Irondale Senior High

Irondale Senior High is a substantial senior high in NEW BRIGHTON, Minnesota, run under Mounds View Public School District. The school works with 1,812 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 388% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Mounds View Public School District runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 11,934 students. Irondale Senior High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Irondale Senior High shows that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 18% Black, 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Ramsey County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Irondale Senior High has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Irondale Senior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.7%; this one delivers 40.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Ramsey County) shows that median household earnings sit near $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Irondale Senior High is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

Sunnyside Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Irondale Senior High comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Irondale Senior High has climbed 6%, going from 1,706 students in 2018 to 1,812 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 58% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.