MOUNTAIN LAKE SECONDARY

High school·Grades 7-12 Mountain Lake, Minnesota·56159
Score
71.0/100
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#117
Among 402 Minnesota high schools
Top 30%
In Minnesota

Score 71.0/100: better than 71% of Minnesota high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meeting or exceeding standards on state tests in Minnesota, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Minnesota schools.

English language arts
47%
Similar Minnesota schools ≈ 43%, better than 71% of them
130 students tested
Math
42%
Similar Minnesota schools ≈ 36%, better than 75% of them
118 students tested
Science
24%
Similar Minnesota schools ≈ 32%, better than 42% of them
87 students tested
All Minnesota schools (ELA / math)
49% / 45%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 11 published results by grade and test

As published by Minnesota Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)41.943
English language artsGrade 8All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)51.145
English language artsGrade 10All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)47.642
English language artsAll gradesAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)46.9130
MathGrade 7All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)40.944
MathGrade 8All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)33.345
MathGrade 11All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)55.229
MathAll gradesAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)41.5118
ScienceGrade 8All Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)6.745
ScienceHigh schoolAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)42.942
ScienceAll gradesAll Standards-Based (MCA/MTAS/ALTMCA)24.187

School profile

Grades
7-12
Students
240
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
240
Typical high school: 83
Free or reduced-price lunch
56%
Typical high school: 42%

District and location

City
Cottonwood County

Contact

Address
450 12TH ST N
Mountain Lake, MN 56159

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Minnesota. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

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MOUNTAIN LAKE SECONDARY at a glance

MOUNTAIN LAKE SECONDARY is a public high school in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12. It is part of Mountain Lake Public Schools. It has about 240 students (a typical Minnesota high school has 83). About 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 42% at a typical Minnesota high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 47% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 42% in math (similar schools: 36%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding standards). On our score, which compares it only with other Minnesota high schools, it scores 71.0 out of 100: better than 71% of them, ranking #117 of 402. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.