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Hibbing High

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Hibbing High ranks 186 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 59% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Hibbing High is a public high school located in Hibbing, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,018 students. The school is part of the Hibbing Public School District. Over the past 10 years, Hibbing High has had a fluctuating performance, ranking as high as 45th out of 494 Minnesota high schools in 2017-2018 and as low as 200th out of 480 in 2023-2024. The school is currently ranked 186th out of 450 Minnesota high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Hibbing High maintains a relatively strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.3% to 91.4% over the past few years, which is on par with or slightly higher than the nearby schools analyzed. The school's dropout rates have also been relatively low, ranging from 3.8% to 6.1% over the past few years, comparable to or slightly lower than the nearby schools. However, Hibbing High's math proficiency rates are generally lower than the state average, while its reading proficiency rates are more competitive, often higher than the state and district averages. The school's science proficiency rates are mixed, sometimes higher and sometimes lower than the state and district averages.

Compared to the nearby schools, Northland Learning Center 010 and East Range Academy of Technical-Science are both lower-performing, while Mountain Iron-Buhl Secondary and Cherry Secondary are more competitive in terms of test scores and overall rankings. Hibbing High has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 25.2% in 2021-2022 to 43.03% in 2023-2024, suggesting an increasing proportion of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

829

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,553

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 E 21st St
Hibbing, MN 55746-1803

(218) 208-0841

District: Hibbing Public School District

Feeder schools for Hibbing High:

Elementary:	Greenhaven Elementary
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Lincoln Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Two or more races:

7.0%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

Minnesota avg47%

186^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2024	64.0	168 of 545	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	223 of 529	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	268 of 520	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	196 of 521	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	169 of 533	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	148 of 518	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.1	182 of 523	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.2	183 of 508	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.0	141 of 516	72.7%	★★★★☆
2014	71.7	119 of 490	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	116 of 488	76.2%	★★★★☆
2012	60.0	205 of 469	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.7	372 of 478	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.5	296 of 454	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.9	248 of 409	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.3	159 of 403	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.8	160 of 406	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.5	120 of 396	69.7%	★★★★☆
2004	79.7	64 of 387	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	266 of 474	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	256 of 455	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	273 of 467	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	233 of 443	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	154 of 439	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	181 of 436	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	69.4	110 of 473	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	164 of 459	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	132 of 404	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	144 of 399	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	80 of 415	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	67 of 401	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	71.0	115 of 479	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	172 of 464	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	267 of 476	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.7	124 of 437	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	176 of 454	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	114 of 438	74.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	90 of 107	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	105 of 131	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	78 of 97	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	89 of 120	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	69.2	63 of 307	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	73 of 298	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	86 of 288	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	35.3	185 of 260	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.2	35 of 282	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	49 of 253	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	231 of 440	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	264 of 436	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	300 of 438	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	206 of 422	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	215 of 428	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	190 of 428	55.6%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	186 of 450	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	200 of 480	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	143 of 476	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	90 of 472	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	200 of 428	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.8	77 of 492	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	45 of 494	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	82.5	58 of 489	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	55 of 489	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	82.8	54 of 504	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.0	66 of 483	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	67.3	186 of 534	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.5	196 of 539	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.2	228 of 545	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.0	160 of 540	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.0	185 of 460	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	84.8	66 of 463	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	89.4	25 of 450	94.4%	★★★★★
2005	78.3	73 of 452	83.8%	★★★★☆
2004	76.2	102 of 433	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	151 of 358	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	205 of 403	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	159 of 396	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.9	53 of 388	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	40.7	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.2	67 of 401	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	48 of 395	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	128 of 333	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	148 of 389	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	106 of 393	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	7 of 312	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	68.7	64 of 270	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	41 of 370	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	15 of 374	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	192 of 377	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	170 of 405	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	130 of 398	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	119 of 403	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	126 of 351	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	71 of 411	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	60 of 398	84.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	68.4	19 of 66	71.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	101 of 178	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	162 of 221	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	167 of 216	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	85.9	14 of 214	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	58.5	61 of 173	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.5	9 of 220	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	64.6	50 of 195	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	207 of 376	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	225 of 402	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	185 of 398	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	138 of 401	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	214 of 364	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	89 of 412	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	66 of 414	84.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)79th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)77th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)76th percentile+7 vs school

White (2024)48th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2024)44th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)16th percentile-42 vs school

High school

Multi-racial (2019)71st percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%+4 vs state

Math36%-10 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
Hibbing High	Public	8-12	800 E 21st St	Hibbing	55746	St. Louis County	Hibbing Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 208-0841	829	44	18.9	36.4%	714 (86.1%)	15 (1.8%)	25 (3.0%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.0%)	62	186^th of 450 public high schools	58.7%		61.3	200^th of 480 public high schools	58.3%	14		42.9	26.4	35.7		50.6	57.1	53.7	$15,553
Mesabi Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	800 E 21st St	Hibbing	55746	St. Louis County	Hibbing Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 208-0841	24	0		66.7%	19 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)								(n/a)									$8,362
Chisholm Secondary	Public	7-12	301 4th St SW	Chisholm	55719	St. Louis County	Chisholm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 254-5726	291	21	13.6	51.5%	260 (89.3%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	26.1	354^th of 450 public high schools	21.3%		45	287^th of 480 public high schools	40.2%	67	25.0	17.5	2.5	14.7	39.5	26.8	40.3	36.2	$14,250
Chisholm Independent School District (Isd) 695 Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	300 3rd Ave SW	Chisholm	55719	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)
Cherry Secondary	Public	7-12	3943 Tamminen Rd	Iron	55751	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 258-8991	273	18	15.2	32.6%	230 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	33.1	331^st of 450 public high schools	26.4%		40.1	314^th of 480 public high schools	34.6%	17	23.8	23.5	14.0	20.6	51.2	36.5	43.2	43.2	$17,767
Nashwauk Secondary	Public	7-12	400 2nd St	Nashwauk	55769	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 885-1280	228	18	12.9	51.8%	184 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.4%)	52.6	243^rd of 450 public high schools	46.0%		34.6	337^th of 480 public high schools	29.8%	94	33.3	40.0	29.0	34.0	47.1	40.0	46.4	44.6	$15,831
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)
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%)	57.9	216^th of 450 public high schools	52.0%		51.3	249^th of 480 public high schools	48.1%	33	39.6	41.3	24.2	36.4	45.3	37.0	54.6	45.5	$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)
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%)	14.1	395^th of 450 public high schools	12.2%		17.4	404^th of 480 public high schools	15.8%	9			3.9	3.9			29.6	29.6	$15,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Hibbing High

What is the racial makeup of Hibbing High?

Students at Hibbing High are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Hibbing High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 829 students attended Hibbing High.

What district is Hibbing High in?

Hibbing Public School District

What schools feed into Hibbing High?

Hibbing High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Greenhaven Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Lincoln Middle School

Is Hibbing High a good school?

Hibbing High ranks 186^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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