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Schools in Biwabik

Biwabik’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 7% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
862 students on the public path
In brief

Biwabik’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Biwabik’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Mesabi East Elementary places highest (better than 40%); Mesabi East Secondary lowest (23%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mesabi East Elementaryin AuroraC+
7–12Mesabi East Secondaryin AuroraC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mesabi East School District.

The district

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

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

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 413 students tested
Math29%
State average 44.8% · 398 students tested

Biwabik vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Biwabik—Mesabi East
WhiteC+Mesabi East
Biwabik Township—Rock Ridge PK–12 · Mesabi East PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Mesabi East with Biwabik, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Biwabik

2 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 Biwabikin other towns
Mesabi East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Aurora
C+
470 students15:1Rate it →
Mesabi East Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Aurora
C−
392 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Biwabik’s schools

Are Biwabik’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Biwabik. Mesabi East School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Biwabik. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Biwabik in?

Mesabi East School District.

Where do Biwabik kids go to high school?

Mesabi East Secondary.

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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.