Enrollment
273
High
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270000801514
CHERRY SECONDARY
3943 TAMMINEN RD, IRON, MN 55751 · (218) 258-8991 · St. Louis County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
89 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 17% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
20.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CHERRY SECONDARY
CHERRY SECONDARY's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRY SECONDARY this school | 273 | 32.6% | 32.3% |
| LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY BAUDETTE | 228 | 33.3% | 30.4% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA SECONDARY BARRETT | 229 | 34.5% | 57.5% |
| UNDERWOOD SECONDARY UNDERWOOD | 272 | 30.5% | 39.1% |
| WABASSO SECONDARY WABASSO | 237 | 32.5% | 48.7% |
| Ortonville Secondary ORTONVILLE | 228 | 33.8% | 41.5% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CHERRY SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #281 of 397 | #9 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #306 of 401 | #11 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #237 of 397 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #280 of 764 | #10 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #110 of 332 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #205 of 338 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #262 of 444 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.0% | #27 of 181 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
273
+21 (+8%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 273 | 17.9 | 15.2:1 | 33% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 19.1 | 14.3:1 | 39% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 20.4 | 12.2:1 | 42% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 29% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 13.8 | 15.6:1 | 49% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 50% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 151 | 11 | 13.7:1 | 40% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 26% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHERRY SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (215 to 273); teachers up 30% (13.8 to 17.9).
About CHERRY SECONDARY
CHERRY SECONDARY is a low-enrollment high school in IRON, Minnesota. The student body numbers 273 students, from grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Minnesota is about 371, so this school runs 26% smaller than that.
District-wide, ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT has 9 schools and 1,914 students.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at CHERRY SECONDARY. Next come 11% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. CHERRY SECONDARY's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 15.2:1 comes from the school's 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. The lunch program counts 33% of students at CHERRY SECONDARY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, CHERRY SECONDARY receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school in Minnesota with CHERRY SECONDARY's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 47.5%. CHERRY SECONDARY scores 32.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Louis County, the median household income is $70,069, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 100 public schools in St. Louis County, enrolling about 23,921 students in all.
The closest public school to CHERRY SECONDARY is CHERRY ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 32.3% is below the 39.3% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 8% from its 2020-21 level of 252. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 15.2:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOUTH RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 303 students
- CHERRY ELEMENTARYElementary · 297 students
- SOUTH RIDGE SECONDARYHigh · 258 students
- NORTH WOODS SECONDARYHigh · 245 students
- NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARYElementary · 234 students
- NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARYHigh · 114 students
Nearby schools
- CHERRY ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 297
- MERRITT ELEMENTARY9.6 mi · 354
- MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY9.6 mi · 283
- CHISHOLM SECONDARY9.9 mi · 291
- CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY10.0 mi · 142
- EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE10.0 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About CHERRY SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at CHERRY SECONDARY?
CHERRY SECONDARY enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does CHERRY SECONDARY serve?
CHERRY SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHERRY SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHERRY SECONDARY is approximately 15.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHERRY SECONDARY?
At CHERRY SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is CHERRY SECONDARY public or private?
CHERRY SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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