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Northeast Range Secondary

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Northeast Range Secondary ranks 349 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 26% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Northeast Range Secondary is a small public school at 30 South Dr in Babbitt, Minnesota — a town of roughly 1,500 people — serving about 114 students in grades 7–12 as the only secondary school in its immediate community and part of the St. Louis County School District.

Academically, the school sits near the bottom of its local comparison group. In 2025-2026, 22.9% of students tested proficient in math, 21.9% in reading, and 13.9% in science, against state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Among nearby schools, Mesabi East Secondary reached 40.9% in reading and 26.5% in math, while Vermilion Country School posted 0% in math and 22.7% in reading. Memorial High School in Ely, about 14 miles away, reached 73.5% in reading and 52.9% in science, though it enrolls a smaller share of low-income students. Reading is the school's sharpest relative weakness; math is its most competitive subject. One caution: grade-level results swing widely with only about 19 students per grade — 7th grade reading shows 0%, and 10th grade reading is suppressed by the state, meaning no performance information is available there at all. The school ranked 349 of 473 Minnesota schools (26th percentile, 1 star) in 2025-2026.

The school's standout strength is completion: 100% graduation and 0% dropout in 2024-2025, with a five-year graduation average near 93%, above the state. Class sizes are among the smallest in the region at 11.1 students per teacher, and 41.2% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch, down from 51.3% two years earlier. The central question is the gap between finishing and measured learning: proficiency peaked in 2022-2023, when reading reached 48.78%, essentially level with the state, and has declined since.

114

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,949

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

30 South Dr
Babbitt, MN 55706-1108

(218) 827-3101

District: St. Louis County School District

Feeder schools for Northeast Range Secondary:

Elementary:	Babbitt Elementary
	Tower-Soudan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Two or more races:

7.9%

American Indian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 27 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

440^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

349^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the St. Louis County School District

323^rd of 458St. Louis County School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	440 of 546	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	452 of 519	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.3	184 of 529	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.8	410 of 520	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	411 of 521	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	325 of 533	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.1	441 of 518	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	455 of 523	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	453 of 508	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	412 of 516	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	444 of 490	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	416 of 488	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	348 of 469	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.1	331 of 478	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	217 of 454	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	26.9	350 of 409	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.3	210 of 403	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.5	216 of 406	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	301 of 396	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.1	306 of 387	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	45.1	262 of 439	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	328 of 436	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	75.1	67 of 415	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	18.2	405 of 476	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	378 of 437	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	365 of 454	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	405 of 438	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	404 of 435	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	403 of 415	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	66.6	112 of 436	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	13.2	413 of 438	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	406 of 422	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	366 of 428	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	414 of 428	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	349 of 473	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	402 of 450	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	357 of 480	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	379 of 472	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	332 of 428	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	346 of 492	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	374 of 494	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	356 of 489	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.7	310 of 489	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	367 of 504	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	371 of 483	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.4	335 of 534	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.7	377 of 539	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	370 of 545	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.9	207 of 540	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.5	312 of 460	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.4	293 of 463	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.8	345 of 450	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	76.0	99 of 452	78.1%	★★★★☆
2004	82.2	31 of 433	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	312 of 388	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	313 of 395	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	24.0	301 of 374	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	9.3	374 of 403	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	223 of 411	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.6	348 of 398	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	14.9	360 of 402	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	381 of 401	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	337 of 364	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	348 of 412	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	363 of 414	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)84th percentile+45 vs school

Female (2019)40th percentile~ school

Male (2022)15th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-12 vs school

High school

Female (2022)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)20th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2022)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math23%-22 vs state

Reading22%-27 vs state

Science14%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Northeast Range Secondary	Public	7-12	30 South Dr	Babbitt	55706	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 827-3101	114	10	11.1	41.2%	94 (82.5%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (7.9%)	28.4	349^th of 473 public high schools	26.2%		13.2	402^nd of 450 public high schools	10.7%	53	0.0	33.3		21.9	8.3	16.7	13.9	27.3	16.7	25.0	22.9	$21,949
Ely Independent School District (Isd) 696 Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	600 E Harvey St	Ely	55731	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 741-9201	1	0		—	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	600 E Harvey St	Ely	55731	St. Louis County	Ely Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 365-6166	181	12	14.7	26.0%	165 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	81	67^th of 473 public high schools	85.8%		77.4	94^th of 450 public high schools	79.1%	27			73.5	73.5		52.9	52.9			12.5	12.5	$21,688
Vermilion Country School	Public, Charter	7-12	1 Enterprise Dr	Tower	55790	St. Louis County	Vermilion Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 753-1246	50	5	9.2	80.0%	31 (62.0%)	2 (4.0%)	3 (6.0%)	1 (2.0%)	12 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	24.5	374^th of 473 public high schools	20.9%					(n/a)			31.3	22.7		16.7	16.1				0.0	$17,666
Mesabi East ISD2711 Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	601 N 1st St W	Aurora	55705	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 741-9201	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mesabi East Secondary	Public	7-12	601 N 1st St W	Aurora	55705	St. Louis County	Mesabi East School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 229-3321	392	22	17.5	46.7%	348 (88.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	63.7	181^st of 473 public high schools	61.7%		49.1	259^th of 450 public high schools	42.4%	78	37.9	41.5	43.4	40.9	3.1	36.4	18.3	31.6	16.9	34.1	26.5	$13,877

Frequently Asked Questions about Northeast Range Secondary

What district is Northeast Range Secondary in?

St. Louis County School District

What schools feed into Northeast Range Secondary?

Northeast Range Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Babbitt Elementary
Elementary : Tower-Soudan Elementary

Is Northeast Range Secondary a good school?

Northeast Range Secondary ranks 349^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Northeast Range Secondary?

Students at Northeast Range Secondary are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Northeast Range Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Northeast Range Secondary.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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