Houston Secondary

Summary:

Houston Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the town of Houston, Minnesota, with a student population of 211 that is predominantly White. The school is part of the Houston Public School District, which is ranked 252 out of 463 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Houston Secondary stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 92.3% to 100% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has very low dropout rates, between 0% and 6.2% in recent years. Academically, Houston Secondary students perform above the district and state averages in math proficiency for 7th and 8th graders, reading proficiency for 10th graders, and science proficiency on the end-of-course exam. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly, from as high as 33rd out of 492 Minnesota high schools in 2018-2019 to as low as 310th out of 476 in 2022-2023, suggesting inconsistent performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Houston Secondary generally outperforms the Summit Learning Program and Minnesota Virtual Academy High on metrics like graduation rates and test scores. But it lags behind some other high-performing local schools like Caledonia Senior High and Rushford-Peterson Senior High. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting it serves a more affluent population compared to the state average.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 306 W Elm St
       Houston, MN  55943-0363


(507) 896-5323

District: Houston Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
167th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,858 Help


Feeder schools for Houston Secondary:

Elementary:    Houston Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  227

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.8%
Two or more races:
4.0%
African American:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Houston Secondary ranks worse than 73.2% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.37. (See more...)
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Compare Details Houston Secondary ranks better than 65.2% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.43. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Houston 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 (93.8%), two or more races (4%), African American (0.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Houston Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Houston Secondary is 12.6, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Houston Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Houston Secondary is $14,858, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Houston Public School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Houston Secondary:

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Secondary 399th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Houston Secondary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Houston Secondary 167th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Houston Secondary in the ranking list.)

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Houston Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Public School District 252nd of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Houston Secondary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.41 151st 387 61.0%
2005 75.82 89th 396 77.5%
2006 73.08 86th 406 78.8%
2007 70.53 102nd 403 74.7%
2008 63.83 154th 409 62.3%
2009 65.05 80th 230 65.2%
2010 32.72 361st 454 20.5%
2011 52.28 249th 478 47.9%
2012 50.29 276th 469 41.2%
2013 54.77 228th 488 53.3%
2014 85.58 36th 490 92.7%
2015 70.71 132nd 516 74.4%
2016 55.35 232nd 508 54.3%
2017 69.73 139th 523 73.4%
2018 69.41 139th 518 73.2%
2019 58.34 225th 533 57.8%
2021 58.47 201st 521 61.4%
2022 65.54 159th 520 69.4%
2023 39.81 324th 529 38.8%
2024 30.37 399th 545 26.8%
See the entire list of Minnesota High School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.09 260th 298 12.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.19 202nd 401 49.6%
2019 56.82 167th 415 59.8%
2021 48.50 199th 399 50.1%
2023 28.62 340th 459 25.9%
2024 24.84 383rd 473 19.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.00 205th 436 53.0%
2019 45.43 261st 439 40.5%
2021 45.65 236th 443 46.7%
2022 59.01 174th 467 62.7%
2023 28.96 348th 455 23.5%
2024 23.36 387th 474 18.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.97 26th 438 94.1%
2021 64.18 140th 437 68.0%
2022 64.09 152nd 476 68.1%
2023 45.08 257th 464 44.6%
2024 34.13 325th 479 32.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.87 230th 428 46.3%
2019 36.27 298th 428 30.4%
2021 41.78 245th 422 41.9%
2022 50.21 207th 438 52.7%
2023 25.28 367th 436 15.8%
2024 15.98 404th 440 8.2%
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 Houston Secondary

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Rank History for all high school students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 82.96 23rd 433 94.7%
2005 84.97 12th 452 97.3%
2006 82.74 64th 450 85.8%
2007 88.24 42nd 463 90.9%
2008 85.88 54th 460 88.3%
2009 72.08 72nd 234 69.2%
2010 72.88 128th 540 76.3%
2011 74.54 113th 545 79.3%
2012 74.82 112th 539 79.2%
2013 74.99 100th 534 81.3%
2014 58.07 243rd 483 49.7%
2015 64.68 197th 504 60.9%
2016 64.04 196th 489 59.9%
2017 83.27 57th 489 88.3%
2018 77.09 107th 494 78.3%
2019 87.19 33rd 492 93.3%
2021 66.69 147th 428 65.7%
2022 60.70 193rd 472 59.1%
2023 40.47 310th 476 34.9%
2024 66.43 167th 480 65.2%
See the entire list of Minnesota High School Rankings!

Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.08 26th 374 93.0%
2019 94.22 6th 370 98.4%
2024 53.78 184th 389 52.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.63 106th 395 73.2%
2019 90.09 18th 401 95.5%
2021 48.77 194th 339 42.8%
2023 16.86 346th 396 12.6%
2024 79.57 61st 403 84.9%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.93 99th 398 75.1%
2019 75.80 67th 411 83.7%
2022 66.96 125th 403 69.0%
2023 44.30 237th 398 40.5%
2024 44.57 242nd 405 40.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Houston Secondary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.63 160th 414 61.4%
2019 81.44 45th 412 89.1%
2021 54.43 182nd 364 50.0%
2022 46.54 246th 401 38.7%
2023 23.72 341st 398 14.3%
2024 45.35 237th 402 41.0%
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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Enrollment information for Houston Secondary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 243 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 246
1989 224 4 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 232
1990 220 1 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 225
1991 208 0 1 0 3 n/a n/a 0 212
1992 228 0 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 231
1993 254 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 255
1994 263 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 265
1995 258 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 259
1996 258 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 259
1997 242 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1998 233 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1999 216 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 218
2000 208 2 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 213
2001 205 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 207
2002 208 1 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 214
2003 208 1 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 214
2004 226 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 229
2005 213 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 214
2006 225 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 230
2007 215 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 219
2008 207 0 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 211
2009 231 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 235
2010 212 1 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 216
2011 195 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 204
2012 181 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 189
2013 162 1 2 4 0 0 8 0 177
2014 176 1 3 1 0 0 9 0 190
2015 166 2 3 1 0 0 8 0 180
2016 177 2 3 1 0 0 9 0 192
2017 185 2 2 2 0 0 9 0 200
2018 184 1 2 5 0 0 5 0 197
2019 179 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 189
2020 198 2 0 6 0 0 3 0 209
2021 196 5 0 7 0 0 4 0 212
2022 193 4 1 6 0 0 5 0 209
2023 199 4 0 5 0 0 3 0 211
2024 213 2 1 2 0 0 9 0 227

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 Houston Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 246 17.1 14.3 18.3
1989 232 16.4 14.1 19
1990 225 14.1 15.9 12.9
1991 212 14.7 14.4 14.6
1992 231 14.0 16.5 38.1
1993 255 13.8 18.5 11.4
1994 265 14.0 18.9 13.2
1995 259 14.2 18.2 16.2
1996 259 14.2 18.2 16.2
1997 242 16.6 14.6 13.2
1998 233 n/a 0.0 15.5
1999 218 20.7 10.5 11.9
2000 213 16.4 13.0 19.2
2001 207 17.4 11.9 19.8
2002 214 14.7 14.6 25.2
2003 214 14.7 14.6 25.2
2004 229 17.3 13.2 25.8
2005 214 17.5 12.2 24.8
2006 230 15.1 15.2 29.6
2007 219 15.7 13.9 26.9
2008 211 15.9 13.3 28.4
2009 235 15.9 14.8 30.2
2010 216 15.9 13.5 31
2011 204 15.5 13.0 34.3
2012 189 16.4 11.4 34.4
2013 177 15.6 11.3 23.2
2014 190 16.9 11.1 29.5
2015 180 16.0 11.2 32.8
2016 192 17.0 11.2 36.5
2017 200 18.4 10.8 37.5
2018 197 17.9 10.9 27.9
2019 189 17.0 11.1 31.7
2020 209 17.9 11.6 30.1
2021 212 17.3 12.2 27.4
2022 209 17.2 12.1 18.2
2023 211 16.7 12.6 30.8
2024 227 18.0 12.6 28.2

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 Houston Secondary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 246 17.1 14.3 18.3
1989 232 16.4 14.1 19
1990 225 14.1 15.9 12.9
1991 212 14.7 14.4 14.6
1992 231 14.0 16.5 38.1
1993 255 13.8 18.5 11.4
1994 265 14.0 18.9 13.2
1995 259 14.2 18.2 16.2
1996 259 14.2 18.2 16.2
1997 242 16.6 14.6 13.2
1998 233 n/a 0.0 15.5
1999 218 20.7 10.5 11.9
2000 213 16.4 13.0 19.2
2001 207 17.4 11.9 19.8
2002 214 14.7 14.6 25.2
2003 214 14.7 14.6 25.2
2004 229 17.3 13.2 25.8
2005 214 17.5 12.2 24.8
2006 230 15.1 15.2 29.6
2007 219 15.7 13.9 26.9
2008 211 15.9 13.3 28.4
2009 235 15.9 14.8 30.2
2010 216 15.9 13.5 31
2011 204 15.5 13.0 34.3
2012 189 16.4 11.4 34.4
2013 177 15.6 11.3 23.2
2014 190 16.9 11.1 29.5
2015 180 16.0 11.2 32.8
2016 192 17.0 11.2 36.5
2017 200 18.4 10.8 37.5
2018 197 17.9 10.9 27.9
2019 189 17.0 11.1 31.7
2020 209 17.9 11.6 30.1
2021 212 17.3 12.2 27.4
2022 209 17.2 12.1 18.2
2023 211 16.7 12.6 30.8
2024 227 18.0 12.6 28.2

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 Houston Secondary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $14,858

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Houston Secondary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 225th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 324th of 529 Middle schools
 19%
Ranks 33rd of 492 High schoolsRanks 310th of 476 High schools
 58.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Math (Houston Secondary)53.339.3
 14%
   7th Grade Math (Houston Public School District)34.523.6
 10.9%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Houston Secondary)53.325
 28.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Houston Public School District)52.441.7
 10.7%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Houston Secondary)3728.2
 8.8%
   8th Grade Math (Houston Public School District)27.220.7
 6.5%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Houston Secondary)70.429
 41.4%
   8th Grade Reading (Houston Public School District)51.440
 11.4%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Houston Secondary)40.725.6
 15.1%
   8th Grade Science (Houston Public School District)28.321.2
 7.1%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%
10th Grade Reading (Houston Secondary)83.835
 48.8%
   10th Grade Reading (Houston Public School District)60.847
 13.8%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Houston Secondary)51.930.8
 21.1%
   11th Grade Math (Houston Public School District)2914.9
 14.2%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Houston Secondary)68.632.6
 36%
   End of Course Science (Houston Public School District)51.829.9
 22%
   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 Students189211
 11.6%
African American14
 300%
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic45
 25%
Pacific Islander00
White179199
 11.2%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.7%30.8%
 0.9%


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Elementary : Houston Elementary

Houston Secondary ranks 167th of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 227 students attended Houston Secondary.

Students at Houston Secondary are 94% White, 4% Two or more races.


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