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Wrenshall Secondary

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Wrenshall Secondary ranks 59 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 88% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Wrenshall Secondary is a small public school in Wrenshall, Minnesota, serving about 160 students in grades 7–12 as part of the Wrenshall Public School District in a small northeastern Minnesota community. Its 2025–2026 statewide rank is 59th of 473 high schools (88th percentile, 4 stars) — the best in its recorded rank history and a major jump from 217th in 2023–2024 and 343rd in 2022–2023.

Science is the standout. Wrenshall's all-grade science proficiency of 42.5% is far above the state's 25.5% and the highest among nearby schools, including Lincoln Secondary (37.3%), Cloquet Senior (37.0%), Carlton Secondary (35.9%), Proctor Senior High (33.7%) and Hermantown Senior High (31.3%). Its End-of-Course science result, 72.2% proficient versus the state's 35.0%, is the clearest differentiator in the data. Reading is also strong at 54.5% versus the state's 48.6%. Math is the main gap: 38.6% proficient versus 44.9% statewide, with 7th grade math notably weak at 28.0% versus 40.3% statewide, even though 8th grade math is strong at 52.4%.

Graduation and dropout outcomes are strong: 92.3% graduated in 2024–2025 versus 84.9% statewide, and the dropout rate was 0.0% versus 4.2% statewide, a turnaround from earlier years. The student-teacher ratio of 11.2 is lower than most nearby comprehensive schools, including Carlton (14.9), Denfeld High School (16.0) and Cloquet Senior (21.7), while 43.75% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. Results are strongest for male students and, more recently, low-income students, while female and special education results are worth watching. Because the school is small, year-to-year percentages can swing sharply.

160

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,674

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

207 Pioneer Dr
Wrenshall, MN 55797-8888

(218) 384-4274

District: Wrenshall Public School District

Feeder schools for Wrenshall Secondary:

Elementary:

Wrenshall Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Two or more races:

7.5%

American Indian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Minnesota high schools

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

133^rd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

59^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 458Wrenshall 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	133 of 546	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	37.4	339 of 519	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	267 of 545	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	203 of 529	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	241 of 520	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	371 of 533	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	368 of 518	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	380 of 523	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.1	349 of 508	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	362 of 516	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	16.4	427 of 490	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.4	306 of 488	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.7	365 of 469	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.6	339 of 478	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.8	340 of 454	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	191 of 230	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	345 of 409	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.9	352 of 403	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.4	349 of 406	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.7	334 of 396	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	62.0	181 of 387	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	186 of 467	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.5	307 of 450	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	205 of 455	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	252 of 467	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	304 of 439	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	351 of 436	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	196 of 473	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	129 of 459	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	93 of 404	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	220 of 415	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	240 of 401	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	146 of 483	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	45.2	251 of 452	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	156 of 479	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	189 of 464	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	228 of 476	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	344 of 454	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	314 of 438	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	47.5	148 of 298	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	76 of 253	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	238 of 435	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	350 of 415	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	254 of 440	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	219 of 436	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	288 of 438	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	353 of 428	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	382 of 428	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	59 of 473	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	62 of 450	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	217 of 480	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	343 of 476	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	327 of 472	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	324 of 492	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	286 of 494	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	71.7	145 of 489	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	56.9	251 of 489	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	68.1	164 of 504	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.0	328 of 483	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	336 of 534	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	345 of 539	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.5	365 of 545	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	340 of 540	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.2	178 of 234	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	59.8	236 of 460	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.7	300 of 463	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.7	258 of 450	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.0	311 of 452	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.5	199 of 433	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	227 of 403	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	319 of 396	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	318 of 388	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	293 of 401	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	315 of 395	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	89 of 389	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	29.3	299 of 393	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	256 of 312	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	182 of 370	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	177 of 374	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	78 of 395	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	91.4	20 of 377	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	48 of 405	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	36.9	271 of 398	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	266 of 403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	197 of 398	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	170 of 214	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	67 of 394	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	77 of 376	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	192 of 402	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.7	340 of 398	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	330 of 401	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	333 of 412	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	328 of 414	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)59th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)50th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-30 vs school

High school

White (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)77th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2024)44th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2022)21st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading55%+6 vs state

Science42%+17 vs state

Math39%-6 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
Wrenshall Secondary	Public	7-12	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4274	160	14	11.2	43.8%	138 (86.3%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	82.7	59^th of 473 public high schools	87.5%		83.5	62^nd of 450 public high schools	86.2%	3		52.0	59.1	52.6	54.5	18.2	72.2	42.5		28.0	52.4	37.5	38.6	$14,674
Carlton Secondary	Public	6-12	405 School Ave	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4226	145	10	14.9	42.1%	105 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.1%)	80.9	68^th of 473 public high schools	85.6%		58.2	213^th of 450 public high schools	52.7%	145		20.0	18.8	50.0	34.0	6.7	54.2	35.9		20.0	18.8	38.1	27.7	$13,284
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
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
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
Rails Academy	Public	9-12	131 9th Ave	Proctor	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 520-3184	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$3,664
Proctor Senior High	Public	9-12	131 9th Ave	Proctor	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 628-4926	540	34	15.7	33.1%	472 (87.4%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.8%)	61.5	192^nd of 473 public high schools	59.4%		77.3	96^th of 450 public high schools	78.7%	96				38.3	38.3		33.7	33.7				39.5	39.5	$15,109
Alternative Learning Center SWS Denfeld	Public	9-12	401 N 44th Ave W	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 336-8830	57	1	38.7	78.9%	28 (49.1%)	6 (10.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (28.1%)								(n/a)
Denfeld High School	Public	9-12	401 N 44th Ave W	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8830	951	59	16.0	48.5%	615 (64.7%)	66 (6.9%)	51 (5.4%)	6 (0.6%)	50 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	162 (17.0%)	27.4	354^th of 473 public high schools	25.2%		36.9	306^th of 450 public high schools	32.0%	48				24.3	24.3		23.2	23.2				18.0	18.0	$17,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Wrenshall Secondary

Is Wrenshall Secondary a good school?

Wrenshall Secondary ranks 59^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Wrenshall Secondary in?

Wrenshall Public School District

What schools feed into Wrenshall Secondary?

Wrenshall Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Wrenshall Elementary

How many students attend Wrenshall Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Wrenshall Secondary.

What is the racial makeup of Wrenshall Secondary?

Students at Wrenshall Secondary are 86% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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