Northfield Senior High School

Northfield Senior High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1400 Division St S,  Northfield, MN
Northfield Public School District
4.0
3.7
1,246 Students
A-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Joel Leer
Student Teacher Ratio
37:1
Average SAT Score
1300
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
60%
Reading Proficiency
54%
Average GPA
3.55
Graduation Rate
97%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
A-
Teachers
B+
College Prep
B-
Administration
C-
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
B-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.55
Reading Proficiency
54%
Math Proficiency
60%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
37:1
Teachers
34
Full Time Teachers
34
Teachers in First or Second Year
5.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1300
Math
650
Verbal
650
Average ACT
28
Math
26
English
28
Reading
29
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
20
AP Pass Rate
82.2%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
26.6%
State Average
31.9%
Science
31.7%
State Average
34%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
458:1

Student Diversity

Female
51%
Male
49%
White
76.1%
Hispanic
16.5%
Two or more races
3.9%
Black
1.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.5%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities 201 Students
St. Olaf College 121 Students
University of Minnesota Duluth 106 Students
Gustavus Adolphus College 102 Students
University of Wisconsin-Madison 101 Students
Minnesota State University, Mankato 82 Students
Macalester College 79 Students
Winona State University 63 Students
University of St. Thomas - Minnesota 59 Students
Carleton College 58 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 99 Students
Psychology 89 Students
Business 62 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 55 Students
Nursing 52 Students
Political Science and Government 36 Students
Environmental Science 31 Students
English 30 Students
Chemistry 27 Students
Mathematics 27 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 166 Reviews
4.0 Senior
10/2/2024
I have really good experiences in my high school these past four years. I haven't gotten into trouble with administration or with a teacher which shows behavior is a major deal at this school. Administration does a good job dealing with issues throughout the school, and with issues with students and teachers. There is a little bit of wiggle room with rules but I would say that everyone does a pretty good job at following the rules and having a good high school experience.
5.0 Freshman
5/12/2024
Very great school! Very supportive staff and overall a very great environment. I appreciate all the work they put into this very old school.
4.0 Senior
11/20/2023
The best part of my experience at Northfield High School has been the electives I've chosen to take. I am interested in business and accounting so i take a lot of business electives. All of the business teachers that I've had have been so knowledgeable and they've given me such good guidance. One of my worst experiences has been in sports. Sports at Northfield High School are very biased. If you don't have a history with the school or the sport you automatically get pushed behind everyone else. I would really like to see this change because there are so many students who have so much potential.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.7 3 Reviews
2.0 parent
3/8/2024
It seems unless you are star student or an athlete, you are lost in a mix. School is more focused on nonsense rather than teaching and my child has learned practically nothing. One of the band teachers tries to make students state their pronouns and actually said that she wanted to focus on composer...
4.0 student
11/16/2023
I haven’t been at this school for long but as I’m at it it seems inviting I can’t say much about teachers because I haven’t had that many but all of them a decent some better then others the lunch doesn’t seems bad but I haven’t eaten it the school is kind of confusing to get around but it’s and ove...
5.0 other
8/26/2013
Great educational system they have going on in NHS very proud to call myself a Northfield raider. Northfield high school really prepped me for college! Thank you!

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