Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

Summary:

Cass Lake-Bena Secondary is a public high school in Cass Lake, Minnesota, serving 256 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools district, which is ranked 416 out of 463 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cass Lake-Bena Secondary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of Native American students (88.67%) compared to the state average and nearby schools like Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Secondary and Bemidji Senior High. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Minnesota high schools academically, with performance on MCA-III assessments well below state and district averages. Cass Lake-Bena Secondary has also had a wide range of graduation rates, from 55.1% to 83.0%, and high dropout rates between 7.6% and 26.5% over the past five years.

Despite the challenges, Cass Lake-Bena Secondary's Native American students perform better than the school's overall performance, ranking 7th out of 16 Minnesota high schools in 2021-2022. However, the school's female, male, and special education student subgroups all rank in the bottom quartile statewide. Additionally, the school's student population has become less diverse, with the percentage of White students declining from 12.45% in 2020-2021 to 8.98% in 2022-2023. Addressing the chronic underperformance at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary will likely require a comprehensive, targeted approach to support the unique needs of the predominantly Native American student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 15308 State 371 NW
       Cass Lake, MN  56633-3373


(218) 335-2203

District: Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
425th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $25,363 Help


Feeder schools for Cass Lake-Bena Secondary:

Elementary:    Cass Lake-Bena Elementary
Middle:    Cass Lake-Bena Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  253

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
92.1%
White:
7.5%
African American:
0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Cass Lake-Bena Secondary ranks worse than 88.5% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.02. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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: American Indian (92.1%), White (7.5%), African American (0.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary is 10.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary is $25,363.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cass Lake-Bena Secondary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cass Lake-Bena Secondary 425th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Cass Lake-Bena Secondary in the ranking list.)

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Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools 416th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

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Rank History for all students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 34.68 357th 433 17.6%
2005 46.64 343rd 452 24.1%
2006 14.05 379th 450 15.8%
2007 28.36 359th 463 22.5%
2008 38.44 339th 460 26.3%
2009 18.11 202nd 234 13.7%
2010 38.66 368th 540 31.9%
2011 36.46 372nd 545 31.7%
2012 45.49 351st 539 34.9%
2013 37.02 368th 534 31.1%
2014 26.20 376th 483 22.2%
2015 26.83 381st 504 24.4%
2016 17.08 393rd 489 19.6%
2017 24.69 376th 489 23.1%
2018 25.18 379th 494 23.3%
2019 24.66 385th 492 21.7%
2021 14.18 381st 428 11.0%
2022 26.50 365th 472 22.7%
2023 14.93 404th 476 15.1%
2024 12.02 425th 480 11.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.13 175th 195 10.3%
2021 74.89 31st 173 82.1%
2024 22.22 184th 221 16.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.31 269th 374 28.1%
2019 26.83 286th 370 22.7%
2021 28.74 210th 270 22.2%
2022 39.43 194th 312 37.8%
2023 18.68 344th 393 12.5%
2024 20.69 338th 389 13.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.90 10th 12 16.7%
2024 47.67 6th 9 33.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.67 326th 395 17.5%
2019 13.25 357th 401 11.0%
2021 10.96 317th 339 6.5%
2022 16.08 339th 388 12.6%
2023 13.82 358th 396 9.6%
2024 9.01 374th 403 7.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.83 352nd 398 11.6%
2019 25.33 337th 411 18.0%
2021 11.35 327th 351 6.8%
2022 26.37 327th 403 18.9%
2023 10.76 366th 398 8.0%
2024 10.22 374th 405 7.7%
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Rank History for Native American students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.58 11th 14 21.4%
2019 35.83 10th 15 33.3%
2021 36.55 7th 11 36.4%
2022 56.97 7th 16 56.3%
2023 20.53 32nd 36 11.1%
2024 21.82 34th 42 19.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Native American Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 133 0 0 0 207 n/a n/a 0 340
1989 152 0 0 0 180 n/a n/a 0 332
1990 133 0 0 0 162 n/a n/a 0 295
1991 127 0 0 0 176 n/a n/a 0 303
1992 110 0 0 0 166 n/a n/a 0 276
1993 127 0 0 0 207 n/a n/a 0 334
1994 137 0 0 0 213 n/a n/a 0 350
1995 128 0 1 0 227 n/a n/a 0 356
1996 128 0 1 0 227 n/a n/a 0 356
1997 118 0 1 0 228 n/a n/a 0 347
1998 125 0 2 0 272 n/a n/a 0 399
1999 112 0 3 0 275 n/a n/a 0 390
2000 94 0 3 1 279 n/a n/a 0 377
2001 87 0 1 0 282 n/a n/a 0 370
2002 44 0 1 0 174 n/a n/a 0 219
2003 44 0 1 0 174 n/a n/a 0 219
2004 71 0 0 1 152 n/a n/a 0 224
2005 58 0 1 1 158 n/a n/a 0 218
2006 46 0 0 0 185 n/a n/a 0 231
2007 45 0 1 0 197 n/a n/a 0 243
2008 40 0 2 0 176 n/a n/a 0 218
2009 43 1 3 0 198 n/a n/a 0 245
2010 38 3 4 0 177 n/a n/a 0 222
2011 23 1 2 2 178 1 5 0 212
2012 23 1 1 1 161 1 7 0 195
2013 16 1 0 1 176 1 0 0 195
2014 18 2 0 0 181 0 0 0 201
2015 15 1 0 0 185 0 1 0 202
2016 14 0 0 1 203 0 4 0 222
2017 15 0 0 3 205 0 5 0 228
2018 18 0 0 5 207 0 7 0 237
2019 21 0 0 1 213 0 9 0 244
2020 26 0 0 1 220 0 1 0 248
2021 33 0 0 2 228 0 2 0 265
2022 31 0 0 2 256 0 4 0 293
2023 23 0 0 2 227 0 4 0 256
2024 19 1 0 0 233 0 0 0 253

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 Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 340 23.8 14.2 23.5
1989 332 22.9 14.4 27.7
1990 295 23.0 12.8 62.4
1991 303 22.7 13.3 60.4
1992 276 23.0 12.0 73.9
1993 334 21.3 15.7 57.8
1994 350 22.6 15.5 82.9
1995 356 26.0 13.7 68.8
1996 356 26.0 13.7 68.8
1997 347 24.6 14.1 94.8
1998 399 n/a 0.0 27.3
1999 390 34.4 11.3 41
2000 377 31.8 11.9 59.9
2001 370 30.6 12.1 46.5
2002 219 23.6 9.3 54.8
2003 219 23.6 9.3 54.8
2004 224 21.6 10.4 52.2
2005 218 20.7 10.5 58.3
2006 231 21.3 10.8 61.9
2007 243 21.3 11.4 65.8
2008 218 20.4 10.7 75.2
2009 245 20.7 11.8 69.8
2010 222 21.3 10.3 66.7
2011 212 20.4 10.3 66
2012 195 23.3 8.3 67.7
2013 195 20.3 9.5 77.4
2014 201 22.7 8.8 78.1
2015 202 22.0 9.1 72.3
2016 222 25.0 8.8 80.2
2017 228 26.6 8.5 76.8
2018 237 28.4 8.3 77.2
2019 244 27.1 8.9 71.7
2020 248 28.5 8.6 64.9
2021 265 25.7 10.2 52.8
2022 293 24.2 12.0 60.8
2023 256 23.4 10.9 77.3
2024 253 24.6 10.2 79.1

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 Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 340 23.8 14.2 23.5
1989 332 22.9 14.4 27.7
1990 295 23.0 12.8 62.4
1991 303 22.7 13.3 60.4
1992 276 23.0 12.0 73.9
1993 334 21.3 15.7 57.8
1994 350 22.6 15.5 82.9
1995 356 26.0 13.7 68.8
1996 356 26.0 13.7 68.8
1997 347 24.6 14.1 94.8
1998 399 n/a 0.0 27.3
1999 390 34.4 11.3 41
2000 377 31.8 11.9 59.9
2001 370 30.6 12.1 46.5
2002 219 23.6 9.3 54.8
2003 219 23.6 9.3 54.8
2004 224 21.6 10.4 52.2
2005 218 20.7 10.5 58.3
2006 231 21.3 10.8 61.9
2007 243 21.3 11.4 65.8
2008 218 20.4 10.7 75.2
2009 245 20.7 11.8 69.8
2010 222 21.3 10.3 66.7
2011 212 20.4 10.3 66
2012 195 23.3 8.3 67.7
2013 195 20.3 9.5 77.4
2014 201 22.7 8.8 78.1
2015 202 22.0 9.1 72.3
2016 222 25.0 8.8 80.2
2017 228 26.6 8.5 76.8
2018 237 28.4 8.3 77.2
2019 244 27.1 8.9 71.7
2020 248 28.5 8.6 64.9
2021 265 25.7 10.2 52.8
2022 293 24.2 12.0 60.8
2023 256 23.4 10.9 77.3
2024 253 24.6 10.2 79.1

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 Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $25,363

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 385th of 492 High schoolsRanks 404th of 476 High schools
 6.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Reading (Cass Lake-Bena Secondary)42.630.6
 12%
   10th Grade Reading (Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools)32.826.4
 6.4%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Cass Lake-Bena Secondary)19.66.7
 12.9%
   11th Grade Math (Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools)15.95.3
 10.7%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Cass Lake-Bena Secondary)27.715.6
 12%
   End of Course Science (Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools)21.212.8
 8.4%
   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 Students244256
 4.9%
African American00
American Indian213227
 6.6%
Asian00
Hispanic12
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White2123
 9.5%
Two or More Races94
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients71.7%77.3%
 5.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Cass Lake-Bena Secondary

Cass Lake-Bena Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cass Lake-Bena Elementary
Middle : Cass Lake-Bena Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 253 students attended Cass Lake-Bena Secondary.

Students at Cass Lake-Bena Secondary are 92% American Indian, 8% White.

Cass Lake-Bena Secondary ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Minnesota high schools.


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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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