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St. Clair Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the St. Clair Public School District in Saint Clair, Minnesota, with a student population of 386 and located approximately 8-9 miles from several other high schools in the Mankato area.
St. Clair Secondary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (94.3%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse student populations. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by MCA-III test scores, is generally lower than the state averages and the surrounding schools, with proficiency rates in math, reading, and science all below the state and district averages. However, the school has maintained high graduation rates, ranging from 94.2% to 100% over the past few years, and low dropout rates, mostly at 0% except for a spike to 3.8% in 2020-2021. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 120 out of 483 Minnesota high schools in 2013-2014 to a low of 368 out of 472 in 2021-2022, with a current ranking of 296 out of 480 schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Interestingly, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at St. Clair Secondary has increased from 11.61% in 2021-2022 to 26.68% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from lower-income families. When analyzing the performance of specific student subgroups, the school ranks higher for low socioeconomic status students (134 out of 393 in 2022-2023) compared to its overall ranking, but lower for white students (352 out of 398 in 2022-2023). Compared to nearby schools, such as Kato Public Charter School, Central High Area Learning Center, and Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Secondary, St. Clair Secondary generally outperforms them in academic achievement and school rankings, but lags behind larger public high schools in the Mankato area, such as Mankato West Senior High and Mankato East Senior High.
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