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Mountain Iron-Buhl School District

At a glance

160^thof 446 Minnesota districts▼ 37

Better than 64% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

8659 Unity Drive
Mountain Iron, MN 55768-2012·(218) 735-8271·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 64.1% of districts

Schools

637

Students

Top rankedMerritt Elementary304^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary up 33 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Mountain Iron-Buhl School District in Minnesota serves students from preschool through 12th grade across two schools: Merritt Elementary and Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary. Based on the available data, Merritt Elementary stands out as the stronger performing school in the district, consistently exceeding state and district averages on math and reading proficiency tests.

Merritt Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it among the top 304 elementary schools in Minnesota. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall math proficiency rate of 52.25% was significantly higher than the district (45.48%) and state (45.21%) averages. Similarly, Merritt Elementary's reading proficiency rate of 57.95% for all grades in 2024-2025 was well above the district (52.35%) and state (49.59%) averages. In contrast, Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary has struggled more in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 109 out of 476 Minnesota high schools in 2022-2023 to 249 out of 480 in 2023-2024.

Both schools serve student populations with relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating significant economic challenges. This may be an important factor to consider when analyzing academic performance and identifying strategies for support. The data suggests an opportunity for the district to examine best practices at Merritt Elementary and explore ways to apply successful strategies at the secondary level, potentially improving outcomes for all students in the Mountain Iron-Buhl School District.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Merritt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8659 Unity Drive	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 735-8271	354	23	15.5	45.2%	307 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.2%)	66.4	304^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.1%		67.8	282^nd of 881 public elementary schools	68.0%	22	61.0	77.5	36.2	40.0				52.3	46.3	65.0	67.4	53.1				58.0	$14,750
Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary	Public	7-12	8659 Unity Drive	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-8271	283	16	17.3	39.2%	237 (83.7%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	57.9	216^th of 450 public high schools	52.0%		51.3	249^th of 480 public high schools	48.1%	33					39.6	41.3	24.2	36.4					45.3	37.0	54.6	45.5	$15,739

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northland Learning Center	0.07 mi	15
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East Range Academy Of Technical-Science	0.47 mi	1	406^th
Rock Ridge Public Schools	2.19 mi	5	194^th
St. Louis County School District	9.53 mi	9	336^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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