Medford Secondary

Summary:

Medford Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Medford, Minnesota, with a total enrollment of 421 students. While the school has some strengths, such as higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates compared to nearby Faribault Senior High, it faces challenges in academic performance and supporting its growing economically disadvantaged student population.

Medford Secondary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (81.95%) compared to nearby schools, and its test scores on the MCA-III assessments are consistently lower than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in math and reading for all grades were 22.95% and 27.09%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45.47% and 49.85%. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from 171 out of 492 Minnesota high schools in 2018-2019 to 328 out of 480 in 2023-2024, suggesting that its performance is not keeping pace with other schools in the state.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Medford Secondary, which has increased from 21.72% in 2020-2021 to 37.05% in 2022-2023, coupled with the school's lower test scores, may indicate that it is facing challenges in supporting the academic needs of its economically disadvantaged student population. Compared to Faribault Senior High, which has a 61.06% free/reduced lunch rate, Medford Secondary may need to implement strategies to improve its overall academic performance and competitiveness.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 750 2nd Ave SE
       Medford, MN  55049-0038


(507) 214-6302

District: Medford Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
328th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,855 Help


Feeder schools for Medford Secondary:

Elementary:    Medford Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  27.1 Help
Number of students:  421

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.9%
Hispanic:
13.8%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Medford Secondary ranks worse than 82% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.23. (See more...)
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Compare Details Medford Secondary ranks worse than 68.3% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.48. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Medford 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: White (81.9%), Hispanic (13.8%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Medford Secondary is 27.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Medford Secondary is $10,855.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Medford Secondary:

SchoolDigger ranks Medford Secondary 447th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Medford Secondary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Medford Secondary 328th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Medford Secondary in the ranking list.)

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Medford Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Medford Public School District 331st of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Medford Secondary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.20 282nd 387 27.1%
2005 67.82 139th 396 64.9%
2006 76.46 69th 406 83.0%
2007 39.62 295th 403 26.8%
2008 50.72 242nd 409 40.8%
2010 52.50 252nd 454 44.5%
2011 32.71 371st 478 22.4%
2012 45.11 312th 469 33.5%
2013 33.97 359th 488 26.4%
2014 48.96 270th 490 44.9%
2015 31.95 383rd 516 25.8%
2016 36.39 354th 508 30.3%
2017 47.37 302nd 523 42.3%
2018 42.49 336th 518 35.1%
2019 46.57 309th 533 42.0%
2021 31.51 376th 521 27.8%
2022 37.30 339th 520 34.8%
2023 32.13 377th 529 28.7%
2024 22.23 447th 545 18.0%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.03 247th 253 2.4%
2021 29.72 202nd 260 22.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.18 274th 401 31.7%
2019 57.41 160th 415 61.4%
2021 41.33 239th 399 40.1%
2022 34.97 282nd 404 30.2%
2023 12.03 434th 459 5.4%
2024 32.82 337th 473 28.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.79 263rd 436 39.7%
2019 45.97 256th 439 41.7%
2021 31.75 323rd 443 27.1%
2022 25.66 363rd 467 22.3%
2023 40.04 288th 455 36.7%
2024 23.51 386th 474 18.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.57 321st 438 26.7%
2019 44.33 277th 454 39.0%
2021 24.31 347th 437 20.6%
2022 46.58 255th 476 46.4%
2023 23.04 368th 464 20.7%
2024 18.44 408th 479 14.8%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.78 151st 163 7.4%
2021 21.95 134th 156 14.1%
2022 33.37 133rd 188 29.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.36 323rd 428 24.5%
2019 36.09 301st 428 29.7%
2021 24.52 348th 422 17.5%
2022 28.93 335th 438 23.5%
2023 23.73 373rd 436 14.4%
2024 11.09 421st 440 4.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for White Students!

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

Rank History for Medford Secondary

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Rank History for all high school students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.20 248th 433 42.7%
2005 67.54 208th 452 54.0%
2006 54.07 268th 450 40.4%
2007 45.81 311th 463 32.8%
2008 66.54 190th 460 58.7%
2010 66.37 204th 540 62.2%
2011 67.45 198th 545 63.7%
2012 71.00 166th 539 69.2%
2013 53.18 302nd 534 43.4%
2014 46.74 312th 483 35.4%
2015 39.07 340th 504 32.5%
2016 69.81 148th 489 69.7%
2017 66.56 182nd 489 62.8%
2018 63.99 205th 494 58.5%
2019 66.83 171st 492 65.2%
2021 53.85 209th 428 51.2%
2022 42.01 305th 472 35.4%
2023 29.14 367th 476 22.9%
2024 36.48 328th 480 31.7%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.01 182nd 374 51.3%
2019 58.00 153rd 370 58.6%
2022 15.91 277th 312 11.2%
2023 39.86 250th 393 36.4%
2024 36.69 261st 389 32.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.96 199th 395 49.6%
2019 67.73 124th 401 69.1%
2021 53.59 175th 339 48.4%
2022 35.86 280th 388 27.8%
2023 26.03 320th 396 19.2%
2024 35.21 281st 403 30.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.04 192nd 398 51.8%
2019 54.48 202nd 411 50.9%
2021 43.16 218th 351 37.9%
2022 33.81 299th 403 25.8%
2023 19.70 340th 398 14.6%
2024 26.42 318th 405 21.5%
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Rank History for high school White students at Medford Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.66 226th 414 45.4%
2019 59.75 183rd 412 55.6%
2021 47.08 210th 364 42.3%
2022 32.50 308th 401 23.2%
2023 18.04 363rd 398 8.8%
2024 30.25 315th 402 21.6%
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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.

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Medford Secondary Test Scores
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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Medford Secondary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 228 0 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 232
1989 223 0 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 227
1990 230 0 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 236
1991 238 0 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1992 263 0 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 270
1993 288 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1994 282 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1995 270 0 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1996 270 0 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1997 256 0 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 265
1998 243 0 4 5 1 n/a n/a 0 253
1999 233 1 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2000 237 0 8 9 0 n/a n/a 0 254
2001 232 0 9 3 1 n/a n/a 0 245
2002 224 1 9 8 1 n/a n/a 0 243
2003 224 1 9 8 1 n/a n/a 0 243
2004 269 2 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 285
2005 285 5 5 16 1 n/a n/a 0 312
2006 277 4 4 18 1 n/a n/a 0 304
2007 291 1 3 20 1 n/a n/a 0 316
2008 290 2 3 19 1 n/a n/a 0 315
2009 279 1 3 21 2 n/a n/a 0 306
2010 309 0 4 20 2 n/a n/a 0 335
2011 329 2 1 20 0 0 2 0 354
2012 346 2 2 25 0 0 1 0 376
2013 360 1 2 31 0 0 1 0 395
2014 335 1 4 28 1 0 8 0 377
2015 328 3 3 34 1 0 6 0 375
2016 344 3 3 46 0 0 4 0 400
2017 345 4 6 48 0 0 8 0 411
2018 362 3 6 54 0 0 6 0 431
2019 344 4 6 63 1 0 6 0 424
2020 359 5 6 63 0 0 7 0 440
2021 341 5 6 59 0 0 8 0 419
2022 340 3 4 64 0 0 8 0 419
2023 345 3 1 58 0 0 14 0 421

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 Medford Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 232 17.1 13.5 11.2
1989 227 17.1 13.2 9.7
1990 236 16.4 14.3 6.8
1991 242 17.1 14.1 0
1992 270 16.7 16.1 8.1
1993 291 17.3 16.8 12
1994 285 18.7 15.2 11.2
1995 276 18.2 15.2 8.7
1996 276 18.2 15.2 8.7
1997 265 19.5 13.6 8.7
1998 253 n/a 0.0 7.5
1999 244 19.4 12.6 5.3
2000 254 15.6 16.3 11.8
2001 245 17.9 13.7 12.7
2002 243 21.7 11.2 18.1
2003 243 21.7 11.2 18.1
2004 285 21.7 13.1 21.4
2005 312 18.0 17.3 21.2
2006 304 17.6 17.3 21.7
2007 316 18.4 17.2 17.7
2008 315 19.1 16.5 18.1
2009 306 20.7 14.8 16.3
2010 335 20.1 16.6 18.8
2011 354 20.5 17.2 11.3
2012 376 21.2 17.7 29.3
2013 395 25.5 15.4 26.3
2014 377 24.0 15.6 26.8
2015 375 24.0 15.6 31.2
2016 400 24.0 16.6 34
2017 411 24.4 16.8 27.5
2018 431 25.0 17.2 32
2019 424 24.0 17.6 32.5
2020 440 19.2 22.8 29.5
2021 419 14.7 28.5 21.7
2022 419 16.4 25.5 26
2023 421 15.5 27.1 37.1

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 Medford Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 232 17.1 13.5 11.2
1989 227 17.1 13.2 9.7
1990 236 16.4 14.3 6.8
1991 242 17.1 14.1 0
1992 270 16.7 16.1 8.1
1993 291 17.3 16.8 12
1994 285 18.7 15.2 11.2
1995 276 18.2 15.2 8.7
1996 276 18.2 15.2 8.7
1997 265 19.5 13.6 8.7
1998 253 n/a 0.0 7.5
1999 244 19.4 12.6 5.3
2000 254 15.6 16.3 11.8
2001 245 17.9 13.7 12.7
2002 243 21.7 11.2 18.1
2003 243 21.7 11.2 18.1
2004 285 21.7 13.1 21.4
2005 312 18.0 17.3 21.2
2006 304 17.6 17.3 21.7
2007 316 18.4 17.2 17.7
2008 315 19.1 16.5 18.1
2009 306 20.7 14.8 16.3
2010 335 20.1 16.6 18.8
2011 354 20.5 17.2 11.3
2012 376 21.2 17.7 29.3
2013 395 25.5 15.4 26.3
2014 377 24.0 15.6 26.8
2015 375 24.0 15.6 31.2
2016 400 24.0 16.6 34
2017 411 24.4 16.8 27.5
2018 431 25.0 17.2 32
2019 424 24.0 17.6 32.5
2020 440 19.2 22.8 29.5
2021 419 14.7 28.5 21.7
2022 419 16.4 25.5 26
2023 421 15.5 27.1 37.1

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 Medford Secondary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,855

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Medford Secondary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 309th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 377th of 529 Middle schools
 13.3%
Ranks 171st of 492 High schoolsRanks 367th of 476 High schools
 42.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Medford Secondary)43.521.3
 22.2%
   7th Grade Math (Medford Public School District)43.521.3
 22.2%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Medford Secondary)4225
 17%
   7th Grade Reading (Medford Public School District)4225
 17%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Medford Secondary)49.326.1
 23.2%
   8th Grade Math (Medford Public School District)49.326.1
 23.2%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Medford Secondary)63.240
 23.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Medford Public School District)63.240
 23.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Medford Secondary)28.418.6
 9.8%
   8th Grade Science (Medford Public School District)28.418.6
 9.8%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Medford Secondary)7038.9
 31.1%
   10th Grade Reading (Medford Public School District)7038.9
 31.1%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Medford Secondary)36.418.8
 17.6%
   11th Grade Math (Medford Public School District)36.418.8
 17.6%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Medford Secondary)54.120.5
 33.6%
   End of Course Science (Medford Public School District)54.120.5
 33.6%
   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 Students424421
 0.7%
African American43
 25%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian61
 83.3%
Hispanic6358
 7.9%
Pacific Islander00
White344345
 0.3%
Two or More Races614
 133.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.5%37.1%
 4.5%


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Medford Secondary ranks 328th of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Medford Secondary are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 421 students attended Medford Secondary.

Medford Secondary is fed by the following 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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