Lafayette Secondary

Summary:

Lafayette Secondary is a public high school located in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 162 students. This school is part of the Red Lake County Central Public School district, which is ranked 92 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lafayette Secondary has a predominantly white student population, with 87.04% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year. The school has shown strong academic performance, ranking 54th out of 476 Minnesota high schools in the 2022-2023 school year and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lafayette Secondary has also maintained impressive graduation rates, with a 100% four-year graduation rate in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years, and low dropout rates ranging from 0% to 11.1% over the past five years. Compared to nearby schools like Red Lake County Central High School and Thief River Falls School District schools, Lafayette Secondary has a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Lafayette Secondary outperforms many nearby schools in academic metrics, it is worth noting that these nearby schools serve more diverse student populations. The school's success can be attributed to its dedicated faculty, supportive community, and effective educational practices. By continuing to build on its strengths and addressing any areas for improvement, such as increasing proficiency rates in MCA-III math assessments, Lafayette Secondary can ensure that its students receive a well-rounded and enriching educational experience.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 404 Champagne Ave
       Red Lake Falls, MN  56750-0399


(218) 253-2163

District: Red Lake Falls Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
101st of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,132 Help


Feeder schools for Lafayette Secondary:

Elementary:    J.A. Hughes Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  162

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.0%
Hispanic:
8.0%
Two or more races:
4.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.1% Help


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Compare Details Lafayette Secondary ranks better than 54.1% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details Lafayette Secondary ranks better than 79% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.24. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lafayette 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 (87%), Hispanic (8%), two or more races (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 32.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lafayette Secondary is 14.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lafayette Secondary is $16,132.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lafayette Secondary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lafayette Secondary 250th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Lafayette Secondary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Lafayette Secondary 101st of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Lafayette Secondary in the ranking list.)

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Red Lake Falls Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Red Lake Falls Public School District 92nd of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lafayette Secondary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 53.69 223rd 387 42.4%
2005 33.13 318th 396 19.7%
2006 28.56 337th 406 17.0%
2007 30.82 331st 403 17.9%
2008 46.32 263rd 409 35.7%
2010 55.62 223rd 454 50.9%
2011 32.97 368th 478 23.0%
2012 27.27 390th 469 16.8%
2013 24.87 400th 488 18.0%
2014 37.07 343rd 490 30.0%
2015 39.35 339th 516 34.3%
2016 53.88 242nd 508 52.4%
2017 46.57 305th 523 41.7%
2018 54.40 262nd 518 49.4%
2019 62.97 189th 533 64.5%
2021 59.45 193rd 521 63.0%
2022 57.78 214th 520 58.8%
2023 67.91 148th 529 72.0%
2024 52.70 250th 545 54.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.71 282nd 401 29.7%
2024 60.47 149th 473 68.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.30 154th 436 64.7%
2019 64.07 150th 439 65.8%
2021 54.31 184th 443 58.5%
2022 64.12 144th 467 69.2%
2024 51.99 222nd 474 53.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.69 331st 438 24.4%
2019 40.39 292nd 454 35.7%
2022 57.60 181st 476 62.0%
2023 74.03 90th 464 80.6%
2024 47.66 249th 479 48.0%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.73 261st 428 39.0%
2019 52.20 205th 428 52.1%
2021 32.73 291st 422 31.0%
2022 42.47 251st 438 42.7%
2023 57.27 168th 436 61.5%
2024 40.82 279th 440 36.6%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Lafayette Secondary

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Rank History for all high school students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 56.64 285th 433 34.2%
2005 45.08 348th 452 23.0%
2006 74.21 122nd 450 72.9%
2007 61.38 212th 463 54.2%
2008 63.74 216th 460 53.0%
2010 57.35 284th 540 47.4%
2011 65.62 220th 545 59.6%
2012 75.38 105th 539 80.5%
2013 53.76 296th 534 44.6%
2014 56.53 256th 483 47.0%
2015 56.25 258th 504 48.8%
2016 60.46 225th 489 54.0%
2017 61.28 216th 489 55.8%
2018 56.66 261st 494 47.2%
2019 59.35 234th 492 52.4%
2021 65.30 155th 428 63.8%
2022 72.02 124th 472 73.7%
2023 84.44 54th 476 88.7%
2024 76.24 101st 480 79.0%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 95.00 8th 389 97.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.98 220th 395 44.3%
2019 57.53 190th 401 52.6%
2021 76.85 49th 339 85.5%
2022 64.16 140th 388 63.9%
2023 75.99 78th 396 80.3%
2024 61.93 151st 403 62.5%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.13 254th 398 36.2%
2019 48.62 239th 411 41.8%
2021 37.70 236th 351 32.8%
2022 70.46 106th 403 73.7%
2024 76.44 72nd 405 82.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Lafayette Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.70 308th 414 25.6%
2019 45.71 261st 412 36.7%
2021 58.77 157th 364 56.9%
2022 70.12 95th 401 76.3%
2023 67.42 110th 398 72.4%
2024 66.55 123rd 402 69.4%
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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 Lafayette Secondary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 268 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 270
1989 258 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 260
1990 247 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 250
1991 267 0 19 14 0 n/a n/a 0 300
1992 240 0 9 19 0 n/a n/a 0 268
1993 235 0 11 31 0 n/a n/a 0 277
1994 258 0 11 27 0 n/a n/a 0 296
1995 274 0 8 14 1 n/a n/a 0 297
1996 274 0 8 14 1 n/a n/a 0 297
1997 265 0 9 6 1 n/a n/a 0 281
1998 288 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 289
1999 270 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 273
2000 243 0 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 245
2001 243 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 246
2002 216 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 217
2003 216 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 217
2004 216 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 220
2005 220 1 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 224
2006 208 1 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 214
2007 185 3 0 7 4 n/a n/a 0 199
2008 177 3 0 6 4 n/a n/a 0 190
2009 188 4 0 7 3 n/a n/a 0 202
2010 163 4 0 10 3 n/a n/a 0 180
2011 156 2 0 8 0 1 4 0 171
2012 154 0 0 11 0 0 7 0 172
2013 162 2 0 6 0 0 7 0 177
2014 156 2 0 8 0 0 7 0 173
2015 147 1 0 7 0 0 5 0 160
2016 157 1 0 6 0 0 3 0 167
2017 160 1 0 7 0 0 2 0 170
2018 159 1 0 7 0 0 3 0 170
2019 152 1 0 5 0 0 3 0 161
2020 148 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 157
2021 151 0 0 8 1 0 5 0 165
2022 134 0 0 10 1 0 7 0 152
2023 141 0 0 13 0 0 8 0 162

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 Lafayette Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 270 15.5 17.4 28.5
1989 260 15.6 16.6 27.3
1990 250 18.3 13.6 24
1991 300 17.7 16.9 19
1992 268 17.5 15.3 17.9
1993 277 17.9 15.5 18.4
1994 296 17.7 16.7 31.4
1995 297 14.7 20.2 31.3
1996 297 14.7 20.2 31.3
1997 281 17.6 16.0 23.1
1998 289 n/a 0.0 16.3
1999 273 20.1 13.6 16.8
2000 245 17.7 13.8 28.6
2001 246 17.3 14.2 28.9
2002 217 20.5 10.6 27.2
2003 217 20.5 10.6 27.2
2004 220 20.6 10.7 33.2
2005 224 19.2 11.7 35.7
2006 214 18.6 11.5 31.8
2007 199 18.8 10.6 36.7
2008 190 18.8 10.1 38.4
2009 202 17.9 11.3 39.1
2010 180 16.6 10.7 38.3
2011 171 16.6 10.2 30.4
2012 172 16.5 10.3 31.4
2013 177 16.0 11.0 31.1
2014 173 16.0 10.8 26
2015 160 16.0 10.0 31.3
2016 167 15.0 11.1 28.1
2017 170 16.2 10.4 31.8
2018 170 15.6 10.8 31.8
2019 161 15.7 10.2 28.6
2020 157 12.2 12.8 23.6
2021 165 10.7 15.3 20
2022 152 11.4 13.3 16.4
2023 162 11.3 14.2 32.1

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 Lafayette Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 270 15.5 17.4 28.5
1989 260 15.6 16.6 27.3
1990 250 18.3 13.6 24
1991 300 17.7 16.9 19
1992 268 17.5 15.3 17.9
1993 277 17.9 15.5 18.4
1994 296 17.7 16.7 31.4
1995 297 14.7 20.2 31.3
1996 297 14.7 20.2 31.3
1997 281 17.6 16.0 23.1
1998 289 n/a 0.0 16.3
1999 273 20.1 13.6 16.8
2000 245 17.7 13.8 28.6
2001 246 17.3 14.2 28.9
2002 217 20.5 10.6 27.2
2003 217 20.5 10.6 27.2
2004 220 20.6 10.7 33.2
2005 224 19.2 11.7 35.7
2006 214 18.6 11.5 31.8
2007 199 18.8 10.6 36.7
2008 190 18.8 10.1 38.4
2009 202 17.9 11.3 39.1
2010 180 16.6 10.7 38.3
2011 171 16.6 10.2 30.4
2012 172 16.5 10.3 31.4
2013 177 16.0 11.0 31.1
2014 173 16.0 10.8 26
2015 160 16.0 10.0 31.3
2016 167 15.0 11.1 28.1
2017 170 16.2 10.4 31.8
2018 170 15.6 10.8 31.8
2019 161 15.7 10.2 28.6
2020 157 12.2 12.8 23.6
2021 165 10.7 15.3 20
2022 152 11.4 13.3 16.4
2023 162 11.3 14.2 32.1

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 Lafayette Secondary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $16,132

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lafayette Secondary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 189th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 148th of 529 Middle schools
 7.5%
Ranks 234th of 492 High schoolsRanks 54th of 476 High schools
 36.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Lafayette Secondary)52.438.5
 13.9%
   7th Grade Math (Red Lake Falls Public School District)52.438.5
 13.9%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Lafayette Secondary)57.146.2
 11%
   7th Grade Reading (Red Lake Falls Public School District)57.146.2
 11%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Lafayette Secondary)65.547.8
 17.7%
   8th Grade Math (Red Lake Falls Public School District)65.547.8
 17.7%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Lafayette Secondary)58.660.9
 2.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Red Lake Falls Public School District)58.660.9
 2.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Lafayette Secondary)34.526.1
 8.4%
   8th Grade Science (Red Lake Falls Public School District)34.526.1
 8.4%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Lafayette Secondary)68.857.1
 11.6%
   10th Grade Reading (Red Lake Falls Public School District)68.857.1
 11.6%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Lafayette Secondary)41.757.9
 16.2%
   11th Grade Math (Red Lake Falls Public School District)41.757.9
 16.2%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Lafayette Secondary)39.430
 9.4%
   End of Course Science (Red Lake Falls Public School District)39.430
 9.4%
   End of Course Science (Minnesota)54.445.6
 8.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students161162
 0.6%
African American10
 100%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic513
 160%
Pacific Islander00
White152141
 7.2%
Two or More Races38
 166.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.6%32.1%
 3.5%


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Lafayette Secondary ranks 101st of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 162 students attended Lafayette Secondary.

Lafayette Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J.A. Hughes Elementary

Students at Lafayette Secondary are 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.


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