For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 331 students in Yellow Medicine East School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Yellow Medicine East School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority American Indian and Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,003 Schools
# Students
603 Students
272,988 Students
# Teachers
52 Teachers
17,811 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Yellow Medicine East School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 522 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#383 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
41%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.59
# American Indian Students
62 Students
6,086 Students
% American Indian Students
10%
2%
# Asian Students
6 Students
17,993 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
88 Students
30,064 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
11%
# Black Students
8 Students
32,798 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
400 Students
169,010 Students
% White Students
66%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
306 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
16,731 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
15
847
# Students in K Grade:
55
2,545
# Students in 1st Grade:
48
2,825
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
2,938
# Students in 3rd Grade:
47
2,965
# Students in 4th Grade:
35
3,207
# Students in 5th Grade:
33
11,547
# Students in 6th Grade:
44
53,234
# Students in 7th Grade:
40
63,243
# Students in 8th Grade:
60
64,723
# Students in 9th Grade:
45
14,851
# Students in 10th Grade:
54
15,978
# Students in 11th Grade:
48
16,184
# Students in 12th Grade:
40
17,901
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,701 is higher than the state median of $17,854. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,657 is higher than the state median of $18,580. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,701
$17,854
Spending / Student
$22,657
$18,580
Best Yellow Medicine East School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
450 9th Ave
Granite Falls, MN 56241
(320) 564-4081
Granite Falls, MN 56241
(320) 564-4081
Grades: 6-12
| 331 students
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