Enrollment
127
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE·NCES 270029103722
EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE
8541 PARK RIDGE DR, MOUNTAIN IRON, MN 55768 · (218) 744-7965 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.5:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
114 students
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 9 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 38% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
29.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
3.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE
EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE this school | 127 | 89.8% | 17.6% |
| Kato Public Charter School MANKATO | 77 | 76.6% | 13.8% |
| Vermilion Country School TOWER | 50 | 80.0% | N/A |
| Riverway Secondary WINONA | 63 | 73.0% | 38.1% |
| Onamia High School ONAMIA | 224 | 81.7% | 17.6% |
| Northern Lights Community School WARBA | 91 | 71.4% | 24.9% |
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 EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #380 of 397 | #15 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.9% | #393 of 401 | #16 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #359 of 397 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #411 of 764 | #16 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #14 of 444 | #1 of 17 |
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
127
-37 (-23%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 115
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 127 | 10.2 | 12.5:1 | 90% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 9.1 | 16.4:1 | 93% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 7.8 | 20.6:1 | 78% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | 89% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 16.5 | 8.7:1 | 87% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 133 | 10 | 13.3:1 | 74% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 115 | 10 | 11.5:1 | 59% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (143 to 127); teachers down 38% (16.5 to 10.2).
About EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE
EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in MOUNTAIN IRON, Minnesota. Enrollment is 127 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 66% lower.
In federal data, the district for EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE is the school itself.
At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE combined. After that, the student body is 9% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of St. Louis County, the White share is about 90%. EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, higher than at this school. EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE reports 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in St. Louis County, the average is 40%.
EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (17.6% actual, 16.8% predicted).
St. Louis County has these Census figures: median household income is about $70,069, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE is among the 100 public schools in St. Louis County.
MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SECONDARY is the public school closest to EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE, about 0.5 miles away. EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 43.2% on proficiency, and EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE is below that at 17.6%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe). EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
The number of students dropped from 164 to 127 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.5:1, from 14.9:1.
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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
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- Parkview Elementary1.8 mi · 336
- NLC 6076 Transition Program2.1 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCEHow many students attend EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE?
EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE enrolls approximately 127 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE serve?
EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE is approximately 12.5:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE?
EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE reports a student body of 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE?
EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE is overseen by EAST RANGE ACADEMY OF TECH-SCIENCE in St. Louis County.
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