Next Step West (Alden)
ALDEN · MN · Southern MN Education Consortium · Public · K-12 combined
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Enrich Alden → Success East → Success West → RESET → SWMetro Waseca → SWMetro Waseca-Transitions → Austin Area Learning Cntr. - Summer → Austin Community Learning Center →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Next Step West (Alden) compares for families
What families should know about Next Step West (Alden).
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Enrich Alden, Success East, Success West and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 6 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrich Alden ALDEN |
Public | 0.2 | 4 | — |
| Success East ADAMS |
Public | 16.1 | 5 | — |
| Success West GLENVILLE |
Public | 16.6 | 3 | — |
| RESET AUSTIN |
Public | 35.2 | 7 | — |
| SWMetro Waseca WASECA |
Public | 28.5 | 10 | — |
| SWMetro Waseca-Transitions WASECA |
Public | 28.5 | 12 | — |
| Austin Area Learning Cntr. - Summer AUSTIN |
Public | 29.8 | — | — |
| Austin Community Learning Center AUSTIN |
Public | 30.4 | — | — |