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East Range Academy Of Technical-Science

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 10% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

East Range Academy Of Technical-Science is a small public high school in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, serving grades 9–12 with 127 students on the state's Iron Range, where it sits within a few miles of several other schools—including Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary less than half a mile away and Rock Ridge High School about four miles away.

The school ranks 428 of 473 Minnesota high schools, placing it in the 10th percentile with 0 stars, and its district, East Range Academy Of Technical-Science, ranks 424 of 458 statewide. In 2024–2025, its graduation rate was 47.1%—fewer than half of students—compared with 94.7% at Mountain Iron-Buhl, 92.1% at Rock Ridge, and 76.6% at NLC 6076 Alternative Learning Center Program. Its dropout rate was 13.2%, more than three times the state's 4.2%. Test scores are likewise far below state levels: 11th-grade math proficiency was 4.2% (state: 35.3%), 10th-grade reading 11.8% (state: 42.5%), and End-of-Course science 16.7% (state: 35.0%)—notably low for a school whose name emphasizes technical and science study. Math has been the deepest and most persistent deficit, with 0% proficiency in all-grade math in both 2022–2023 and 2023–2024.

About 89.76% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the highest rate among the nearby schools, where Rock Ridge and Mountain Iron-Buhl are near 30% and 39%. Yet the nearby alternative program, NLC 6076 ALC, serves a high-poverty population (72.92%) while reporting a higher graduation rate and lower dropout rate, so poverty alone does not explain the completion gap. The student–teacher ratio of 12.5 is a relative advantage—lower than Mountain Iron-Buhl's 17.3 and Rock Ridge's 18.7—but it has not translated into stronger results. No student subgroup reached even the 20th percentile in recent years, though low-income students were relatively the least low.

127

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,983

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8541 Park Ridge Dr
Mountain Iron, MN 55768-8888

(218) 744-7965

District: East Range Academy Of Technical-Science

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

American Indian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (10% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (47% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

Minnesota avg43%

428^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

424^th of 458East Range Academy Of Technical-Science 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	428 of 473	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	395 of 450	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	404 of 480	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	419 of 476	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	385 of 472	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	402 of 428	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	462 of 492	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	378 of 494	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	358 of 489	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	416 of 489	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	395 of 504	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	379 of 483	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.0	419 of 534	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.1	424 of 539	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	401 of 545	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.3	370 of 540	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	348 of 358	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	375 of 403	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	335 of 339	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	382 of 401	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	335 of 377	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	284 of 333	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	327 of 389	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	294 of 393	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	219 of 312	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.3	252 of 270	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	355 of 370	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	297 of 374	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	380 of 395	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	321 of 377	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	338 of 405	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	380 of 398	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	352 of 403	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	341 of 351	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	396 of 411	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	349 of 398	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	381 of 394	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.2	372 of 376	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	376 of 402	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	389 of 398	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	390 of 401	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	355 of 364	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	408 of 412	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	376 of 414	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Science17%-9 vs state

Reading12%-37 vs state

Math4%-41 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)
East Range Academy Of Technical-Science	Public, Charter	9-12	8541 Park Ridge Dr	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	East Range Academy Of Technical-Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 744-7965	127	10	12.5	89.8%	98 (77.2%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.4%)	11.8	428^th of 473 public high schools	9.5%	14.1	395^th of 450 public high schools	12.2%	33			11.8	11.8		16.7	16.7			4.2	4.2	$15,983
Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary	Public	7-12	8659 Unity Drive	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-8271	283	16	17.3	39.2%	237 (83.7%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	66.1	158^th of 473 public high schools	66.6%	57.9	216^th of 450 public high schools	52.0%	58	40.0	48.1	41.8	43.5	11.1	47.3	29.4	26.7	25.9	27.5	26.6	$15,739
Northeast Service Cooperative Oll	Public	7-12	5525 Emerald Ave	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Region 3 - Northeast Service County-op	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-0750	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
Mountain Iron-Buhl Independent School District (Isd) 712 Credit R	Public	9-12	8659 Unity Dr	Mountain Iron	55768	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)
NLC 6076 Alternative Learning Center Program	Public	7-12	1201 S 13th Ave	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-9201	48	4	12.2	72.9%	35 (72.9%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	7 (14.6%)							(n/a)				10.0						0.0	0.0
NLC 6076 Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	1201 S 13th Ave	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-9201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
NLC 6076 Transition Program	Public	12	610 9th St N	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-9201	25	2	15.0	60.0%	19 (76.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.0%)							(n/a)
St. Louis County Independent School District (Isd) 2142 Credit Re	Public	9-12	1701 N 9th Ave	Virginia	55792	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)
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%)	69.6	135^th of 473 public high schools	71.5%	52.5	244^th of 450 public high schools	45.8%	109	42.7	41.5	39.2	41.3	9.5	39.7	24.3	32.2	31.1	51.0	36.7
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)

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In the 2024-25 school year, 127 students attended East Range Academy Of Technical-Science.

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Students at East Range Academy Of Technical-Science are 77% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
East Range Academy Of Technical-Science	Public, Charter	9-12	8541 Park Ridge Dr	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	East Range Academy Of Technical-Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 744-7965	127	10	12.5	89.8%	98 (77.2%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.4%)	11.8	428^th of 473 public high schools	9.5%		14.1	395^th of 450 public high schools	12.2%	33			11.8	11.8		16.7	16.7			4.2	4.2	$15,983
Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary	Public	7-12	8659 Unity Drive	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Mountain Iron-Buhl School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 735-8271	283	16	17.3	39.2%	237 (83.7%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	66.1	158^th of 473 public high schools	66.6%		57.9	216^th of 450 public high schools	52.0%	58	40.0	48.1	41.8	43.5	11.1	47.3	29.4	26.7	25.9	27.5	26.6	$15,739
Northeast Service Cooperative Oll	Public	7-12	5525 Emerald Ave	Mountain Iron	55768	St. Louis County	Region 3 - Northeast Service County-op	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-0750	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mountain Iron-Buhl Independent School District (Isd) 712 Credit R	Public	9-12	8659 Unity Dr	Mountain Iron	55768	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)
NLC 6076 Alternative Learning Center Program	Public	7-12	1201 S 13th Ave	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-9201	48	4	12.2	72.9%	35 (72.9%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	7 (14.6%)								(n/a)				10.0						0.0	0.0
NLC 6076 Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	1201 S 13th Ave	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-9201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
NLC 6076 Transition Program	Public	12	610 9th St N	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Northland Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-9201	25	2	15.0	60.0%	19 (76.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.0%)								(n/a)
St. Louis County Independent School District (Isd) 2142 Credit Re	Public	9-12	1701 N 9th Ave	Virginia	55792	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)
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%)	69.6	135^th of 473 public high schools	71.5%		52.5	244^th of 450 public high schools	45.8%	109	42.7	41.5	39.2	41.3	9.5	39.7	24.3	32.2	31.1	51.0	36.7
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)