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Verndale Secondary High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

411 Sw Brown St

Verndale MN, 56481, Wadena County

Phone: 218-445-5184

Ranking:

High School:

(219 out of 414, bottom 47%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(1,002 out of 1,269, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12

School District: Verndale Public School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	23		19		17		18		18		18		18
Total Students:	233		225		216		237		230		229		198
Grade 7:	33	14.2%	32	14.2%	37	17.1%	30	12.7%	43	18.7%	44	19.2%	27	13.6%
Grade 8:	36	15.5%	38	16.9%	30	13.9%	47	19.8%	43	18.7%	29	12.7%	31	15.7%
Grade 9:	38	16.3%	29	12.9%	45	20.8%	45	19.0%	32	13.9%	32	14.0%	44	22.2%
Grade 10:	32	13.7%	44	19.6%	39	18.1%	35	14.8%	34	14.8%	50	21.8%	30	15.2%
Grade 11:	52	22.3%	46	20.4%	36	16.7%	33	13.9%	45	19.6%	37	16.2%	37	18.7%
Grade 12:	42	18.0%	36	16.0%	29	13.4%	47	19.8%	33	14.3%	37	16.2%	29	14.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	112	48.1%	109	48.4%	99	45.8%	119	50.2%	106	46.1%	106	46.3%	94	47.5%
Female:	121	51.9%	116	51.6%	117	54.2%	118	49.8%	116	50.4%	115	50.2%	100	50.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	2.6%	4	1.7%	3	1.5%
Asian:	2	0.9%	1	0.4%	2	0.9%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	6	2.6%	2	1.0%
Hispanic:	6	2.6%	4	1.8%	2	0.9%	2	0.8%	4	1.7%	6	2.6%	2	1.0%
Black:	1	0.4%	2	0.9%	1	0.5%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%
White:	215	92.3%	212	94.2%	204	94.4%	226	95.4%	218	94.8%	213	93.0%	190	96.0%
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:	8	3.4%	6	2.7%	7	3.2%	7	3.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	81	34.8%	96	42.7%	89	41.2%	95	40.1%	89	38.7%	74	32.3%	55	27.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	43	18.5%	30	13.3%	39	18.1%	45	19.0%	42	18.3%	33	14.4%	27	13.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.31		12.10		12.60		13.37		12.51		12.70		10.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCA-II
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.7%	86.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.5%	78.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.7%	72.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.6%	76.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	66.6%	66.6%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.9%	75.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.2%	77.2%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70.6%	70.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	53.7%	53.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	20.5%	20.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	25%	25%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	21.2%	21.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	35.8%	35.8%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	40.9%	40.9%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	35.8%	35.8%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	34.1%	34.1%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	62.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52.1%	52.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	34.5%	34.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48.3%	48.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46.7%	46.7%	N/A
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	39%	39%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	41.4%	41.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.1%	55.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.4%	54.4%	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.9%	62.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	78.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46.9%	46.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	59.5%	59.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	38.4%	38.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	43.9%	43.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.8%	52.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	33.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	67.4%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.1%	73.1%	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36.6%	36.6%	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	34.8%	34.8%	N/A
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	29.6%	29.6%	N/A
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	38.7%	38.7%	N/A
MCA-II GRAD
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70.4%	70.4%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.2%	86.2%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.7%	85.7%	N/A
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	54.8%	N/A
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.5%	45.5%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.6%	53.6%	N/A
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.7%	53.7%	N/A
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	93.3%	93.3%	N/A
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	92.9%	92.9%	N/A
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.6%	88.6%	N/A
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	87.5%	87.5%	N/A
MCA-III
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.1%	48.1%	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55.6%	55.6%	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43.3%	43.3%	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	43.4%	43.4%	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.5%	41.5%	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	74.1%	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.6%	48.6%	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.7%	56.7%	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	32.4%	32.4%	N/A
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	34.9%	34.9%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	76.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,156.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,227.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,135.0

* Verndale Secondary High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.