Grand Rapids Senior High

Summary:

Grand Rapids Senior High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, with a student population of 1,129. The school is part of the Grand Rapids Public School District, which is ranked 186 out of 463 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Grand Rapids Senior High stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Minnesota high schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math, Reading, and Science are generally higher than the district and state averages, and it maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.7% to 96.5% over the past five years, which is above the state average. However, the school faces some challenges, including racial disparities in student achievement and a growing population of students from low-income families, as indicated by the increase in free and reduced-lunch recipients from 22.83% in 2021-2022 to 38.88% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Greenway Senior High, Grand Rapids Senior High generally outperforms in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and dropout rates. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined from 65th in 2020-2021 to 204th in 2023-2024, indicating that it may be facing increasing competition from other high-performing schools in the state. Additionally, the school's special education students have consistently performed below the state average, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of Minnesota high schools for this subgroup.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 800 Conifer Dr NW
       Grand Rapids, MN  55744-2458


(218) 327-5760

District: Grand Rapids Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
204th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,413 Help


Feeder schools for Grand Rapids Senior High:

Elementary:    Cohasset Elementary
    East Rapids Elementary
    West Rapids Elementary
Middle:    Robert J. Elkington Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.2 Help
Number of students:  1,114

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.6%
American Indian:
7.2%
Two or more races:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.8% Help


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Compare Details Grand Rapids Senior High ranks better than 57.5% of high schools in Minnesota. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Grand Rapids Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.86. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grand Rapids Senior High 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 Grand Rapids Senior High has the largest high school student body size in the Grand Rapids Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (86.6%), American Indian (7.2%), two or more races (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Grand Rapids Public School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grand Rapids Senior High is 20.2. 1 high schools in the Grand Rapids Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Grand Rapids Senior High employs 54.9 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grand Rapids Senior High is $13,413. 1 high schools in the Grand Rapids Public School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grand Rapids Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Rapids Senior High 204th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Grand Rapids Senior High in the ranking list.)

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Grand Rapids Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Rapids Public School District 186th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Grand Rapids Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Grand Rapids Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.84 43rd 433 90.1%
2005 74.58 118th 452 73.9%
2006 85.40 42nd 450 90.7%
2007 78.56 97th 463 79.0%
2008 70.21 164th 460 64.3%
2009 57.95 134th 234 42.7%
2010 63.47 237th 540 56.1%
2011 62.47 248th 545 54.5%
2012 65.30 220th 539 59.2%
2013 67.91 172nd 534 67.8%
2014 64.37 191st 483 60.5%
2015 71.13 144th 504 71.4%
2016 68.16 163rd 489 66.7%
2017 78.06 87th 489 82.2%
2018 76.76 110th 494 77.7%
2019 77.17 99th 492 79.9%
2021 78.54 65th 428 84.8%
2022 75.58 101st 472 78.6%
2023 75.63 96th 476 79.8%
2024 60.86 204th 480 57.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Grand Rapids Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.83 28th 59 52.5%
2019 55.29 29th 66 56.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grand Rapids Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.93 29th 195 85.1%
2019 85.41 19th 220 91.4%
2021 76.66 27th 173 84.4%
2022 45.06 125th 214 41.6%
2023 25.76 175th 216 19.0%
2024 24.34 182nd 221 17.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grand Rapids Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.61 67th 374 82.1%
2019 79.12 56th 370 84.9%
2021 71.58 50th 270 81.5%
2022 59.93 123rd 312 60.6%
2023 66.23 107th 393 72.8%
2024 56.79 162nd 389 58.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Grand Rapids Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.19 128th 395 67.6%
2019 74.70 86th 401 78.6%
2021 81.03 32nd 339 90.6%
2022 65.36 134th 388 65.5%
2023 67.54 113th 396 71.5%
2024 37.07 274th 403 32.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Grand Rapids Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.73 91st 398 77.1%
2019 70.28 112th 411 72.7%
2021 70.86 92nd 351 73.8%
2022 73.93 88th 403 78.2%
2023 74.26 77th 398 80.7%
2024 71.35 101st 405 75.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Grand Rapids Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 88.57 1st 11 90.9%
2022 93.43 1st 16 93.8%
2023 85.03 5th 36 86.1%
2024 72.39 10th 42 76.2%
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Rank History for White students at Grand Rapids Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.79 145th 414 65.0%
2019 65.65 140th 412 66.0%
2021 67.88 106th 364 70.9%
2022 61.35 157th 401 60.8%
2023 61.66 142nd 398 64.3%
2024 43.87 244th 402 39.3%
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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 Grand Rapids Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 946 2 8 6 45 n/a n/a 0 1007
1995 1053 0 3 8 39 n/a n/a 0 1103
1996 1053 0 3 8 39 n/a n/a 0 1103
1997 1036 2 4 11 40 n/a n/a 0 1093
1998 1032 3 5 12 34 n/a n/a 0 1086
1999 1371 3 9 17 43 n/a n/a 0 1443
2000 1320 1 10 10 56 n/a n/a 0 1397
2001 1302 1 12 8 50 n/a n/a 0 1373
2002 1248 4 12 4 45 n/a n/a 0 1313
2003 1248 4 12 4 45 n/a n/a 0 1313
2004 1219 4 12 7 64 n/a n/a 0 1306
2005 1137 7 14 12 61 n/a n/a 0 1231
2006 1146 9 19 9 63 n/a n/a 0 1246
2007 1084 15 10 13 60 n/a n/a 0 1182
2008 1023 10 11 9 51 n/a n/a 0 1104
2009 994 8 16 14 64 n/a n/a 0 1096
2010 951 6 18 11 59 n/a n/a 0 1045
2011 964 6 19 14 47 0 26 0 1076
2012 929 9 22 12 53 2 36 0 1063
2013 952 10 21 13 42 0 32 0 1070
2014 952 13 18 14 47 1 43 0 1088
2015 993 15 13 18 51 5 58 0 1153
2016 1009 12 10 10 47 2 70 0 1160
2017 941 16 5 12 50 1 68 0 1093
2018 916 18 6 16 45 2 65 0 1068
2019 987 9 2 17 41 2 78 0 1136
2020 1003 7 3 14 34 1 84 0 1146
2021 994 8 5 17 80 1 37 0 1142
2022 1033 6 6 14 82 1 32 0 1174
2023 991 3 8 17 68 0 42 0 1129
2024 965 3 4 21 80 0 41 0 1114

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 Grand Rapids Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 1007 59.1 17.0 11
1995 1103 0.0 0.0 10.8
1996 1103 0.0 0.0 10.8
1997 1093 62.9 17.4 7.7
1998 1086 n/a 0.0 9.4
1999 1443 89.3 16.2 9.2
2000 1397 84.5 16.5 15.4
2001 1373 80.9 17.0 18.1
2002 1313 72.2 18.2 21.8
2003 1313 72.2 18.2 21.8
2004 1306 67.5 19.3 22.9
2005 1231 64.7 19.0 22.8
2006 1246 62.6 19.9 24.1
2007 1182 59.0 20.0 28.2
2008 1104 49.1 22.5 27.5
2009 1096 50.5 21.7 27
2010 1045 50.2 20.8 29.3
2011 1076 51.2 21.0 29.8
2012 1063 50.5 21.0 32.3
2013 1070 49.5 21.5 30.1
2014 1088 51.8 20.9 30.1
2015 1153 53.0 21.7 30.3
2016 1160 57.0 20.3 29.4
2017 1093 60.6 18.0 27.8
2018 1068 61.1 17.4 28.7
2019 1136 60.4 18.7 28.5
2020 1146 65.2 17.5 27.1
2021 1142 61.2 18.6 23.6
2022 1174 60.4 19.4 22.8
2023 1129 51.6 21.8 38.9
2024 1114 54.9 20.2 39.8

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 Grand Rapids Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 1007 59.1 17.0 11
1995 1103 0.0 0.0 10.8
1996 1103 0.0 0.0 10.8
1997 1093 62.9 17.4 7.7
1998 1086 n/a 0.0 9.4
1999 1443 89.3 16.2 9.2
2000 1397 84.5 16.5 15.4
2001 1373 80.9 17.0 18.1
2002 1313 72.2 18.2 21.8
2003 1313 72.2 18.2 21.8
2004 1306 67.5 19.3 22.9
2005 1231 64.7 19.0 22.8
2006 1246 62.6 19.9 24.1
2007 1182 59.0 20.0 28.2
2008 1104 49.1 22.5 27.5
2009 1096 50.5 21.7 27
2010 1045 50.2 20.8 29.3
2011 1076 51.2 21.0 29.8
2012 1063 50.5 21.0 32.3
2013 1070 49.5 21.5 30.1
2014 1088 51.8 20.9 30.1
2015 1153 53.0 21.7 30.3
2016 1160 57.0 20.3 29.4
2017 1093 60.6 18.0 27.8
2018 1068 61.1 17.4 28.7
2019 1136 60.4 18.7 28.5
2020 1146 65.2 17.5 27.1
2021 1142 61.2 18.6 23.6
2022 1174 60.4 19.4 22.8
2023 1129 51.6 21.8 38.9
2024 1114 54.9 20.2 39.8

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 Grand Rapids Senior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,413

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Grand Rapids Senior High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 99th of 492 High schoolsRanks 96th of 476 High schools
 0%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Reading (Grand Rapids Senior High)66.353.9
 12.4%
   10th Grade Reading (Grand Rapids Public School District)65.251.9
 13.3%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Grand Rapids Senior High)46.843.5
 3.4%
   11th Grade Math (Grand Rapids Public School District)40.135.3
 4.8%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Grand Rapids Senior High)67.549.4
 18.1%
   End of Course Science (Grand Rapids Public School District)63.247.3
 15.9%
   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 Students11361129
 0.6%
African American93
 66.7%
American Indian4168
 65.9%
Asian28
 300%
Hispanic1717
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White987991
 0.4%
Two or More Races7842
 46.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.5%38.9%
 10.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Rapids Senior High

Grand Rapids Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cohasset Elementary
Elementary : East Rapids Elementary
Elementary : West Rapids Elementary
Middle : Robert J. Elkington Middle School

Students at Grand Rapids Senior High are 87% White, 7% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,114 students attended Grand Rapids Senior High.

Grand Rapids Senior High ranks 204th of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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