Milaca Secondary High

Summary:

Milaca Secondary High is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Milaca Public School District, with a student population of 772 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Minnesota high schools over the past several years, with a strong 4-year graduation rate and relatively low dropout rate.

Milaca Secondary High's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, particularly in math and reading. Female students have consistently outperformed their male counterparts, and the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students has been strong, despite having a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's performance for special education students has been relatively low, ranking in the bottom quarter of Minnesota high schools for this subgroup.

When compared to nearby schools in the Princeton Public School District and the Foley Public School District, Milaca Secondary High generally outperforms these schools in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios, suggesting that it may be a relatively strong option for families in the local area.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 500 Highway 23 W
       Milaca, MN  56353-1147


(320) 982-7206

District: Milaca Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
169th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,646 Help


Feeder schools for Milaca Secondary High:

Elementary:    Milaca Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  772

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.5%
Hispanic:
2.8%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.8% Help


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Compare Details Milaca Secondary High ranks better than 61.5% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.32. (See more...)
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Compare Details Milaca Secondary High ranks better than 64.8% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.4. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Milaca Secondary High 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 (92.5%), Hispanic (2.8%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Milaca Secondary High is 18.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Milaca Secondary High is $12,646.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Milaca Secondary High:

SchoolDigger ranks Milaca Secondary High 210th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Milaca Secondary High in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Milaca Secondary High 169th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Milaca Secondary High in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Milaca Secondary High

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Rank History for all middle school students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 37.99 293rd 387 24.3%
2005 32.83 319th 396 19.4%
2006 35.17 323rd 406 20.4%
2007 34.20 320th 403 20.6%
2008 37.62 309th 409 24.4%
2010 40.58 320th 454 29.5%
2011 42.46 319th 478 33.3%
2012 37.12 344th 469 26.7%
2013 41.79 321st 488 34.2%
2014 34.61 360th 490 26.5%
2015 44.74 307th 516 40.5%
2016 37.65 345th 508 32.1%
2017 41.66 330th 523 36.9%
2018 48.57 299th 518 42.3%
2019 59.68 219th 533 58.9%
2021 60.80 185th 521 64.5%
2022 68.00 146th 520 71.9%
2023 57.13 211th 529 60.1%
2024 58.32 210th 545 61.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.98 140th 253 44.7%
2019 39.93 173rd 282 38.7%
2021 21.56 227th 260 12.7%
2022 48.02 138th 288 52.1%
2023 28.61 224th 298 24.8%
2024 28.25 242nd 307 21.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.81 170th 401 57.6%
2019 70.76 92nd 415 77.8%
2021 61.56 110th 399 72.4%
2022 69.57 79th 404 80.4%
2023 58.72 153rd 459 66.7%
2024 59.21 155th 473 67.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.75 259th 436 40.6%
2019 56.45 193rd 439 56.0%
2021 67.26 111th 443 74.9%
2022 66.47 130th 467 72.2%
2023 65.41 131st 455 71.2%
2024 57.67 182nd 474 61.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.96 271st 438 38.1%
2019 56.69 195th 454 57.0%
2021 45.52 241st 437 44.9%
2022 62.33 163rd 476 65.8%
2023 43.95 264th 464 43.1%
2024 52.01 219th 479 54.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.15 337th 428 21.3%
2019 42.01 267th 428 37.6%
2021 46.74 216th 422 48.8%
2022 55.15 178th 438 59.4%
2023 42.03 261st 436 40.1%
2024 41.85 268th 440 39.1%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Milaca Secondary High

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Rank History for all high school students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.66 257th 433 40.6%
2005 69.43 182nd 452 59.7%
2006 52.67 276th 450 38.7%
2007 71.23 148th 463 68.0%
2008 56.85 256th 460 44.3%
2010 62.57 243rd 540 55.0%
2011 50.98 330th 545 39.4%
2012 62.44 250th 539 53.6%
2013 58.64 257th 534 51.9%
2014 48.21 304th 483 37.1%
2015 52.64 282nd 504 44.0%
2016 48.37 303rd 489 38.0%
2017 59.97 228th 489 53.4%
2018 71.71 144th 494 70.9%
2019 72.17 135th 492 72.6%
2021 53.72 211th 428 50.7%
2022 66.41 159th 472 66.3%
2023 71.00 116th 476 75.6%
2024 66.40 169th 480 64.8%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.48 171st 195 12.3%
2019 19.14 195th 220 11.4%
2021 60.07 58th 173 66.5%
2022 33.52 155th 214 27.6%
2023 7.98 210th 216 2.8%
2024 14.69 197th 221 10.9%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.77 120th 374 67.9%
2019 65.26 120th 370 67.6%
2021 52.47 129th 270 52.2%
2022 76.18 52nd 312 83.3%
2023 66.13 109th 393 72.3%
2024 77.52 57th 389 85.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for high school Female students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.44 100th 395 74.7%
2019 64.18 146th 401 63.6%
2021 45.13 211th 339 37.8%
2022 70.30 93rd 388 76.0%
2023 84.88 37th 396 90.7%
2024 71.27 94th 403 76.7%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for high school Male students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.85 178th 398 55.3%
2019 68.78 120th 411 70.8%
2021 51.93 175th 351 50.1%
2022 53.88 195th 403 51.6%
2023 48.47 216th 398 45.7%
2024 46.67 235th 405 42.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at Milaca Secondary High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.36 194th 414 53.1%
2019 56.81 196th 412 52.4%
2021 39.34 251st 364 31.0%
2022 54.50 198th 401 50.6%
2023 55.10 183rd 398 54.0%
2024 49.31 215th 402 46.5%
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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.

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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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Milaca Secondary High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 425 1 5 3 8 n/a n/a 0 442
1989 453 0 4 5 9 n/a n/a 0 471
1990 478 0 3 9 9 n/a n/a 0 499
1991 491 1 0 9 11 n/a n/a 0 512
1992 423 0 4 4 7 n/a n/a 0 438
1993 477 1 3 0 2 n/a n/a 0 483
1994 508 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 510
1995 503 1 1 4 10 n/a n/a 0 519
1996 503 1 1 4 10 n/a n/a 0 519
1997 514 1 2 5 11 n/a n/a 0 533
1998 522 1 3 5 17 n/a n/a 0 548
1999 535 2 4 3 14 n/a n/a 0 558
2000 816 1 21 1 13 n/a n/a 0 852
2001 852 5 16 0 4 n/a n/a 0 877
2002 945 4 16 2 10 n/a n/a 0 977
2003 945 4 16 2 10 n/a n/a 0 977
2004 942 5 11 4 17 n/a n/a 0 979
2005 926 7 4 4 17 n/a n/a 0 958
2006 926 8 4 6 21 n/a n/a 0 965
2007 919 6 3 11 17 n/a n/a 0 956
2008 872 4 4 9 16 n/a n/a 0 905
2009 792 4 5 8 20 n/a n/a 0 829
2010 811 3 5 10 17 n/a n/a 0 846
2011 775 1 7 9 15 0 5 0 812
2012 793 1 4 10 11 0 7 0 826
2013 784 1 9 6 7 0 10 0 817
2014 783 2 6 15 12 0 11 0 829
2015 805 2 6 11 11 0 16 0 851
2016 770 0 8 10 12 0 16 0 816
2017 765 3 3 8 10 0 12 0 801
2018 784 3 5 8 9 0 12 0 821
2019 748 4 4 13 7 0 19 0 795
2020 767 1 3 14 6 0 19 0 810
2021 738 2 5 15 8 0 18 0 786
2022 735 1 3 16 9 0 20 0 784
2023 714 3 5 22 6 0 22 0 772

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 Milaca Secondary High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 26.5 16.6 19.7
1989 471 31.1 15.1 17.6
1990 499 30.6 16.3 20.2
1991 512 30.3 16.8 20.9
1992 438 53.1 8.2 14.8
1993 483 24.8 19.5 14.1
1994 510 25.1 20.3 18.2
1995 519 30.5 17.0 16.2
1996 519 30.5 17.0 16.2
1997 533 33.2 16.1 9.6
1998 548 n/a 0.0 14.4
1999 558 38.1 14.6 14.7
2000 852 57.5 14.8 34.4
2001 877 58.8 14.9 24.5
2002 977 61.2 16.0 26
2003 977 61.2 16.0 26
2004 979 66.1 14.8 25
2005 958 58.3 16.4 24.5
2006 965 60.3 16.0 22.2
2007 956 61.5 15.5 25.5
2008 905 59.3 15.3 19
2009 829 56.5 14.7 38.4
2010 846 52.4 16.1 38.8
2011 812 52.1 15.5 41.7
2012 826 53.4 15.4 42.1
2013 817 52.9 15.4 46.3
2014 829 52.1 15.8 42.7
2015 851 53.0 16.0 40.8
2016 816 55.0 14.8 36.5
2017 801 53.0 15.0 40.2
2018 821 52.0 15.7 33.4
2019 795 50.3 15.7 35.5
2020 810 52.2 15.5 31.4
2021 786 44.9 17.4 35.4
2022 784 42.2 18.5 34.7
2023 772 40.9 18.8 44.8

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 Milaca Secondary High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 26.5 16.6 19.7
1989 471 31.1 15.1 17.6
1990 499 30.6 16.3 20.2
1991 512 30.3 16.8 20.9
1992 438 53.1 8.2 14.8
1993 483 24.8 19.5 14.1
1994 510 25.1 20.3 18.2
1995 519 30.5 17.0 16.2
1996 519 30.5 17.0 16.2
1997 533 33.2 16.1 9.6
1998 548 n/a 0.0 14.4
1999 558 38.1 14.6 14.7
2000 852 57.5 14.8 34.4
2001 877 58.8 14.9 24.5
2002 977 61.2 16.0 26
2003 977 61.2 16.0 26
2004 979 66.1 14.8 25
2005 958 58.3 16.4 24.5
2006 965 60.3 16.0 22.2
2007 956 61.5 15.5 25.5
2008 905 59.3 15.3 19
2009 829 56.5 14.7 38.4
2010 846 52.4 16.1 38.8
2011 812 52.1 15.5 41.7
2012 826 53.4 15.4 42.1
2013 817 52.9 15.4 46.3
2014 829 52.1 15.8 42.7
2015 851 53.0 16.0 40.8
2016 816 55.0 14.8 36.5
2017 801 53.0 15.0 40.2
2018 821 52.0 15.7 33.4
2019 795 50.3 15.7 35.5
2020 810 52.2 15.5 31.4
2021 786 44.9 17.4 35.4
2022 784 42.2 18.5 34.7
2023 772 40.9 18.8 44.8

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 Milaca Secondary High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,646

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Milaca Secondary High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 219th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 211th of 529 Middle schools
 1.2%
Ranks 135th of 492 High schoolsRanks 116th of 476 High schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Milaca Secondary High)46.925.8
 21.1%
   7th Grade Math (Milaca Public School District)46.926.5
 20.5%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Milaca Secondary High)53.432.2
 21.2%
   7th Grade Reading (Milaca Public School District)53.432.8
 20.7%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Milaca Secondary High)59.949.2
 10.7%
   8th Grade Math (Milaca Public School District)59.948.8
 11.1%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Milaca Secondary High)54.650.4
 4.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Milaca Public School District)54.650
 4.6%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Milaca Secondary High)43.129.7
 13.5%
   8th Grade Science (Milaca Public School District)43.129.8
 13.4%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Milaca Secondary High)6050
 10%
   10th Grade Reading (Milaca Public School District)58.751.2
 7.5%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Milaca Secondary High)47.539.8
 7.8%
   11th Grade Math (Milaca Public School District)43.937.2
 6.7%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Milaca Secondary High)63.350.4
 12.9%
   End of Course Science (Milaca Public School District)61.651.3
 10.3%
   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 Students795772
 2.9%
African American43
 25%
American Indian76
 14.3%
Asian45
 25%
Hispanic1322
 69.2%
Pacific Islander00
White748714
 4.5%
Two or More Races1922
 15.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.5%44.8%
 9.3%


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Students at Milaca Secondary High are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Milaca Secondary High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Milaca Elementary

Milaca Secondary High ranks 169th of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 772 students attended Milaca Secondary High.


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