Big Lake Senior High High School
501 Minnesota Ave Big Lake MN, 55309, Sherburne County Phone: 763-262-2547 Ranking:  (203 out of 414, top 49%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Big Lake Public School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 949 | 957 | 951 | 955 | 976 | 978 | 959 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 267 | 28.1% | 249 | 26.0% | 263 | 27.7% | 233 | 24.4% | 275 | 28.2% | 282 | 28.8% | 261 | 27.2% |
| Grade 10: | 230 | 24.2% | 254 | 26.5% | 222 | 23.3% | 262 | 27.4% | 265 | 27.2% | 236 | 24.1% | 239 | 24.9% |
| Grade 11: | 238 | 25.1% | 220 | 23.0% | 240 | 25.2% | 244 | 25.5% | 235 | 24.1% | 224 | 22.9% | 257 | 26.8% |
| Grade 12: | 214 | 22.6% | 234 | 24.5% | 226 | 23.8% | 216 | 22.6% | 201 | 20.6% | 236 | 24.1% | 202 | 21.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 470 | 49.5% | 465 | 48.6% | 478 | 50.3% | 493 | 51.6% | 493 | 50.5% | 502 | 51.3% | 500 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 479 | 50.5% | 492 | 51.4% | 473 | 49.7% | 462 | 48.4% | 475 | 48.7% | 468 | 47.9% | 455 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.2% | 8 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 3.5% | 37 | 3.9% | 24 | 2.5% | 31 | 3.2% | 34 | 3.5% | 29 | 3.0% | 26 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 28 | 3.0% | 27 | 2.8% | 22 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.2% | 17 | 1.7% | 24 | 2.5% | 25 | 2.6% |
| White: | 853 | 89.9% | 861 | 90.0% | 874 | 91.9% | 876 | 91.7% | 908 | 93.0% | 911 | 93.1% | 893 | 93.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 167 | 17.6% | 190 | 19.9% | 179 | 18.8% | 159 | 16.6% | 142 | 14.5% | 124 | 12.7% | 134 | 14.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 7.9% | 60 | 6.3% | 70 | 7.4% | 86 | 9.0% | 94 | 9.6% | 78 | 8.0% | 70 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.49 | 21.65 | 21.04 | 21.48 | 22.04 | 22.60 | 20.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 76.8% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 18.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 31.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.3% | 43.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 47.6% | 47.6% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 53.8% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 57.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 87.8% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.1% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 45.6% | 45.6% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 54.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,006.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,219.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,809.0 |
* Big Lake Senior High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.