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Irondale Senior High

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Irondale Senior High ranks 186 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 61% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Irondale Senior High is a large comprehensive school serving grades 9–12 in New Brighton, Minnesota, with 1,812 students as part of the Mounds View Public School District. The district is strong overall (86th of 458 districts, 81st percentile, 4 stars), while Irondale itself ranked 186th of 473 schools (61st percentile, 3 stars) in 2025-26 — a partial rebound from a low of 51st percentile in 2024-25, though still down from 81st percentile in 2017-18. About 45.31% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024-25, and the student-teacher ratio is 20.5.

Test scores are mixed. Math (40.3) and reading (41.8) are below both the district and state averages (44.9 and 48.6). Science (32.3) beats the state's all-grades figure of 25.5 but falls below the state's end-of-course measure and the district. Completion is a clear strength: 92.1% graduation and 1.2% dropout, both better than the state. Compared with neighbors, Mounds View Senior High outperforms Irondale on every achievement measure (math 53, reading 65, science 55.6) and ranks at the 97th percentile, though it serves far fewer low-income students (16.2% vs 45.31%). Irondale outpaces Spring Lake Park Senior High (44th percentile) across math, reading, science, and dropout. Fridley Senior High has much lower scores but a slightly higher graduation rate (94.6%).

Notably, Irondale's graduation and dropout results are stronger than its proficiency scores suggest. Subgroup results vary: special education students (84th percentile, 4 stars), White students (84th percentile, 4 stars), and African American students (68th percentile, 4 stars) rank relatively well, while low-income students (39th percentile, 2 stars, down from 64th in 2023-24) and Hispanic students (47th percentile, 2 stars) lag. English language learners improved to the 54th percentile. Reading and science have declined over recent years even as math rebounded.

1,812

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,075

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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 — 76th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Minnesota median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

186^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Mounds View Public School District

86^th of 458Mounds 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	186 of 473	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	219 of 450	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	142 of 480	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	174 of 476	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	180 of 472	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	142 of 428	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	136 of 492	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	96 of 494	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.2	107 of 489	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.3	117 of 489	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	90 of 504	82.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	133 of 483	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	92 of 534	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.7	81 of 539	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	61 of 545	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	91 of 540	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.1	41 of 234	82.5%	★★★★☆
2008	88.1	34 of 460	92.6%	★★★★★
2007	93.5	13 of 463	97.2%	★★★★★
2006	79.5	84 of 450	81.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.4	92 of 452	79.6%	★★★★☆
2004	80.2	49 of 433	88.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	36 of 114	68.4%	★★★★☆
2025	46.9	43 of 95	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	34 of 109	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	58 of 98	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	62 of 102	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	52 of 68	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.0	16 of 103	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	16 of 106	84.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	45 of 78	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	32 of 70	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	20 of 78	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	32 of 71	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	33 of 68	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.5	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	40 of 78	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	26 of 76	65.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	51 of 110	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.2	71 of 94	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	66 of 102	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	26 of 90	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.9	41 of 87	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	35.6	53 of 85	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	187 of 398	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	213 of 358	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	109 of 403	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	178 of 396	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	166 of 388	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	96 of 339	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	127 of 401	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	101 of 395	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	71 of 135	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	99 of 124	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.8	55 of 145	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	60 of 136	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	58 of 135	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	33 of 101	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	50 of 129	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	231 of 377	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	203 of 333	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	140 of 389	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	215 of 393	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	212 of 312	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.4	71 of 270	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	173 of 370	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	141 of 374	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	142 of 395	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	177 of 377	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	167 of 405	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	155 of 398	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	184 of 403	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	135 of 351	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	149 of 411	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	94 of 398	76.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	33 of 75	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	15 of 62	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	24 of 72	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	12 of 64	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	38 of 74	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	35 of 51	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.8	22 of 59	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	35 of 224	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	55.1	73 of 178	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	37 of 221	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	59 of 216	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	66 of 214	69.2%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	7 of 173	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	58.2	81 of 220	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	40 of 195	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	65 of 394	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	119 of 376	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	72 of 402	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	84 of 398	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	49 of 401	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	68 of 364	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	44 of 412	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	20 of 414	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+24 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)54th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)42nd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-7 vs state

Math40%-5 vs state

Science32%+7 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
Irondale Senior High	Public	9-12	2425 Long Lake Rd	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6800	1,812	88	20.5	45.3%	853 (47.1%)	321 (17.7%)	294 (16.2%)	196 (10.8%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	138 (7.6%)	62.6	186^th of 473 public high schools	60.7%		57.5	219^th of 450 public high schools	51.3%	33				41.8	41.8		32.3	32.3				40.3	40.3	$13,075
Mounds View Adult Education	Public	12	2574 County Rd 10	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6250	1	9	.1	—	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$12,344
Mounds View Alternative Learning Center	Public	7-12	2574 County Rd 10	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6200	114	6	19.4	62.3%	45 (39.5%)	28 (24.6%)	23 (20.2%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.3%)								(n/a)												0.0	0.0	$12,888
High School Summer Program	Public	9-12	2574 Mounds View Blvd	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-6203	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$10,660
Mounds View Credit Plus	Public	9-12	2574 Mounds View Blvd	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 621-6200	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
VISTA Secondary	Public	6-12	6000 West Moore Lake Drive	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 502-5661	5	3	1.6	—	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)					36.4								0.0
Life Skills Transitions	Public	12	1415 81st Ave NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(763) 600-5000	0			—															(n/a)
Mounds View Senior High	Public	9-12	1900 Lake Valentine Rd	Arden Hills	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-7100	1,833	80	22.7	16.2%	1,234 (67.3%)	120 (6.5%)	136 (7.4%)	223 (12.2%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (6.2%)	93.7	15^th of 473 public high schools	96.8%		91.2	19^th of 450 public high schools	95.8%	4				65.0	65.0		55.6	55.6				53.0	53.0	$12,717
Fridley Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6000 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 502-5601	796	59	13.5	70.0%	162 (20.4%)	360 (45.2%)	156 (19.6%)	52 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.9%)	24.6	372^nd of 473 public high schools	21.4%		28.1	347^th of 450 public high schools	22.9%	25				19.0	19.0		21.3	21.3				20.8	20.8	$15,284
Transitions School	Public	11-12	6000 W Moore Lake Dr	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 502-5024	4	1	4.0	—	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$20,517

Frequently Asked Questions about Irondale Senior High

How many students attend Irondale Senior High?

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

What schools feed into 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

What is the racial makeup of Irondale Senior High?

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

What district is Irondale Senior High in?

Mounds View Public School District

Is Irondale Senior High a good school?

Irondale Senior High ranks 186^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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