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Rock Ridge Public Schools

At a glance

194^thof 446 Minnesota districts▼ 46

Better than 56% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 3 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

1405 Progress Parkway
Virginia, MN 55792-8888·(218) 735-3500·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2021–2025

2025: better than 56.5% of districts

Schools

2,288

Students

Top rankedLaurentian Elementary231^st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Laurentian Elementary 14.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Rock Ridge Public Schools district in Minnesota consists of 4 schools: 3 elementary schools (Laurentian Elementary, Parkview Elementary, and North Star Elementary) and 1 high school (Rock Ridge Secondary).

Laurentian Elementary stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 188 out of 881 Minnesota elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently achieves high proficiency rates on MCA-III math and reading assessments, with over 50% of students proficient across all grades. North Star Elementary has also shown improvement, moving up in the statewide ranking and performing well on reading assessments.

In contrast, Rock Ridge Secondary lags behind the elementary schools, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages in many areas. The high school has a 84.2% four-year graduation rate and a 4.4% dropout rate. The elementary schools, particularly Parkview Elementary, have higher rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the performance differences across the 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
North Star Elementary	Public	3-6	411 S 5th Avenue	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 742-3943	389	26	14.7	42.2%	305 (78.4%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	55.8	417^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.2%		59.5	378^th of 881 public elementary schools	57.1%	39	56.2	53.7	21.1	28.6				39.8	53.3	54.2	62.2	58.9				57.1
Rock Ridge High School	Public	7-12	1403 Progress Pkwy	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-3500	1,048	56	18.7	30.2%	911 (86.9%)	7 (0.7%)	31 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.8%)	52.5	244^th of 450 public high schools	45.8%		63.2	188^th of 480 public high schools	60.8%	56					23.8	34.3	33.5	30.6					38.2	45.4	40.5	41.5
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	506 N 9th Ave W	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 742-3802	336	19	17.4	52.4%	253 (75.3%)	10 (3.0%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.8%)								(n/a)
Laurentian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1409 Progress Pkwy	Eveleth	55734	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 735-6202	488	34	14.5	42.2%	417 (85.5%)	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.4%)	72.9	231^st of 872 public elementary schools	73.5%		75.8	188^th of 881 public elementary schools	78.7%	43	66.2	60.3	43.7	51.6				54.5	50.8	57.1	69.8	67.7				62.0
Rock Ridge High School ALP	Public	7-12	1405 Progress Pkwy	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 735-3510	27	0		70.4%	19 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northland Learning Center	1.15 mi	15
Region 3 - Northeast Service County-op	4.61 mi	1
Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	4.68 mi	2	160^th
East Range Academy Of Technical-Science	4.74 mi	1	406^th
St. Louis County School District	9.28 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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