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Irondale Senior High

Public Grades 9-12
219th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 450 Minnesota High Schools
Better than 51% of Minnesota high schools
Summary

Irondale Senior High is a public high school located in New Brighton, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,732 students. It is part of the Mounds View Public School District, which is ranked 107 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Irondale Senior High faces several key challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math (34.36%) and Reading (46.65%) for all grades were below the district (55.82% and 56.49%) and state (45.21% and 49.59%) averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has also ranged from 83.3% to 92.1% in recent years, which is generally lower than the district average of around 84.2%. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has been higher than the district, ranging from 0.7% to 4.5% in recent years, compared to the district's 4.4% rate.

Interestingly, Irondale Senior High's academic performance is generally lower than that of its neighboring school, Mounds View Senior High, which is ranked much higher (19th out of 450 Minnesota high schools in 2024-2025) and has significantly higher proficiency rates on the MCA-III tests. The nearby Mounds View Alternative Learning Center, which serves a more specialized student population, also has much lower academic performance compared to Irondale Senior High. These comparisons suggest that Irondale Senior High may be facing unique challenges in maintaining consistent academic achievement and addressing the needs of its diverse student population.

1,812
Students ?
20.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,075
Per pupil spending ?
45.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2425 Long Lake Rd
       New Brighton, MN  55112-5267

(651) 621-6800

District: Mounds View Public School District


Feeder schools for Irondale Senior High:

Elementary:    Bel Air Elementary
    Pinewood Elementary
    Sunnyside Elementary
Middle:    Edgewood Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
47.1%
African American:
17.7%
Hispanic:
16.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025
Strengths
✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)
✓Above the Minnesota median (51st percentile)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Minnesota average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg56%
Minnesota avg47%
219th of 450
Minnesota public high schools ?
Top 49%▼ down 31 pts since 2015
From top 18% (2015) to top 49% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Mounds View Public School District
107th of 446Mounds View Public 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202557.5219 of 45051.3%★★★☆☆
202469.5142 of 48070.4%★★★★☆
202362.9174 of 47663.4%★★★☆☆
202263.0180 of 47261.9%★★★☆☆
202167.6142 of 42866.8%★★★☆☆
201972.1136 of 49272.4%★★★★☆
201878.196 of 49480.6%★★★★☆
201776.2107 of 48978.1%★★★★☆
201673.3117 of 48976.1%★★★★☆
201578.490 of 50482.1%★★★★☆
201471.6133 of 48372.5%★★★★☆
201375.792 of 53482.8%★★★★☆
201277.781 of 53985.0%★★★★☆
201179.661 of 54588.8%★★★★☆
201075.991 of 54083.1%★★★★☆
200980.141 of 23482.5%★★★★☆
200888.134 of 46092.6%★★★★★
200793.513 of 46397.2%★★★★★
200679.584 of 45081.3%★★★★☆
200576.492 of 45279.6%★★★★☆
200480.249 of 43388.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202546.943 of 9554.7%★★★☆☆
202462.234 of 10968.8%★★★☆☆
202343.158 of 9840.8%★★☆☆☆
202234.262 of 10239.2%★★☆☆☆
202130.352 of 6823.5%★☆☆☆☆
201983.016 of 10384.5%★★★★☆
201880.916 of 10684.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202549.732 of 7054.3%★★★☆☆
202473.120 of 7874.4%★★★★☆
202350.132 of 7154.9%★★★☆☆
202246.433 of 6851.5%★★★☆☆
202178.511 of 4977.6%★★★★☆
201955.940 of 7848.7%★★★☆☆
201865.426 of 7665.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202533.271 of 9424.5%★☆☆☆☆
202435.866 of 10235.3%★★☆☆☆
202352.726 of 9071.1%★★★★☆
202245.941 of 8752.9%★★★☆☆
202162.19 of 4780.9%★★★★☆
201935.653 of 8537.6%★★☆☆☆
201821.273 of 786.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202547.0213 of 35840.5%★★☆☆☆
202468.5109 of 40373.0%★★★★☆
202356.0178 of 39655.1%★★★☆☆
202260.3166 of 38857.2%★★★☆☆
202168.696 of 33971.7%★★★★☆
201967.1127 of 40168.3%★★★☆☆
201872.4101 of 39574.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202524.199 of 12420.2%★☆☆☆☆
202454.855 of 14562.1%★★★☆☆
202350.460 of 13655.9%★★★☆☆
202255.258 of 13557.0%★★★☆☆
202160.033 of 10167.3%★★★☆☆
201940.177 of 13241.7%★★☆☆☆
201854.150 of 12961.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202541.6203 of 33339.0%★★☆☆☆
202460.9140 of 38964.0%★★★☆☆
202345.9215 of 39345.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.0212 of 31232.1%★★☆☆☆
202167.471 of 27073.7%★★★★☆
201954.2173 of 37053.2%★★★☆☆
201862.9141 of 37462.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202554.4177 of 37753.1%★★★☆☆
202458.7167 of 40558.8%★★★☆☆
202359.4155 of 39861.1%★★★☆☆
202255.4184 of 40354.3%★★★☆☆
202160.7135 of 35161.5%★★★☆☆
201965.0149 of 41163.7%★★★☆☆
201873.594 of 39876.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202570.915 of 6275.8%★★★★☆
202465.524 of 7266.7%★★★☆☆
202377.112 of 6481.3%★★★★☆
202248.538 of 7448.6%★★★☆☆
202135.535 of 5131.4%★★☆☆☆
201923.254 of 6618.2%★☆☆☆☆
201856.822 of 5962.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202555.173 of 17859.0%★★★☆☆
202475.037 of 22183.3%★★★★☆
202364.159 of 21672.7%★★★★☆
202262.366 of 21469.2%★★★★☆
202190.97 of 17396.0%★★★★★
201958.281 of 22063.2%★★★☆☆
201870.140 of 19579.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202565.7119 of 37668.4%★★★☆☆
202474.872 of 40282.1%★★★★☆
202373.484 of 39878.9%★★★★☆
202278.749 of 40187.8%★★★★☆
202174.068 of 36481.3%★★★★☆
201981.944 of 41289.3%★★★★☆
201886.720 of 41495.2%★★★★★
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)
Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile+24 vs school
White (2025)68th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school
African American (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school
Asian (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-12 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-31 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Reading47%-3 vs state
Math34%-11 vs state

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Students at Irondale Senior High are 47% White, 18% African American, 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,812 students attended Irondale Senior High.

Irondale Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bel Air Elementary
Elementary : Pinewood Elementary
Elementary : Sunnyside Elementary
Middle : Edgewood Middle School

Irondale Senior High ranks 219th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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