Delano High School

Summary:

Delano High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,209 students in the predominantly white community of Delano, Minnesota. The school consistently performs at an exceptional level, ranking among the top high schools in the state and demonstrating strong academic achievement across various metrics.

Delano High School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, Reading, and Science assessments compared to the state average. The school also maintains an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 96.1% to 98.0% over the past five years, and a very low dropout rate. These achievements have earned Delano High School a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking as high as 16th out of 492 Minnesota high schools. When compared to nearby schools, such as Mound Westonka High School and Watertown Mayer High, Delano High School generally outperforms them on academic metrics.

While Delano High School's overall performance is exceptional, the school may need to focus on addressing the specific needs of certain student subgroups, such as those in special education and from low socioeconomic backgrounds, to ensure more equitable outcomes. Additionally, the school's predominantly white student population warrants further investigation to understand the factors contributing to this demographic composition and its potential implications for the school's diversity and inclusiveness. Overall, Delano High School's consistent academic excellence and strong performance across various metrics make it a standout educational institution in the Delano Public School District.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 700 Elm Ave E
       Delano, MN  55328-9183


(763) 972-3365

District: Delano Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
25th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,777 Help


Feeder schools for Delano High School:

Elementary:    Delano Elementary
Middle:    Delano Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.8 Help
Number of students:  1,176

Racial breakdown:

White:
91.8%
Two or more races:
3.9%
Hispanic:
2.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.9% Help


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Compare Details Delano High School ranks better than 99.4% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.87. (See more...)
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Compare Details Delano High School ranks better than 94.8% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.4. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Delano High School 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 (91.8%), two or more races (3.9%), Hispanic (2.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 11.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Delano High School is 19.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Delano High School is $11,777.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Delano High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Delano High School 3rd of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Delano High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Delano High School 25th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Delano High School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Delano High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 92.16 18th 533 96.6%
2021 92.74 17th 521 96.7%
2022 91.41 24th 520 95.4%
2023 90.69 27th 529 94.9%
2024 98.87 3rd 545 99.4%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.23 124th 282 56.0%
2021 37.16 175th 260 32.7%
2022 74.67 39th 288 86.5%
2023 78.51 31st 298 89.6%
2024 94.01 10th 307 96.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.74 52nd 415 87.5%
2021 94.25 3rd 399 99.2%
2022 83.26 23rd 404 94.3%
2023 91.02 11th 459 97.6%
2024 98.53 2nd 473 99.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 88.71 25th 439 94.3%
2021 87.29 27th 443 93.9%
2022 90.43 17th 467 96.4%
2023 87.02 30th 455 93.4%
2024 98.40 1st 474 99.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 92.40 15th 454 96.7%
2021 93.09 13th 437 97.0%
2022 88.96 26th 476 94.5%
2023 90.23 28th 464 94.0%
2024 98.50 2nd 479 99.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.25 31st 428 92.8%
2021 87.06 26th 422 93.8%
2022 86.46 31st 438 92.9%
2023 84.78 33rd 436 92.4%
2024 97.69 5th 440 98.9%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Delano High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.35 37th 433 91.5%
2005 81.52 36th 452 92.0%
2006 92.34 20th 450 95.6%
2007 96.00 6th 463 98.7%
2008 93.33 6th 460 98.7%
2010 84.20 24th 540 95.6%
2011 83.87 26th 545 95.2%
2012 84.09 27th 539 95.0%
2013 86.60 18th 534 96.6%
2014 87.59 28th 483 94.2%
2015 86.66 32nd 504 93.7%
2016 86.50 42nd 489 91.4%
2017 86.72 37th 489 92.4%
2018 85.62 39th 494 92.1%
2019 90.92 16th 492 96.7%
2021 89.61 23rd 428 94.6%
2022 79.61 75th 472 84.1%
2023 64.91 159th 476 66.6%
2024 90.40 25th 480 94.8%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.53 64th 195 67.2%
2019 83.27 23rd 220 89.5%
2021 57.76 63rd 173 63.6%
2022 29.48 171st 214 20.1%
2023 17.15 193rd 216 10.6%
2024 71.26 44th 221 80.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.15 91st 374 75.7%
2019 97.69 3rd 370 99.2%
2021 81.14 28th 270 89.6%
2023 76.89 65th 393 83.5%
2024 73.05 84th 389 78.4%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.45 33rd 395 91.6%
2019 89.47 20th 401 95.0%
2021 91.07 15th 339 95.6%
2022 68.75 107th 388 72.4%
2023 57.35 169th 396 57.3%
2024 85.36 37th 403 90.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.17 64th 398 83.9%
2019 88.87 20th 411 95.1%
2021 84.95 31st 351 91.2%
2022 79.67 56th 403 86.1%
2023 59.43 154th 398 61.3%
2024 90.04 20th 405 95.1%
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Rank History for high school White students at Delano High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.13 58th 414 86.0%
2019 86.68 27th 412 93.4%
2021 85.58 28th 364 92.3%
2022 67.34 115th 401 71.3%
2023 50.36 204th 398 48.7%
2024 83.75 37th 402 90.8%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for White Students!

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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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Open Quote This is the worst school I've EVER had the displeasure of being a part of. They only care about their numbers... not their students! DO NOT RECOMMEND Close Quote



Enrollment information for Delano High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 483 1 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1989 467 1 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1990 465 2 9 3 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1991 471 2 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 480
1992 471 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1993 496 1 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 500
1994 515 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 518
1995 540 3 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1996 540 3 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1997 581 1 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 587
1998 576 2 2 2 2 n/a n/a 0 584
1999 576 3 3 4 3 n/a n/a 0 589
2000 590 4 3 3 2 n/a n/a 0 602
2001 580 4 7 5 5 n/a n/a 0 601
2002 567 2 8 3 5 n/a n/a 0 585
2003 567 2 8 3 5 n/a n/a 0 585
2004 576 3 7 4 6 n/a n/a 0 596
2005 585 5 4 3 4 n/a n/a 0 601
2006 616 7 7 4 5 n/a n/a 0 639
2007 676 10 8 5 3 n/a n/a 0 702
2008 746 10 8 6 1 n/a n/a 0 771
2009 737 8 8 5 3 n/a n/a 0 761
2010 762 8 7 4 2 n/a n/a 0 783
2011 758 9 8 2 2 0 0 0 779
2012 737 8 9 10 1 0 1 0 766
2013 736 8 11 8 1 1 3 0 768
2014 731 11 10 10 2 1 2 0 767
2015 703 8 13 11 2 1 5 0 743
2016 729 6 16 8 3 1 7 0 770
2017 758 7 14 12 3 0 5 0 799
2018 734 6 18 14 2 0 8 0 782
2019 1135 4 11 20 2 0 27 0 1199
2020 1122 5 11 22 2 0 32 0 1194
2021 1131 3 8 29 0 0 42 0 1213
2022 1118 5 10 29 0 0 51 0 1213
2023 1109 7 16 28 0 0 49 0 1209
2024 1079 8 16 27 0 0 46 0 1176

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 Delano High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 494 25.5 19.3 4.3
1989 477 27.4 17.4 5.2
1990 479 28.3 16.9 5.4
1991 480 26.8 17.9 5.4
1992 477 26.4 18.0 6.7
1993 500 29.3 17.1 6.6
1994 518 28.7 18.0 4.8
1995 548 34.0 16.1 4.6
1996 548 34.0 16.1 4.6
1997 587 29.6 19.8 5.1
1998 584 n/a 0.0 5.5
1999 589 39.0 15.1 3.6
2000 602 33.2 18.1 7.8
2001 601 35.2 17.1 6.2
2002 585 34.4 17.0 6.5
2003 585 34.4 17.0 6.5
2004 596 35.4 16.8 6
2005 601 34.2 17.6 5.2
2006 639 38.4 16.6 9.2
2007 702 37.9 18.5 11.5
2008 771 42.1 18.3 9.9
2009 761 39.4 19.3 13.1
2010 783 38.0 20.5 15.5
2011 779 41.9 18.5 14
2012 766 41.7 18.3 13.6
2013 768 41.7 18.4 14.2
2014 767 42.8 17.9 14.1
2015 743 42.0 17.6 10.6
2016 770 43.0 17.9 9.5
2017 799 43.3 18.4 8.5
2018 782 41.9 18.6 8.8
2019 1199 63.3 18.9 8.3
2020 1194 61.8 19.3 9
2021 1213 65.2 18.5 6
2022 1213 63.2 19.1 5.2
2023 1209 60.8 19.8 14.2
2024 1176 59.1 19.8 11.9

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 Delano High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 494 25.5 19.3 4.3
1989 477 27.4 17.4 5.2
1990 479 28.3 16.9 5.4
1991 480 26.8 17.9 5.4
1992 477 26.4 18.0 6.7
1993 500 29.3 17.1 6.6
1994 518 28.7 18.0 4.8
1995 548 34.0 16.1 4.6
1996 548 34.0 16.1 4.6
1997 587 29.6 19.8 5.1
1998 584 n/a 0.0 5.5
1999 589 39.0 15.1 3.6
2000 602 33.2 18.1 7.8
2001 601 35.2 17.1 6.2
2002 585 34.4 17.0 6.5
2003 585 34.4 17.0 6.5
2004 596 35.4 16.8 6
2005 601 34.2 17.6 5.2
2006 639 38.4 16.6 9.2
2007 702 37.9 18.5 11.5
2008 771 42.1 18.3 9.9
2009 761 39.4 19.3 13.1
2010 783 38.0 20.5 15.5
2011 779 41.9 18.5 14
2012 766 41.7 18.3 13.6
2013 768 41.7 18.4 14.2
2014 767 42.8 17.9 14.1
2015 743 42.0 17.6 10.6
2016 770 43.0 17.9 9.5
2017 799 43.3 18.4 8.5
2018 782 41.9 18.6 8.8
2019 1199 63.3 18.9 8.3
2020 1194 61.8 19.3 9
2021 1213 65.2 18.5 6
2022 1213 63.2 19.1 5.2
2023 1209 60.8 19.8 14.2
2024 1176 59.1 19.8 11.9

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 Delano High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,777

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Delano High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 18th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 27th of 529 Middle schools
 1.7%
Ranks 16th of 492 High schoolsRanks 159th of 476 High schools
 30.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Delano High School)8177.3
 3.6%
   7th Grade Math (Delano Public School District)8177.3
 3.6%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Delano High School)74.773.5
 1.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Delano Public School District)74.773.5
 1.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Delano High School)8771.8
 15.1%
   8th Grade Math (Delano Public School District)8771.8
 15.1%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Delano High School)73.861.5
 12.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Delano Public School District)73.861.5
 12.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Delano High School)55.829.6
 26.3%
   8th Grade Science (Delano Public School District)55.829.6
 26.3%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Delano High School)79.750.6
 29.1%
   10th Grade Reading (Delano Public School District)79.750.6
 29.1%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Delano High School)6944.9
 24%
   11th Grade Math (Delano Public School District)6944.9
 24%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Delano High School)70.136.9
 33.2%
   End of Course Science (Delano Public School District)70.136.9
 33.2%
   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 Students11991209
 0.8%
African American47
 75%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian1116
 45.5%
Hispanic2028
 40%
Pacific Islander00
White11351109
 2.3%
Two or More Races2749
 81.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.3%14.2%
 5.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Delano High School

Delano High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Delano Elementary
Middle : Delano Intermediate School

Yes. Delano High School ranks in the top 5.2% of Minnesota high schools.

Students at Delano High School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,176 students attended Delano High School.


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