Ashby Secondary

Summary:

Ashby Secondary is a public high school located in Ashby, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 132 students. The school is part of the Ashby Public School District, which is ranked 206 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ashby Secondary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (93.94% in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools, which have more diverse student populations. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from a high of 47th out of 494 Minnesota high schools in 2017-2018 (5-star rating) to a low of 381st out of 480 in 2023-2024 (1-star rating). However, Ashby Secondary has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.3% to 100% over the past five years, which is generally higher than the nearby schools like Brandon-Evansville High School and Battle Lake Secondary. The school's test scores on the MCA-III assessments in Math, Reading, and Science are generally higher than the state averages, but lower than the nearby high-performing schools.

Ashby Secondary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 21.71% to 33.33% over the past three years, which is higher than some of the nearby schools. This suggests that the school may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges, which could be an important consideration in understanding the school's performance and the resources it may need to support its students. Overall, Ashby Secondary is a small, predominantly white high school with a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, and addressing the school's racial homogeneity, socioeconomic factors, and academic performance gaps compared to nearby high-performing schools could be important areas of focus for the school and district.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 300 Birch Ave
       Ashby, MN  56309-0030


(218) 747-2257

District: Ashby Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
381st of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,455 Help


Feeder schools for Ashby Secondary:

Elementary:    Ashby Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  141

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.6%
Asian:
2.1%
Two or more races:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.9% Help


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Compare Details Ashby Secondary ranks better than 78% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.31. (See more...)
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Compare Details Ashby Secondary ranks worse than 79.4% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.59. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Ashby 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 (93.6%), Asian (2.1%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ashby Secondary is 13.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ashby Secondary is $12,455.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ashby Secondary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ashby Secondary 120th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Ashby Secondary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ashby Secondary 381st of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Ashby Secondary in the ranking list.)

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Ashby Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ashby Public School District 206th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ashby Secondary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.33 23rd 387 94.1%
2005 77.23 79th 396 80.1%
2006 55.60 214th 406 47.3%
2007 39.76 294th 403 27.0%
2008 73.11 87th 409 78.7%
2009 72.27 50th 230 78.3%
2010 85.78 27th 454 94.1%
2011 64.35 157th 478 67.2%
2012 72.73 112th 469 76.1%
2013 68.20 140th 488 71.3%
2014 54.61 229th 490 53.3%
2015 62.84 187th 516 63.8%
2016 70.35 135th 508 73.4%
2017 66.74 164th 523 68.6%
2018 70.49 133rd 518 74.3%
2019 66.06 162nd 533 69.6%
2021 71.92 114th 521 78.1%
2022 59.43 197th 520 62.1%
2023 67.49 149th 529 71.8%
2024 73.31 120th 545 78.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 82.09 35th 473 92.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 69.90 99th 443 77.7%
2022 55.28 192nd 467 58.9%
2024 66.43 132nd 474 72.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.62 51st 438 88.4%
2022 64.31 150th 476 68.5%
2023 78.33 70th 464 84.9%
2024 69.50 119th 479 75.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.38 157th 428 63.3%
2019 48.69 224th 428 47.7%
2021 55.60 157th 422 62.8%
2022 47.84 217th 438 50.5%
2023 55.82 183rd 436 58.0%
2024 61.60 142nd 440 67.7%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Ashby Secondary

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Rank History for all high school students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 75.03 115th 433 73.4%
2005 87.50 4th 452 99.1%
2006 73.57 129th 450 71.3%
2007 36.79 342nd 463 26.1%
2008 64.70 208th 460 54.8%
2009 67.28 92nd 234 60.7%
2010 74.65 110th 540 79.6%
2011 84.07 23rd 545 95.8%
2012 78.66 71st 539 86.8%
2013 69.45 157th 534 70.6%
2014 70.43 143rd 483 70.4%
2015 51.68 287th 504 43.1%
2016 57.36 248th 489 49.3%
2017 47.34 311th 489 36.4%
2018 84.19 47th 494 90.5%
2019 67.50 167th 492 66.1%
2021 81.30 52nd 428 87.9%
2022 54.42 240th 472 49.2%
2023 56.01 219th 476 54.0%
2024 22.59 381st 480 20.6%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.75 240th 370 35.1%
2024 57.34 159th 389 59.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.02 50th 401 87.5%
2022 61.68 158th 388 59.3%
2023 44.78 243rd 396 38.6%
2024 17.97 342nd 403 15.1%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.81 326th 411 20.7%
2022 44.41 246th 403 39.0%
2024 20.56 346th 405 14.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Ashby Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.33 55th 414 86.7%
2019 51.33 226th 412 45.1%
2021 76.22 60th 364 83.5%
2022 41.31 275th 401 31.4%
2023 37.35 278th 398 30.2%
2024 8.99 377th 402 6.2%
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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.

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 Ashby Secondary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 131 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 134
1989 134 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 136
1990 137 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 139
1991 147 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 148
1992 144 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 145
1993 145 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 146
1994 161 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 162
1995 167 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 169
1996 167 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 169
1997 171 1 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 177
1998 172 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 174
1999 171 1 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 177
2000 159 0 0 2 4 n/a n/a 0 165
2001 151 0 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 156
2002 159 0 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 161
2003 159 0 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 161
2004 145 0 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 149
2005 158 1 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 165
2006 155 1 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 159
2007 143 1 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 147
2008 133 1 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 137
2009 125 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 127
2010 124 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 125
2011 116 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 117
2012 100 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 102
2013 108 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 110
2014 108 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 111
2015 106 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 111
2016 106 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 112
2017 115 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 118
2018 111 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 114
2019 113 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 120
2020 126 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 129
2021 135 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 139
2022 124 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 129
2023 124 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 132
2024 132 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 141

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 Ashby Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 134 8.7 15.4 17.2
1989 136 8.4 16.1 0
1990 139 9.4 14.7 12.2
1991 148 9.0 16.4 14.9
1992 145 8.4 17.2 15.9
1993 146 8.6 17.0 14.4
1994 162 11.3 14.3 15.4
1995 169 12.3 13.7 13.6
1996 169 12.3 13.7 13.6
1997 177 12.0 14.8 18.1
1998 174 n/a 0.0 12.1
1999 177 12.3 14.4 16.4
2000 165 12.6 13.1 24.8
2001 156 11.0 14.2 23.7
2002 161 12.7 12.7 17.4
2003 161 12.7 12.7 17.4
2004 149 13.0 11.5 19.5
2005 165 13.8 12.0 23
2006 159 14.1 11.3 24.5
2007 147 12.8 11.5 24.5
2008 137 13.2 10.4 27.7
2009 127 12.6 10.1 24.4
2010 125 11.7 10.6 27.2
2011 117 11.7 9.9 29.1
2012 102 10.7 9.5 30.4
2013 110 11.0 9.9 36.4
2014 111 11.2 9.9 34.2
2015 111 11.0 10.0 25.2
2016 112 10.0 11.2 33
2017 118 10.6 11.0 26.3
2018 114 10.0 11.3 27.2
2019 120 10.1 11.8 30
2020 129 9.8 13.0 37.2
2021 139 9.9 14.0 30.9
2022 129 9.4 13.6 21.7
2023 132 10.3 12.7 33.3
2024 141 10.6 13.3 36.9

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 Ashby Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 134 8.7 15.4 17.2
1989 136 8.4 16.1 0
1990 139 9.4 14.7 12.2
1991 148 9.0 16.4 14.9
1992 145 8.4 17.2 15.9
1993 146 8.6 17.0 14.4
1994 162 11.3 14.3 15.4
1995 169 12.3 13.7 13.6
1996 169 12.3 13.7 13.6
1997 177 12.0 14.8 18.1
1998 174 n/a 0.0 12.1
1999 177 12.3 14.4 16.4
2000 165 12.6 13.1 24.8
2001 156 11.0 14.2 23.7
2002 161 12.7 12.7 17.4
2003 161 12.7 12.7 17.4
2004 149 13.0 11.5 19.5
2005 165 13.8 12.0 23
2006 159 14.1 11.3 24.5
2007 147 12.8 11.5 24.5
2008 137 13.2 10.4 27.7
2009 127 12.6 10.1 24.4
2010 125 11.7 10.6 27.2
2011 117 11.7 9.9 29.1
2012 102 10.7 9.5 30.4
2013 110 11.0 9.9 36.4
2014 111 11.2 9.9 34.2
2015 111 11.0 10.0 25.2
2016 112 10.0 11.2 33
2017 118 10.6 11.0 26.3
2018 114 10.0 11.3 27.2
2019 120 10.1 11.8 30
2020 129 9.8 13.0 37.2
2021 139 9.9 14.0 30.9
2022 129 9.4 13.6 21.7
2023 132 10.3 12.7 33.3
2024 141 10.6 13.3 36.9

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 Ashby Secondary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,455

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ashby Secondary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 162nd of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 149th of 529 Middle schools
 2.2%
Ranks 167th of 492 High schoolsRanks 219th of 476 High schools
 12.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Ashby Secondary)42.960
 17.1%
   7th Grade Math (Ashby Public School District)42.960
 17.1%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Ashby Secondary)61.936
 25.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Ashby Public School District)61.936
 25.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Ashby Secondary)52.952.6
 0.3%
   8th Grade Math (Ashby Public School District)52.952.6
 0.3%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Ashby Secondary)58.836.8
 22%
   8th Grade Reading (Ashby Public School District)58.836.8
 22%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Ashby Secondary)64.736.8
 27.9%
   8th Grade Science (Ashby Public School District)64.736.8
 27.9%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Ashby Secondary)61.543.5
 18.1%
   10th Grade Reading (Ashby Public School District)61.543.5
 18.1%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Ashby Secondary)53.334.8
 18.6%
   11th Grade Math (Ashby Public School District)53.334.8
 18.6%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Ashby Secondary)51.939.1
 12.7%
   End of Course Science (Ashby Public School District)51.939.1
 12.7%
   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 Students120132
 10%
African American20
 100%
American Indian02
Asian03
Hispanic51
 80%
Pacific Islander00
White113124
 9.7%
Two or More Races02
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30%33.3%
 3.3%


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Ashby Secondary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Minnesota high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 141 students attended Ashby Secondary.

Students at Ashby Secondary are 94% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Ashby Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ashby Elementary


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