Moorhead High School
2300 4th Ave South Moorhead MN, 56560, Clay County Phone: 218-284-2300 Ranking:  (121 out of 414, top 29%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Moorhead 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: | 89 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 93 | 95 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,583 | 1,545 | 1,520 | 1,524 | 1,610 | 1,609 | 1,643 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 445 | 28.1% | 403 | 26.1% | 401 | 26.4% | 381 | 25.0% | 421 | 26.1% | 375 | 23.3% | 415 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 399 | 25.2% | 389 | 25.2% | 378 | 24.9% | 410 | 26.9% | 363 | 22.5% | 425 | 26.4% | 433 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 379 | 23.9% | 368 | 23.8% | 398 | 26.2% | 349 | 22.9% | 400 | 24.8% | 438 | 27.2% | 388 | 23.6% |
| Grade 12: | 360 | 22.7% | 385 | 24.9% | 343 | 22.6% | 384 | 25.2% | 426 | 26.5% | 371 | 23.1% | 407 | 24.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 810 | 51.2% | 797 | 51.6% | 796 | 52.4% | 795 | 52.2% | 856 | 53.2% | 852 | 53.0% | 841 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 773 | 48.8% | 748 | 48.4% | 724 | 47.6% | 729 | 47.8% | 746 | 46.3% | 749 | 46.6% | 798 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 22 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.4% | 26 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.6% | 33 | 2.0% | 34 | 2.1% | 33 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 22 | 1.4% | 26 | 1.7% | 27 | 1.8% | 24 | 1.6% | 36 | 2.2% | 27 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 89 | 5.6% | 98 | 6.3% | 98 | 6.4% | 77 | 5.1% | 79 | 4.9% | 111 | 6.9% | 95 | 5.8% |
| Black: | 31 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.1% | 30 | 2.0% | 38 | 2.5% | 49 | 3.0% | 41 | 2.5% | 39 | 2.4% |
| White: | 1,323 | 83.6% | 1,289 | 83.4% | 1,283 | 84.4% | 1,329 | 87.2% | 1,413 | 87.8% | 1,396 | 86.8% | 1,452 | 88.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 96 | 6.1% | 78 | 5.0% | 56 | 3.7% | 32 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 372 | 23.5% | 380 | 24.6% | 342 | 22.5% | 330 | 21.7% | 288 | 17.9% | 302 | 18.8% | 266 | 16.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 5.1% | 98 | 6.3% | 90 | 5.9% | 89 | 5.8% | 91 | 5.7% | 86 | 5.3% | 79 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.80 | 17.75 | 18.14 | 18.73 | 19.98 | 17.40 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 68.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.8% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 66.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 74.1% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 72.7% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 70.4% | 76.8% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 62.8% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 62.6% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 46.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 44.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 40.2% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 42.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 40.5% | 43.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 50.8% | 48.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 37.5% | 42.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 50.1% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 57.8% | 56.3% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 54.6% | 53.2% | 53.8% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 83.9% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.9% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74.1% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 58.4% | 57.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 58.5% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 56.7% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.7% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.5% | 90.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.9% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.7% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 86.5% | 87.8% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 48% | 46.7% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,406.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,902.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,892.0 |
* Moorhead High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.