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South Ridge Secondary

Q: Is South Ridge Secondary a good school?

South Ridge Secondary ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Minnesota high schools.

Q: How many students attend South Ridge Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended South Ridge Secondary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of South Ridge Secondary?

Students at South Ridge Secondary are 77% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% American Indian, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into South Ridge Secondary?

South Ridge Secondary is fed by the following schools: Elementary : South Ridge Elementary

Public Grades 7-12

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 22% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

South Ridge Secondary is a public high school in Culver, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 264 students. The school is part of the St. Louis County School District, which is ranked 336 out of 446 districts in the state.

South Ridge Secondary consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in math, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.51% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. The school's graduation rates have also fluctuated, ranging from 83.3% to 95.7%, which is generally lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 42.05% to 46.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Secondary in Esko, MN, and Floodwood Secondary in Floodwood, MN, consistently outperform South Ridge Secondary in academic achievement and other key metrics. However, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female and special education students, varies, with the school ranking relatively high for the special education subgroup in 2023-2024.

258

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,756

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8162 Swan Lake Rd
Culver, MN 55779-8888

(218) 345-6789

District: St. Louis County School District

Feeder schools for South Ridge Secondary:

Elementary:

South Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Two or more races:

14.0%

American Indian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg36%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

457^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

351^st of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the St. Louis County School District

336^th of 446St. 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
2025	15.4	457 of 519	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	474 of 545	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	339 of 529	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	417 of 520	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	432 of 521	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	401 of 533	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	382 of 518	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.1	339 of 523	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.1	405 of 508	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	399 of 516	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.4	260 of 490	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	360 of 450	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	365 of 474	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.0	182 of 455	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	317 of 467	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.4	385 of 443	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	334 of 439	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	367 of 436	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	350 of 432	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	357 of 473	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	220 of 459	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	306 of 404	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	196 of 399	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	311 of 415	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	320 of 401	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	407 of 452	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	448 of 479	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	366 of 464	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	432 of 476	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	336 of 437	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	358 of 454	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	326 of 438	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	6.3	55 of 55	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	211 of 288	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.9	114 of 260	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	407 of 440	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	331 of 436	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	416 of 438	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	404 of 422	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	393 of 428	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	390 of 428	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	351 of 450	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	310 of 480	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	379 of 476	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	254 of 472	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	234 of 428	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	318 of 492	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	294 of 494	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	69.6	163 of 489	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.0	207 of 489	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.4	292 of 504	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	248 of 483	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	263 of 358	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.4	155 of 403	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	12.0	360 of 396	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	234 of 388	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	212 of 339	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	289 of 401	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	275 of 395	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	250 of 333	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	250 of 389	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	263 of 393	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	105 of 312	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.5	8 of 270	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	116 of 370	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	154 of 374	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	327 of 377	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	342 of 405	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	307 of 398	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	223 of 403	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	189 of 351	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	297 of 411	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	260 of 398	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	68.2	55 of 221	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	35.9	158 of 216	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	200 of 220	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	344 of 376	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	283 of 402	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	370 of 398	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	280 of 401	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	259 of 364	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	331 of 412	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	310 of 414	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2022)27th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Native American (2024)<1st percentile-13 vs school

High school

Special Education (2024)75th percentile+40 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2024)14th percentile-21 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading29%-20 vs state

Math14%-32 vs state

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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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
South Ridge Secondary	Public	7-12	8162 Swan Lake Rd	Culver	55779	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 345-6789	258	17	15.5	42.6%	198 (76.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.0%)	27.1	351^st of 450 public high schools	22.0%		40.6	310^th of 480 public high schools	35.4%	41	21.1	11.5	8.5	13.5	23.7	18.5	42.1	29.1	$18,756
N.E. Regional Correction Cntr.	Public	8-12	6102 Abramson Rd	Saginaw	55779	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 729-8673	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hermantown Senior High	Public	9-12	4335 Hawk Circle Dr	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 729-8874	655	31	20.8	16.5%	598 (91.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	66.1	161^st of 450 public high schools	64.2%		88.5	31^st of 480 public high schools	93.5%	130			38.5	38.5			51.6	51.6	$11,265
Hermantown Alternative Learning Prg	Public	9-12	4335 Hawk Circle Dr	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 729-8874	12	1	11.7	25.0%	10 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)									$10,126
Floodwood Secondary	Public	7-12	115 4th Ave W	Floodwood	55736	St. Louis County	Floodwood Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 476-2285	80	7	11.5	40.0%	69 (86.3%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	66.8	157^th of 450 public high schools	65.1%		36.3	329^th of 480 public high schools	31.5%	172	44.4	40.0	38.5	41.5	44.4	30.0	50.0	42.1	$15,584
Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs	Public	6-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	74	7	10.9	50.0%	36 (48.6%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (25.7%)	5.1	441^st of 450 public high schools	2.0%		13.9	418^th of 480 public high schools	12.9%	23			0.0	0.0			12.5	13.6	$18,351
Caaep Extended Day Program	Public	9-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	7	0			6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)									$3,366
Cloquet Senior	Public	9-12	1000 18th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-3393	761	35	21.7	38.6%	525 (69.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	85 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (16.0%)	58.5	212^th of 450 public high schools	52.9%		67.9	155^th of 480 public high schools	67.7%	57			34.7	34.7			47.3	47.3	$13,227
Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-4673	603	32	18.6	10.3%	550 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	89.4	29^th of 450 public high schools	93.6%		91.2	23^rd of 480 public high schools	95.2%	6	67.4	48.0	45.7	53.5	63.0	62.0	74.0	66.4	$11,097

Frequently Asked Questions about South Ridge Secondary

What district is South Ridge Secondary in?

St. Louis County School District

What schools feed into South Ridge Secondary?

South Ridge Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : South Ridge Elementary

How many students attend South Ridge Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended South Ridge Secondary.

What is the racial makeup of South Ridge Secondary?

Students at South Ridge Secondary are 77% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% American Indian, 1% African American.

Is South Ridge Secondary a good school?

South Ridge Secondary ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Minnesota high schools.

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