Prior Lake High School
7575 150th St West Savage MN, 55378, Scott County Phone: 952-226-8600 Ranking:  (58 out of 414, top 14%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools 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: | 101 | 96 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,398 | 2,339 | 2,290 | 2,235 | 2,133 | 2,065 | 1,997 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 618 | 25.8% | 647 | 27.7% | 564 | 24.6% | 627 | 28.1% | 588 | 27.6% | 558 | 27.0% | 538 | 26.9% |
| Grade 10: | 641 | 26.7% | 549 | 23.5% | 627 | 27.4% | 577 | 25.8% | 558 | 26.2% | 539 | 26.1% | 514 | 25.7% |
| Grade 11: | 544 | 22.7% | 603 | 25.8% | 564 | 24.6% | 535 | 23.9% | 496 | 23.3% | 505 | 24.5% | 489 | 24.5% |
| Grade 12: | 595 | 24.8% | 540 | 23.1% | 534 | 23.3% | 496 | 22.2% | 491 | 23.0% | 463 | 22.4% | 456 | 22.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,231 | 51.3% | 1,169 | 50.0% | 1,155 | 50.4% | 1,163 | 52.0% | 1,110 | 52.0% | 1,085 | 52.5% | 1,028 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 1,167 | 48.7% | 1,170 | 50.0% | 1,135 | 49.6% | 1,072 | 48.0% | 1,015 | 47.6% | 972 | 47.1% | 965 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 0.5% | 15 | 0.6% | 19 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.6% | 21 | 1.0% | 24 | 1.2% | 21 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 113 | 4.7% | 115 | 4.9% | 102 | 4.5% | 107 | 4.8% | 107 | 5.0% | 96 | 4.6% | 88 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic: | 61 | 2.5% | 54 | 2.3% | 46 | 2.0% | 40 | 1.8% | 34 | 1.6% | 34 | 1.6% | 35 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 62 | 2.6% | 56 | 2.4% | 57 | 2.5% | 57 | 2.6% | 58 | 2.7% | 48 | 2.3% | 37 | 1.9% |
| White: | 2,128 | 88.7% | 2,083 | 89.1% | 2,057 | 89.8% | 2,006 | 89.8% | 1,913 | 89.7% | 1,863 | 90.2% | 1,816 | 90.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 0.9% | 14 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 11.6% | 269 | 11.5% | 235 | 10.3% | 124 | 5.5% | 121 | 5.7% | 109 | 5.3% | 83 | 4.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 2.7% | 67 | 2.9% | 72 | 3.1% | 79 | 3.5% | 79 | 3.7% | 45 | 2.2% | 28 | 1.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.79 | 24.26 | 25.32 | 22.27 | 21.44 | 20.90 | 20.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.1% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.1% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.2% | 76.8% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 30.3% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.7% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 46.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 51.7% | 43.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 59.7% | 48.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 55.8% | 42.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.4% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 69.3% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 53.8% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.6% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.5% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.2% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 67.1% | 57.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 71.8% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 70.5% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 80.2% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 90.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.8% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.6% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.6% | 87.8% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 66.8% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 63.1% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 29.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 70.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $53,096.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,628.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $57,698.0 |
* Prior Lake High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.