Healy Secondary

Summary:

Healy Secondary is a public high school located in Pierz, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 642 students. The school is part of the Pierz Public School District, which is ranked 39th out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Healy Secondary consistently ranks in the top 25% of Minnesota high schools, with a current ranking of 75th out of 480 schools for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments is notably strong, with students outperforming the state average in both math and reading proficiency across multiple grade levels. In 2023-2024, 59.52% of 11th-grade students at Healy Secondary were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to the state average of 34.99%. The school's reading proficiency rates are also impressive, with 55.77% of 10th-grade students and 49.69% of all students scoring proficient or better on the MCA-III Reading assessment, compared to the state averages of 52.22% and 49.85%, respectively. Healy Secondary has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 90.0% to 94.9% over the past five years, outperforming the state average, and its dropout rates are relatively low, ranging from 0.0% to 4.2% during the same period.

Compared to the nearby schools of Royalton High School, Little Falls Senior High, and Little Falls Continuing Education, Healy Secondary stands out with its consistently higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. Royalton High School and Little Falls Senior High also perform well, ranking in the top 30% and top 65% of Minnesota high schools, respectively, but Healy Secondary maintains a clear academic advantage. The stark contrast in performance between Healy Secondary and the alternative school, Little Falls Continuing Education, highlights the effectiveness of Healy Secondary's educational approach.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 112 Kamnic St
       Pierz, MN  56364-8888


(320) 468-6458

District: Pierz Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
75th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,509 Help


Feeder schools for Healy Secondary:

Elementary:    Pioneer Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  642

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.6%
Hispanic:
2.0%
Two or more races:
1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35% Help


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Compare Details Healy Secondary ranks better than 71.2% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.16. (See more...)
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Compare Details Healy Secondary ranks better than 84.4% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.14. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Healy 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 (96.6%), Hispanic (2%), two or more races (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Healy Secondary is 17.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Healy Secondary is $10,509.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Healy Secondary:

SchoolDigger ranks Healy Secondary 157th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Healy Secondary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Healy Secondary 75th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Healy Secondary in the ranking list.)

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Pierz Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pierz Public School District 39th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Healy Secondary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 48.61 252nd 387 34.9%
2005 58.62 199th 396 49.7%
2006 60.62 184th 406 54.7%
2007 75.94 70th 403 82.6%
2008 65.56 143rd 409 65.0%
2009 56.92 115th 230 50.0%
2010 67.86 137th 454 69.8%
2011 56.45 219th 478 54.2%
2012 64.01 176th 469 62.5%
2013 48.93 270th 488 44.7%
2014 51.91 248th 490 49.4%
2015 67.11 159th 516 69.2%
2016 68.38 146th 508 71.3%
2017 60.92 212th 523 59.5%
2018 55.01 257th 518 50.4%
2019 65.01 173rd 533 67.5%
2021 56.33 216th 521 58.5%
2022 51.64 247th 520 52.5%
2023 68.16 145th 529 72.6%
2024 67.16 157th 545 71.2%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.64 190th 253 24.9%
2019 12.54 269th 282 4.6%
2022 17.70 261st 288 9.4%
2023 38.41 185th 298 37.9%
2024 32.89 221st 307 28.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.70 91st 401 77.3%
2019 84.00 23rd 415 94.5%
2021 52.58 167th 399 58.1%
2022 56.40 147th 404 63.6%
2023 75.68 66th 459 85.6%
2024 73.02 86th 473 81.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.96 274th 436 37.2%
2019 73.57 96th 439 78.1%
2021 59.53 151st 443 65.9%
2022 61.91 158th 467 66.2%
2023 69.29 110th 455 75.8%
2024 73.57 98th 474 79.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.43 176th 438 59.8%
2019 48.24 252nd 454 44.5%
2021 44.16 247th 437 43.5%
2022 34.93 325th 476 31.7%
2023 60.96 160th 464 65.5%
2024 55.00 203rd 479 57.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.63 313th 428 26.9%
2019 44.58 245th 428 42.8%
2021 36.35 264th 422 37.4%
2022 32.04 315th 438 28.1%
2023 53.09 202nd 436 53.7%
2024 49.73 207th 440 53.0%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Healy Secondary

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Rank History for all high school students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 53.26 300th 433 30.7%
2005 47.97 337th 452 25.4%
2006 52.22 281st 450 37.6%
2007 57.42 242nd 463 47.7%
2008 45.19 322nd 460 30.0%
2009 51.66 154th 234 34.2%
2010 73.07 126th 540 76.7%
2011 63.03 246th 545 54.9%
2012 52.16 325th 539 39.7%
2013 63.15 221st 534 58.6%
2014 44.11 318th 483 34.2%
2015 64.56 200th 504 60.3%
2016 56.26 254th 489 48.1%
2017 53.84 269th 489 45.0%
2018 67.98 171st 494 65.4%
2019 67.53 166th 492 66.3%
2021 56.13 203rd 428 52.6%
2022 57.22 224th 472 52.5%
2023 83.27 59th 476 87.6%
2024 80.14 75th 480 84.4%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.25 161st 195 17.4%
2019 38.97 140th 220 36.4%
2022 29.41 172nd 214 19.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.57 75th 374 79.9%
2019 49.04 199th 370 46.2%
2021 65.30 82nd 270 69.6%
2022 74.52 61st 312 80.4%
2023 82.74 42nd 393 89.3%
2024 45.53 225th 389 42.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for high school Female students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.57 163rd 395 58.7%
2019 69.62 113th 401 71.8%
2021 55.88 164th 339 51.6%
2022 68.44 109th 388 71.9%
2023 82.23 46th 396 88.4%
2024 86.96 33rd 403 91.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.13 174th 398 56.3%
2019 52.98 214th 411 47.9%
2021 45.27 205th 351 41.6%
2022 35.77 285th 403 29.3%
2023 69.17 107th 398 73.1%
2024 59.59 162nd 405 60.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at Healy Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.60 235th 414 43.2%
2019 52.96 219th 412 46.8%
2021 40.61 244th 364 33.0%
2022 40.94 278th 401 30.7%
2023 69.80 100th 398 74.9%
2024 64.37 136th 402 66.2%
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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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Enrollment information for Healy Secondary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 490 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1989 498 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1990 517 0 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 521
1991 518 0 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 522
1992 526 0 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 530
1993 545 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 548
1994 569 0 0 1 5 n/a n/a 0 575
1995 572 0 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 576
1996 572 0 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 576
1997 566 0 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 568
1998 568 0 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 572
1999 569 0 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 574
2000 544 0 1 3 3 n/a n/a 0 551
2001 552 1 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 558
2002 545 0 1 5 2 n/a n/a 0 553
2003 545 0 1 5 2 n/a n/a 0 553
2004 529 0 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 539
2005 553 2 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 561
2006 547 2 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 557
2007 518 3 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 526
2008 536 6 4 3 2 n/a n/a 0 551
2009 523 7 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 538
2010 538 5 4 4 4 n/a n/a 0 555
2011 541 5 0 5 1 4 1 0 557
2012 567 4 1 3 2 5 1 0 583
2013 552 3 0 6 3 6 1 0 571
2014 552 5 2 7 4 2 0 0 572
2015 562 5 3 3 4 0 1 0 578
2016 556 3 3 4 2 0 3 0 571
2017 570 3 2 6 2 0 4 0 587
2018 566 0 2 8 1 0 4 0 581
2019 575 0 1 11 0 0 5 0 592
2020 574 0 0 11 0 0 4 0 589
2021 586 0 0 11 0 0 7 0 604
2022 611 0 0 14 0 0 7 0 632
2023 620 0 0 13 0 0 9 0 642

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 Healy Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 491 30.6 16.0 45.6
1989 501 35.6 14.0 41.3
1990 521 32.4 16.0 36.3
1991 522 32.9 15.8 32.4
1992 530 36.7 14.4 34.7
1993 548 35.9 15.3 35
1994 575 36.8 15.6 31.8
1995 576 33.4 17.2 36.3
1996 576 33.4 17.2 36.3
1997 568 35.5 16.0 37.1
1998 572 n/a 0.0 30.4
1999 574 40.4 14.2 25.8
2000 551 33.9 16.3 38.5
2001 558 36.7 15.2 36
2002 553 35.2 15.7 42
2003 553 35.2 15.7 42
2004 539 34.7 15.5 44.3
2005 561 35.7 15.7 41.5
2006 557 34.7 16.1 40.8
2007 526 33.0 15.9 37.1
2008 551 34.4 16.0 33.9
2009 538 33.3 16.2 34.8
2010 555 34.9 15.8 35.9
2011 557 34.8 15.9 39.7
2012 583 34.7 16.7 39.6
2013 571 35.6 16.0 36.8
2014 572 35.1 16.2 35.8
2015 578 35.0 16.5 37.4
2016 571 35.0 16.3 34.2
2017 587 34.5 16.9 32.9
2018 581 34.7 16.7 30.3
2019 592 34.9 16.9 27.9
2020 589 36.2 16.2 28.4
2021 604 33.6 17.9 21.9
2022 632 36.3 17.4 23.7
2023 642 36.4 17.6 35

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 Healy Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 491 30.6 16.0 45.6
1989 501 35.6 14.0 41.3
1990 521 32.4 16.0 36.3
1991 522 32.9 15.8 32.4
1992 530 36.7 14.4 34.7
1993 548 35.9 15.3 35
1994 575 36.8 15.6 31.8
1995 576 33.4 17.2 36.3
1996 576 33.4 17.2 36.3
1997 568 35.5 16.0 37.1
1998 572 n/a 0.0 30.4
1999 574 40.4 14.2 25.8
2000 551 33.9 16.3 38.5
2001 558 36.7 15.2 36
2002 553 35.2 15.7 42
2003 553 35.2 15.7 42
2004 539 34.7 15.5 44.3
2005 561 35.7 15.7 41.5
2006 557 34.7 16.1 40.8
2007 526 33.0 15.9 37.1
2008 551 34.4 16.0 33.9
2009 538 33.3 16.2 34.8
2010 555 34.9 15.8 35.9
2011 557 34.8 15.9 39.7
2012 583 34.7 16.7 39.6
2013 571 35.6 16.0 36.8
2014 572 35.1 16.2 35.8
2015 578 35.0 16.5 37.4
2016 571 35.0 16.3 34.2
2017 587 34.5 16.9 32.9
2018 581 34.7 16.7 30.3
2019 592 34.9 16.9 27.9
2020 589 36.2 16.2 28.4
2021 604 33.6 17.9 21.9
2022 632 36.3 17.4 23.7
2023 642 36.4 17.6 35

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 Healy Secondary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,509

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Healy Secondary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 173rd of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 145th of 529 Middle schools
 5%
Ranks 166th of 492 High schoolsRanks 59th of 476 High schools
 21.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Healy Secondary)64.158.3
 5.8%
   7th Grade Math (Pierz Public School District)64.158.3
 5.8%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Healy Secondary)51.931.9
 20%
   7th Grade Reading (Pierz Public School District)51.931.9
 20%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Healy Secondary)58.842.9
 16%
   8th Grade Math (Pierz Public School District)58.842.9
 16%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Healy Secondary)52.948.2
 4.7%
   8th Grade Reading (Pierz Public School District)52.948.2
 4.7%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Healy Secondary)47.537.5
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Pierz Public School District)47.537.5
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Healy Secondary)5463.3
 9.3%
   10th Grade Reading (Pierz Public School District)5463.3
 9.3%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Healy Secondary)45.951.7
 5.8%
   11th Grade Math (Pierz Public School District)45.947.9
 2%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Healy Secondary)63.246.9
 16.3%
   End of Course Science (Pierz Public School District)63.246.9
 16.3%
   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 Students592642
 8.4%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic1113
 18.2%
Pacific Islander00
White575620
 7.8%
Two or More Races59
 80%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.9%35%
 7.2%


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Students at Healy Secondary are 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Healy Secondary ranks 75th of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 642 students attended Healy Secondary.

Healy Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pioneer Elementary


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