Summary:
Lake Superior Public School District has two high schools serving grades 6–12 — Two Harbors Secondary (597 students) and Wm. M. Kelley Secondary (179 students) — for a combined 776 students. Lake Superior Public School District ranks 236 of 458 in Minnesota (48th percentile, 2 stars), with a 2024–2025 graduation rate of 88.4% and a dropout rate of 2.8%, compared with statewide figures of 84.9% and 4.2%. Both schools cover the same grade span, so families are really choosing between two different sets of trade-offs.
Two Harbors Secondary is the stronger performer overall. It ranks 233 of 473 (51st percentile, 3 stars), and its 2023–2024 rank of 119 of 480 (75th percentile, 4 stars) is the best in this data. Its graduation rate is 89.7% with a low 1.2% dropout rate, both better than district and state. It also leads in reading (44.5%) and science (22.4%), and its 6th grade reading score of 66% is the highest single test result here. Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 it improved in math, reading, and science. Math is still a weak spot at 27.5%, below the district's 36% and the state's 44.9%.
Wm. M. Kelley Secondary ranks 321 of 473 (32nd percentile, 2 stars), with an 84.6% graduation rate and a 7.6% dropout rate — 6.3 times higher than Two Harbors and above the state. Its reading (31.9%) and science (15.1%) trail the state by wide margins, and scores declined in all three subjects year over year. Notably, its smaller classes (14.7 students per teacher vs. 16.7) and lower free/reduced lunch rate (26.26% vs. 30.32%) have not translated into higher results. Bright spots include 7th grade reading (45%), 11th grade math (28%), and 8th grade science (13.8%).
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