, and the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.13% to 52.4% over the past three school years. Compared to nearby schools like Montevideo Senior High and Dawson-Boyd Secondary, Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary's academic performance is generally lower, suggesting that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining consistent educational outcomes.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 2860 291st Ave
       Madison, MN  56256-9631


(320) 752-4480

District: Lac qui Parle Valley Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
302nd of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,708 Help


Feeder schools for Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary:

Elementary:    Appleton-Milan Elementary
    Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Middle:    Lac Qui Parle Valley Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.3 Help
Number of students:  334

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.4%
Pacific Islander:
14.4%
Hispanic:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary ranks worse than 55.8% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.11. (See more...)
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Compare Details Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary ranks worse than 62.9% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.24. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.4%), Pacific Islander (14.4%), Hispanic (6.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary is 19.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary is $14,708.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary 304th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary 302nd of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary in the ranking list.)

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Lac qui Parle Valley Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Lac qui Parle Valley Schools 316th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.51 122nd 387 68.5%
2005 48.07 265th 396 33.1%
2006 62.55 164th 406 59.6%
2007 56.52 193rd 403 52.1%
2008 56.87 198th 409 51.6%
2010 36.76 342nd 454 24.7%
2011 39.17 336th 478 29.7%
2012 42.19 324th 469 30.9%
2013 43.69 305th 488 37.5%
2014 50.45 258th 490 47.3%
2015 64.05 179th 516 65.3%
2016 67.41 157th 508 69.1%
2017 62.75 199th 523 62.0%
2018 72.17 124th 518 76.1%
2019 59.84 216th 533 59.5%
2021 42.17 306th 521 41.3%
2022 46.44 280th 520 46.2%
2023 43.72 304th 529 42.5%
2024 45.11 304th 545 44.2%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.85 111th 133 16.5%
2024 23.07 152nd 158 3.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.86 115th 260 55.8%
2024 88.02 17th 307 94.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.49 154th 401 61.6%
2019 45.91 235th 415 43.4%
2021 48.33 200th 399 49.9%
2022 35.06 279th 404 30.9%
2023 41.47 277th 459 39.7%
2024 53.94 195th 473 58.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.69 197th 436 54.8%
2019 65.00 145th 439 67.0%
2021 32.86 319th 443 28.0%
2022 46.30 261st 467 44.1%
2023 56.49 183rd 455 59.8%
2024 41.95 287th 474 39.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.05 70th 438 84.0%
2019 43.83 279th 454 38.5%
2021 46.68 234th 437 46.5%
2022 39.98 292nd 476 38.7%
2023 28.91 337th 464 27.4%
2024 42.70 273rd 479 43.0%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.87 2nd 2 0.0%
2024 9.52 2nd 2 0.0%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.09 98th 428 77.1%
2019 62.20 149th 428 65.2%
2021 30.15 304th 422 28.0%
2022 46.85 224th 438 48.9%
2023 45.88 234th 436 46.3%
2024 46.36 226th 440 48.6%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

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Rank History for all high school students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 63.01 241st 433 44.3%
2005 74.47 121st 452 73.2%
2006 78.49 88th 450 80.4%
2007 85.72 58th 463 87.5%
2008 78.21 106th 460 77.0%
2010 74.84 106th 540 80.4%
2011 74.29 118th 545 78.3%
2012 50.65 331st 539 38.6%
2013 72.03 130th 534 75.7%
2014 37.80 346th 483 28.4%
2015 52.10 285th 504 43.5%
2016 62.99 208th 489 57.5%
2017 55.76 259th 489 47.0%
2018 60.28 233rd 494 52.8%
2019 55.38 261st 492 47.0%
2021 77.88 71st 428 83.4%
2022 54.55 239th 472 49.4%
2023 56.24 217th 476 54.4%
2024 42.24 302nd 480 37.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.53 247th 374 34.0%
2019 35.78 253rd 370 31.6%
2021 65.28 83rd 270 69.3%
2022 49.20 158th 312 49.4%
2023 53.73 176th 393 55.2%
2024 24.68 319th 389 18.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.54 269th 395 31.9%
2019 43.36 260th 401 35.2%
2021 71.03 81st 339 76.1%
2022 51.61 208th 388 46.4%
2023 37.53 274th 396 30.8%
2024 24.50 319th 403 20.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.61 157th 398 60.6%
2019 53.63 208th 411 49.4%
2021 75.29 76th 351 78.3%
2022 46.21 235th 403 41.7%
2023 63.75 136th 398 65.8%
2024 50.60 214th 405 47.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.39 207th 414 50.0%
2019 56.22 199th 412 51.7%
2021 75.51 64th 364 82.4%
2022 59.28 172nd 401 57.1%
2023 45.42 241st 398 39.4%
2024 39.75 266th 402 33.8%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 663 5 14 21 0 n/a n/a 0 703
1999 645 0 16 15 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2000 572 1 13 15 2 n/a n/a 0 603
2001 554 2 9 21 2 n/a n/a 0 588
2002 569 5 12 23 1 n/a n/a 0 610
2003 569 5 12 23 1 n/a n/a 0 610
2004 549 9 13 13 4 n/a n/a 0 588
2005 512 5 11 18 5 n/a n/a 0 551
2006 507 6 11 17 5 n/a n/a 0 546
2007 506 5 13 17 5 n/a n/a 0 546
2008 488 6 12 17 5 n/a n/a 0 528
2009 414 8 17 17 3 n/a n/a 0 459
2010 384 13 13 19 3 n/a n/a 0 432
2011 359 13 7 23 1 4 2 0 409
2012 323 5 7 20 1 6 4 0 366
2013 311 8 8 13 0 5 6 0 351
2014 273 3 3 11 0 16 8 0 314
2015 289 4 2 21 0 20 7 0 343
2016 269 1 6 16 0 27 9 0 328
2017 265 2 7 15 0 26 5 0 320
2018 278 4 3 19 0 23 10 0 337
2019 255 1 0 26 0 25 12 0 319
2020 280 1 0 16 2 31 14 0 344
2021 247 3 0 25 0 33 16 0 324
2022 252 0 0 17 0 39 14 0 322
2023 252 0 0 22 0 48 12 0 334

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 703 n/a 0.0 18.2
1999 676 47.1 14.4 17.8
2000 603 39.8 15.2 29.7
2001 588 34.2 17.2 30.4
2002 610 37.6 16.2 31.3
2003 610 37.6 16.2 31.3
2004 588 41.0 14.3 33.7
2005 551 31.4 17.5 31.9
2006 546 30.1 18.1 31.9
2007 546 28.6 19.1 32.2
2008 528 28.4 18.6 31.8
2009 459 25.8 17.8 32.5
2010 432 25.3 17.0 35.9
2011 409 23.5 17.3 35.9
2012 366 20.4 17.8 33.1
2013 351 20.0 17.5 34.5
2014 314 19.1 16.4 31.5
2015 343 20.0 17.1 33.2
2016 328 24.0 13.6 36.6
2017 320 21.8 14.6 36.9
2018 337 22.2 15.1 35.6
2019 319 22.1 14.4 36.1
2020 344 17.0 20.1 39
2021 324 18.2 17.7 40.4
2022 322 18.3 17.5 39.1
2023 334 17.2 19.3 52.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 703 n/a 0.0 18.2
1999 676 47.1 14.4 17.8
2000 603 39.8 15.2 29.7
2001 588 34.2 17.2 30.4
2002 610 37.6 16.2 31.3
2003 610 37.6 16.2 31.3
2004 588 41.0 14.3 33.7
2005 551 31.4 17.5 31.9
2006 546 30.1 18.1 31.9
2007 546 28.6 19.1 32.2
2008 528 28.4 18.6 31.8
2009 459 25.8 17.8 32.5
2010 432 25.3 17.0 35.9
2011 409 23.5 17.3 35.9
2012 366 20.4 17.8 33.1
2013 351 20.0 17.5 34.5
2014 314 19.1 16.4 31.5
2015 343 20.0 17.1 33.2
2016 328 24.0 13.6 36.6
2017 320 21.8 14.6 36.9
2018 337 22.2 15.1 35.6
2019 319 22.1 14.4 36.1
2020 344 17.0 20.1 39
2021 324 18.2 17.7 40.4
2022 322 18.3 17.5 39.1
2023 334 17.2 19.3 52.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $14,708

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 216th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 304th of 529 Middle schools
 16.9%
Ranks 261st of 492 High schoolsRanks 217th of 476 High schools
 7.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary)45.330
 15.3%
   7th Grade Math (Lac qui Parle Valley Schools)45.330
 15.3%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary)37.731.4
 6.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Lac qui Parle Valley Schools)37.731.4
 6.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary)60.331
 29.3%
   8th Grade Math (Lac qui Parle Valley Schools)60.331
 29.3%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary)63.839.7
 24.1%
   8th Grade Reading (Lac qui Parle Valley Schools)63.839.7
 24.1%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary)5025.9
 24.1%
   8th Grade Science (Lac qui Parle Valley Schools)5025.9
 24.1%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary)5242.7
 9.3%
   10th Grade Reading (Lac qui Parle Valley Schools)5242.7
 9.3%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary)52.935.3
 17.7%
   11th Grade Math (Lac qui Parle Valley Schools)52.935.3
 17.7%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary)38.842.4
 3.6%
   End of Course Science (Lac qui Parle Valley Schools)38.842.4
 3.6%
   End of Course Science (Minnesota)54.441.8
 12.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students319334
 4.7%
African American10
 100%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic2622
 15.4%
Pacific Islander2548
 92%
White255252
 1.2%
Two or More Races1212
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.1%52.4%
 16.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary

Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Appleton-Milan Elementary
Elementary : Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Middle : Lac Qui Parle Valley Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 334 students attended Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary.

Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary ranks 302nd of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary are 75% White, 14% Pacific Islander, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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