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Schools in Iron Junction

Iron Junction’s public schools

Rock Ridge Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Iron Junction. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools 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
Students per teacher
16.8
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,872 students on the public path
In brief

Iron Junction’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Iron Junction’s 1 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%); Rock Ridge High School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Iron Junction, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Rock Ridge High School. 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 Iron Junction, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–12Rock Ridge High Schoolin VirginiaC+

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

The district

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
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51.1% · 1257 students tested
Math41%
State average 44.8% · 1199 students tested

Iron Junction vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Iron Junction—Rock Ridge

Every school in Iron Junction

3 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 Iron Junctionin other towns
Laurentian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Eveleth
488 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 →

Questions about Iron Junction’s schools

Are Iron Junction’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Iron Junction. Rock Ridge Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Iron Junction. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Iron Junction in?

Rock Ridge Public Schools.

Where do Iron Junction kids go to high school?

Rock Ridge High 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.