Braham Area Secondary

Summary:

Braham Area Secondary is a public high school located in Braham, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 344 students. The school is part of the Braham Public School District, which is ranked 242 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Braham Area Secondary has faced several challenges in recent years. Its overall performance, as measured by its statewide ranking and test scores, has declined, with the school now ranking in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools and struggling to meet state proficiency standards. The school's rankings for different student groups, such as female and male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students, vary significantly, suggesting potential equity issues and the need for targeted interventions. Additionally, the growing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that Braham Area Secondary is serving an increasingly economically disadvantaged population, which may contribute to the school's declining performance.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Pine City Secondary, Mora Secondary, and Rush City Secondary, Braham Area Secondary generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and statewide rankings, suggesting the need for the school to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing neighbors. The increasing student-teacher ratio at Braham Area Secondary may also be a sign of staffing challenges, which could impact the school's ability to provide personalized attention and support to its students.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 531 Elmhurst Ave S
       Braham, MN  55006-3105


(320) 396-5199

District: Braham Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
260th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,558 Help


Feeder schools for Braham Area Secondary:

Elementary:    Braham Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.8 Help
Number of students:  359

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.3%
Two or more races:
5.0%
Hispanic:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.4% Help


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Compare Details Braham Area Secondary ranks worse than 57.8% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.79. (See more...)
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Compare Details Braham Area Secondary ranks worse than 54.2% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.62. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Braham Area 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 (88.3%), two or more races (5%), Hispanic (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Braham Area Secondary is 19.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Braham Area Secondary is $11,558.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Braham Area Secondary:

SchoolDigger ranks Braham Area Secondary 315th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Braham Area Secondary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Braham Area Secondary 260th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Braham Area Secondary in the ranking list.)

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Braham Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Braham Public School District 242nd of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Braham Area Secondary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.43 160th 387 58.7%
2005 27.53 333rd 396 15.9%
2006 41.38 297th 406 26.8%
2007 34.92 315th 403 21.8%
2008 19.09 369th 409 9.8%
2009 24.52 202nd 230 12.2%
2010 49.04 276th 454 39.2%
2011 44.60 311th 478 34.9%
2012 39.83 337th 469 28.1%
2013 55.76 220th 488 54.9%
2014 49.44 268th 490 45.3%
2015 30.54 391st 516 24.2%
2016 31.90 385th 508 24.2%
2017 48.33 293rd 523 44.0%
2018 62.83 191st 518 63.1%
2019 49.75 287th 533 46.2%
2021 42.84 300th 521 42.4%
2022 43.92 302nd 520 41.9%
2023 62.44 180th 529 66.0%
2024 43.79 315th 545 42.2%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 52.98 125th 298 58.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.78 75th 401 81.3%
2019 61.85 136th 415 67.2%
2021 64.61 90th 399 77.4%
2022 52.56 178th 404 55.9%
2023 62.41 132nd 459 71.2%
2024 54.26 186th 473 60.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.13 184th 436 57.8%
2019 44.64 267th 439 39.2%
2021 36.10 293rd 443 33.9%
2022 29.70 349th 467 25.3%
2023 74.79 82nd 455 82.0%
2024 56.85 188th 474 60.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.75 191st 438 56.4%
2019 47.27 259th 454 43.0%
2021 45.17 244th 437 44.2%
2022 54.21 202nd 476 57.6%
2023 47.88 243rd 464 47.6%
2024 28.92 361st 479 24.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.51 233rd 428 45.6%
2019 34.40 309th 428 27.8%
2021 26.79 330th 422 21.8%
2022 31.49 321st 438 26.7%
2023 43.24 251st 436 42.4%
2024 26.60 360th 440 18.2%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Braham Area Secondary

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Rank History for all high school students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.33 225th 433 48.0%
2005 67.87 206th 452 54.4%
2006 44.43 312th 450 30.7%
2007 36.59 344th 463 25.7%
2008 40.18 334th 460 27.4%
2009 51.99 151st 234 35.5%
2010 67.20 194th 540 64.1%
2011 51.35 329th 545 39.6%
2012 56.53 298th 539 44.7%
2013 63.33 220th 534 58.8%
2014 48.59 300th 483 37.9%
2015 57.60 247th 504 51.0%
2016 69.65 149th 489 69.5%
2017 58.78 239th 489 51.1%
2018 59.60 239th 494 51.6%
2019 74.75 117th 492 76.2%
2021 59.43 185th 428 56.8%
2022 51.74 251st 472 46.8%
2023 56.20 218th 476 54.2%
2024 49.62 260th 480 45.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.44 99th 374 73.5%
2019 83.80 29th 370 92.2%
2021 75.23 40th 270 85.2%
2022 60.37 118th 312 62.2%
2023 66.23 108th 393 72.5%
2024 40.34 244th 389 37.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.06 198th 395 49.9%
2019 65.39 135th 401 66.3%
2021 55.52 166th 339 51.0%
2022 62.85 150th 388 61.3%
2023 56.66 174th 396 56.1%
2024 34.39 286th 403 29.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.93 262nd 398 34.2%
2019 71.81 97th 411 76.4%
2021 48.30 192nd 351 45.3%
2022 30.62 310th 403 23.1%
2023 45.67 230th 398 42.2%
2024 52.62 202nd 405 50.1%
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Rank History for high school White students at Braham Area Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.84 283rd 414 31.6%
2019 61.40 167th 412 59.5%
2021 53.30 185th 364 49.2%
2022 37.08 289th 401 27.9%
2023 40.30 263rd 398 33.9%
2024 33.41 302nd 402 24.9%
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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 Braham Area Secondary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 457 0 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 460
1989 412 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 415
1990 409 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 410
1991 419 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 420
1992 415 4 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 422
1993 440 3 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 445
1994 473 3 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 480
1995 708 4 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 716
1996 708 4 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 716
1997 682 4 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 693
1998 665 3 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 677
1999 340 2 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 347
2000 500 3 3 4 1 n/a n/a 0 511
2001 477 2 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 486
2002 445 2 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 452
2003 445 2 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 452
2004 431 1 3 2 4 n/a n/a 0 441
2005 417 2 3 3 4 n/a n/a 0 429
2006 403 2 0 1 3 n/a n/a 0 409
2007 406 1 4 3 3 n/a n/a 0 417
2008 393 4 3 3 4 n/a n/a 0 407
2009 385 5 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 400
2010 378 4 6 3 2 n/a n/a 0 393
2011 380 3 4 4 5 0 6 0 402
2012 368 3 4 1 4 0 6 0 386
2013 357 5 2 3 2 0 6 0 375
2014 350 3 1 1 2 0 7 0 364
2015 356 2 1 3 1 0 9 0 372
2016 355 1 1 1 2 0 11 0 371
2017 321 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 329
2018 303 1 0 4 0 0 8 0 316
2019 325 2 1 2 0 0 6 0 336
2020 298 3 2 2 0 0 12 0 317
2021 305 4 3 6 0 1 19 0 338
2022 287 7 1 6 0 1 17 0 319
2023 309 6 3 5 0 0 21 0 344
2024 317 5 6 13 0 0 18 0 359

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 Braham Area Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 460 18.2 25.2 20.7
1989 415 25.6 16.2 0
1990 410 26.1 15.7 16.6
1991 420 26.7 15.7 16
1992 422 25.6 16.4 16.6
1993 445 26.0 17.1 8.1
1994 480 27.6 17.4 8.3
1995 716 39.8 18.0 18.7
1996 716 39.8 18.0 18.7
1997 693 38.5 18.0 18.9
1998 677 n/a 0.0 17.3
1999 347 45.9 7.6 13.3
2000 511 34.4 14.9 24.9
2001 486 27.6 17.6 25.3
2002 452 29.9 15.1 30.8
2003 452 29.9 15.1 30.8
2004 441 27.5 16.0 30.4
2005 429 27.9 15.4 37.3
2006 409 28.0 14.6 31.8
2007 417 27.4 15.2 34.1
2008 407 26.7 15.2 35.4
2009 400 26.4 15.2 38.5
2010 393 26.6 14.7 46.6
2011 402 24.8 16.1 46.8
2012 386 26.6 14.5 48.7
2013 375 25.3 14.8 46.9
2014 364 23.6 15.4 45.9
2015 372 22.0 16.9 42.7
2016 371 22.0 16.8 42.9
2017 329 20.3 16.1 37.4
2018 316 18.8 16.7 38.3
2019 336 17.9 18.7 37.8
2020 317 18.3 17.2 35.3
2021 338 14.5 23.2 28.1
2022 319 14.8 21.4 18.5
2023 344 17.5 19.6 45.1
2024 359 18.0 19.8 38.4

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 Braham Area Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 460 18.2 25.2 20.7
1989 415 25.6 16.2 0
1990 410 26.1 15.7 16.6
1991 420 26.7 15.7 16
1992 422 25.6 16.4 16.6
1993 445 26.0 17.1 8.1
1994 480 27.6 17.4 8.3
1995 716 39.8 18.0 18.7
1996 716 39.8 18.0 18.7
1997 693 38.5 18.0 18.9
1998 677 n/a 0.0 17.3
1999 347 45.9 7.6 13.3
2000 511 34.4 14.9 24.9
2001 486 27.6 17.6 25.3
2002 452 29.9 15.1 30.8
2003 452 29.9 15.1 30.8
2004 441 27.5 16.0 30.4
2005 429 27.9 15.4 37.3
2006 409 28.0 14.6 31.8
2007 417 27.4 15.2 34.1
2008 407 26.7 15.2 35.4
2009 400 26.4 15.2 38.5
2010 393 26.6 14.7 46.6
2011 402 24.8 16.1 46.8
2012 386 26.6 14.5 48.7
2013 375 25.3 14.8 46.9
2014 364 23.6 15.4 45.9
2015 372 22.0 16.9 42.7
2016 371 22.0 16.8 42.9
2017 329 20.3 16.1 37.4
2018 316 18.8 16.7 38.3
2019 336 17.9 18.7 37.8
2020 317 18.3 17.2 35.3
2021 338 14.5 23.2 28.1
2022 319 14.8 21.4 18.5
2023 344 17.5 19.6 45.1
2024 359 18.0 19.8 38.4

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 Braham Area Secondary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,558

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Braham Area Secondary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 287th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 180th of 529 Middle schools
 19.8%
Ranks 117th of 492 High schoolsRanks 218th of 476 High schools
 22%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Braham Area Secondary)43.336.6
 6.7%
   7th Grade Math (Braham Public School District)43.336.6
 6.7%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Braham Area Secondary)38.340.3
 1.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Braham Public School District)38.340.3
 1.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Braham Area Secondary)58.337.3
 21.1%
   8th Grade Math (Braham Public School District)58.337.3
 21.1%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Braham Area Secondary)56.753.9
 2.8%
   8th Grade Reading (Braham Public School District)56.753.9
 2.8%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Braham Area Secondary)38.333.3
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Braham Public School District)38.333.3
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Braham Area Secondary)66.159.7
 6.4%
   10th Grade Reading (Braham Public School District)66.159.7
 6.4%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Braham Area Secondary)45.322
 23.3%
   11th Grade Math (Braham Public School District)45.322
 23.3%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Braham Area Secondary)63.633.3
 30.3%
   End of Course Science (Braham Public School District)63.633.3
 30.3%
   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 Students336344
 2.4%
African American26
 200%
American Indian00
Asian13
 200%
Hispanic25
 150%
Pacific Islander00
White325309
 4.9%
Two or More Races621
 250%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.8%45.1%
 7.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 359 students attended Braham Area Secondary.

Students at Braham Area Secondary are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Braham Area Secondary ranks 260th of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Braham Area Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Braham Elementary


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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