Summary:
Cold Spring, Minnesota is home to three high schools, all within the Rocori Public School District: Rocori Senior High (grades 9–12, 824 students), Rocori Online Learning Site (grades 6–12, 72 students), and Rocori Alternative Learning Center (grades 7–12, 27 students). Together they enroll 923 students, with Rocori Senior High accounting for about 89% of that total. All three share the same district profile: 3 stars, ranked 165 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 64th percentile.
Rocori Senior High is the clear standout on size and outcomes. Its graduation rate is 92.2% and its dropout rate is 3.8%, both better than district (88.1% and 5.3%) and state (84.9% and 4.2%) figures. Science is its strongest subject at 40.2% proficiency in 2025–2026, well above the district's 24.7% and the state's 25.5%. Its math (35.8%) and reading (38.1%) proficiency, however, trail the district (48.8% and 46.6%) and state (44.9% and 48.6%). Its rank has ranged from the 58th to the 68th percentile over three years.
Rocori Online Learning Site shows the highest dropout rate at 14.8%, along with a 77.7% graduation rate and the highest reported student-teacher ratio, 19.1, compared with 15.1 at Rocori Senior High. Rocori Alternative Learning Center has the lowest graduation rate at 36.3% and the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 48.15%; its math proficiency is reported as 0%, while reading and science are suppressed and its student-teacher ratio is unknown. Note that suppressed scores are unknown, not zero, and the 0% math figure should be read with caution given the school's very small enrollment.
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