Summary:
ZIP code 56441 contains one high school, Crosby-Ironton Secondary, in Crosby, MN, serving grades 7–12 with 455 students as part of the Crosby-Ironton Public School District. Because it is the only high school in the ZIP, there are no local peer comparisons; families should compare it with district and state benchmarks instead. The district is rated 156th of 458 in Minnesota, the 66th percentile, with 3 stars. The school’s own ranking history is stronger and improving: it rose from 177th of 480 in 2023–2024 to 104th of 473 in 2025–2026, moving from the 63rd to 78th percentile and from 3 stars to 4 stars. The school also reports 39.12% free/reduced lunch and a 15.9:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2025–2026, all-grades reading is 48.6%, exactly at the state average, and all-grades science is 29.4% versus 25.5% statewide. End-of-Course science is a strength at 43.4% versus 35.0% statewide, and eighth-grade reading is 56.2% versus 50.0%. Math is the clearest weakness: all-grades math is 36.7%, below the district’s 39.5% and 8.2 points below the state’s 44.9%. Seventh-grade math is 32.4% versus 40.3% statewide, though 11th-grade math is above state at 39.6% versus 35.3%. Year over year, all-grades math fell from 42.65% to 36.7%, reading fell from 55.12% to 48.6%, and science improved from 24.79% to 29.4%.
Graduation and dropout figures are important caveats. In 2024–2025, the graduation rate is 77.9% for the school and district, 7.0 percentage points below the state’s 84.9%. The dropout rate is 11.6%, compared with 4.2% statewide—nearly three times the state rate. Overall, Crosby-Ironton Secondary presents a mixed but improving picture: strong relative results in reading and science, especially End-of-Course science and eighth-grade reading, alongside clear math weaknesses and graduation/dropout rates that trail the state. Its upward ranking trend is the most positive signal, but the below-state graduation and above-state dropout figures remain key caveats for families.
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