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South Ridge Secondary

Q: Is South Ridge Secondary a good school?

South Ridge Secondary ranks 353 rd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 25% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

South Ridge Secondary in Culver, MN, is a small rural 7–12 school serving 258 students as part of the St. Louis County School District. Its overall profile is low-ranked, with a positive graduation signal: the school ranks 353 of 473 (25th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026, while its district ranks 323 of 458. All-grades proficiency is 16.8% in math, 31.3% in reading, and 13.4% in science — all below district and state averages. At the same time, its 2024–2025 graduation rate is 92.5%, above the state's 84.9%, and its dropout rate is 2.5%, below the state's 4.2%.

Among nearby traditional high schools, proficiency is the clearest difference. South Ridge posts the lowest math (16.8%) and science (13.4%) results compared with Lincoln Secondary (53.5% math, 63.8% reading, 37.3% science), Cloquet Senior (29.0%, 50.3%, 37.0%), and Hermantown Senior High (39.8%, 36.6%, 31.3%). Its reading proficiency of 31.3% is higher than Floodwood Secondary's 25.0%. South Ridge's free/reduced lunch rate of 42.64% is far above Lincoln/Esko's 10.28% and Hermantown Senior's 16.49%, but close to Floodwood's 40.0% and Cloquet Senior's 38.63% — and those similar-poverty peers still post stronger math and science results. Its student-teacher ratio of 15.5 is better than Cloquet Senior's 21.7 and Hermantown Senior's 20.8, so staffing is not an obvious disadvantage.

Longer-term trends matter too. South Ridge ranked in the 67th percentile with 3 stars in 2016–2017, improved briefly to the 35th percentile in 2023–2024, then slipped back to 1 star. Math has stayed low: 16.8% in 2025–2026, 13.51% in 2024–2025, 7.55% in 2023–2024, and 20.9% in 2022–2023. Science swung from 25.0% in 2024–2025, above the district's 21.2%, down to 13.4%, and 8th-grade science is 5.3% versus the state's 16.7%. Subgroup results are uneven: male students rank near the 10th percentile and Native American students at the 16th, while low-income students ranked at the 45th percentile in 2025–2026. Overall, graduation rates and class size are strengths, but math and middle-grade science are the most urgent academic concerns.

258

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,756

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2023 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2026) from a 20th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 28 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

435^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

353^rd of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	22.9	435 of 546	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.8	423 of 467	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	45.3	257 of 458	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	31.8	348 of 483	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	43.9	158 of 296	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	14.2	403 of 435	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	353 of 473	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.5	260 of 398	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.2	208 of 377	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	14.6	356 of 395	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.4	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.3	332 of 394	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)47th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-13 vs school

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

High school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Native American (2026)16th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading31%-17 vs state

Math17%-28 vs state

Science13%-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 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math 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%)	27.9	353^rd of 473 public high schools	25.4%		27.1	351^st of 450 public high schools	22.0%	2		28.9	34.1	30.6	31.3	5.3	20.5	13.4		18.9	17.1	14.3	16.8	$18,756
St. Louis County Independent School District (Isd) 2142 Alternative Learning Ce	Public	7-12	8162 Swan Lake Rd	Culver	55779	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 741-9201	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	56.1	220^th of 473 public high schools	53.5%		66.1	161^st of 450 public high schools	64.2%	59				36.6	36.6		31.3	31.3				39.8	39.8	$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%)	25.2	367^th of 473 public high schools	22.4%		66.8	157^th of 450 public high schools	65.1%	210		10.0	28.6	30.8	25.0	15.0	23.1	18.2		40.0	35.0	0.0	27.5	$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%)	13.6	418^th of 473 public high schools	11.6%		5.1	441^st of 450 public high schools	2.0%	23					18.8		20.0	13.3				0.0	0.0	$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%)	65.9	162^nd of 473 public high schools	65.8%		58.5	212^th of 450 public high schools	52.9%	50				50.3	50.3		37.0	37.0				29.0	29.0	$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%)	88.9	33^rd of 473 public high schools	93.0%		89.4	29^th of 450 public high schools	93.6%	4		66.7	67.4	57.0	63.8	21.3	53.4	37.3		59.8	51.1	47.7	53.5	$11,097

Frequently Asked Questions about South Ridge Secondary

What district is South Ridge Secondary in?

St. Louis County School District

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 353^rd of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into South Ridge Secondary?

South Ridge Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : South Ridge Elementary

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

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