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Schools in Biwabik Township

Biwabik Township’s public schools

Rock Ridge Public Schools and Mesabi East School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Biwabik Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Rock Ridge
Students per teacher
16.5
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,734 students on the public path
In brief

Biwabik Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Biwabik Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Rock Ridge High School places highest (better than 41%); Mesabi East Secondary lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Biwabik Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Rock Ridge High School and Mesabi East Secondary. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Biwabik Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rock Ridge Public Schools.

Two districts serve Biwabik Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rock Ridge Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,288 students, up 13% since 2022–23 · 16.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,232MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Mesabi East School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 862 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,966MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Rock Ridge Public Schools52%
State average 51.1% · 1257 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rock Ridge Public Schools41%
State average 44.8% · 1199 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mesabi East School District44%
State average 51.1% · 413 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mesabi East School District29%
State average 44.8% · 398 students tested

Biwabik Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Biwabik Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Biwabik Township—Rock Ridge PK–12 · Mesabi East PK–12
Biwabik (city)—Mesabi East
WhiteC+Mesabi East
GilbertBRock Ridge
VirginiaBRock Ridge
Wuori—Rock Ridge

3 of the 5 neighbors share Rock Ridge with Biwabik Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Biwabik Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Biwabik Townshipin other towns
Laurentian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Eveleth
488 students15:1Rate it →
Mesabi East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Aurora
C+
470 students15:1Rate it →
Parkview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Virginia
336 students18:1Rate it →
Rock Ridge High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Virginia
C+
1,048 students19:1Rate it →
Mesabi East Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Aurora
C−
392 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Biwabik Township’s schools

Are Biwabik Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Biwabik Township. Rock Ridge Public Schools and Mesabi East School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Biwabik Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Biwabik Township in?

Rock Ridge Public Schools and Mesabi East School District.

Where do Biwabik Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Rock Ridge High School and Mesabi East Secondary.

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What Biwabik Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.