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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in St. Louis County, Minnesota

16 public high schools in St. Louis County, Minnesota appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY leads the list at 17.0%, against a median of 33.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

St. Louis County, Minnesota

Best % Proficient

17.0%

Median % Proficient

33.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY	BABBITT, MN	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	41.2%	114	17.0%
2	EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE	MOUNTAIN IRON, MN	EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE	High	89.8%	127	17.6%
3	SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARY	CULVER, MN	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	42.6%	258	21.9%
4	CHISHOLM SECONDARY	CHISHOLM, MN	CHISHOLM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	51.5%	291	25.2%
5	NORTH WOODS SECONDARY	COOK, MN	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	41.2%	245	28.9%
6	DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL	DULUTH, MN	DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	48.5%	951	31.6%
7	MESABI EAST SECONDARY	AURORA, MN	MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	46.7%	392	32.1%
8	CHERRY SECONDARY	IRON, MN	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	32.6%	273	32.3%
9	Rock Ridge High School	VIRGINIA, MN	Rock Ridge Public Schools	High	30.2%	1,048	34.0%
10	MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY	MOUNTAIN IRON, MN	MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	39.2%	283	38.8%
11	Hibbing High	HIBBING, MN	Hibbing Public School District	High	36.4%	829	40.4%
12	Hermantown Senior High	HERMANTOWN, MN	Hermantown Community Schools	High	16.5%	655	47.5%
13	MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL	ELY, MN	ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	26.0%	181	49.5%
14	Proctor Senior High	PROCTOR, MN	Proctor Public School District	High	33.1%	540	49.6%
15	East High School	DULUTH, MN	DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	19.7%	1,495	54.2%
16	HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER	DULUTH, MN	HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER	High	41.2%	194	63.2%

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