Enrollment
137
High
DISTRICT 150 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270969000409
CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY
5624 HIGHWAY 210, CROMWELL, MN 55726 · (218) 644-3716 · Carlton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
33 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 18% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
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 CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY
CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY this school | 137 | 24.1% | 40.1% |
| GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGH GRAND MEADOW | 140 | 25.0% | 42.2% |
| ROTHSAY SECONDARY ROTHSAY | 140 | 25.7% | 40.3% |
| MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ELY | 181 | 26.0% | 49.5% |
| Wm. M. Kelley Secondary SILVER BAY | 179 | 26.3% | 30.6% |
| HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY HILLS | 190 | 22.1% | 55.8% |
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 CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carlton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #185 of 397 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #162 of 401 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #175 of 397 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #398 of 764 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #357 of 444 | #6 of 7 |
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
137
-28 (-17%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 137 | 11.2 | 12.3:1 | 24% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 11.6 | 12.9:1 | 27% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 11.8 | 13.3:1 | 31% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 28% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | 35% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 9 | 15.9:1 | 34% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 11 | 12.8:1 | 45% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 170 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 29% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 159 | 12 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (145 to 137); teachers up 12% (10 to 11.2).
About CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY
CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY operates as a very small high school in CROMWELL, Minnesota. It reported 137 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Minnesota average about 371 students, which makes this school 63% below average.
The district, CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, has 300 students enrolled across 2 schools.
The share of students at CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY who are White is 90%. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Carlton County residents are about 88% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The school has 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. In all, 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Carlton County is 11 points.
On the allk12 Grade, CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Minnesota public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 52.1% at CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.1%.
The county, Carlton County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $80,573, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 6,201 students.
The closest school to CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY is CROMWELL-WRIGHT ELEMENTARY, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY at 6th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY as Rural: Remote.
From 165 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 137 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.3:1, from 15.0:1.
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Carlton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,518
Census ACS
Median income
$80,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CROMWELL-WRIGHT ELEMENTARYElementary · 163 students
Nearby schools
- CROMWELL-WRIGHT ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 163
- BARNUM ELEMENTARY15.1 mi · 348
- BARNUM SECONDARY15.4 mi · 312
- FLOODWOOD SECONDARY17.4 mi · 80
- FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY17.4 mi · 88
- MCF-MOOSE LAKE/WILLOW RIVER17.6 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARYHow large is CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY?
CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY enrolls approximately 137 students in grades 07-12.
Is CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY is approximately 12.3:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY?
At CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY public or private?
CROMWELL-WRIGHT SECONDARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by CROMWELL-WRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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