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Schools in Cherry · St. Louis County School District

Cherry’s public schools beat 60% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Cherry’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

53%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
49%
▼ 4 pts vs MN 53%
2020–21
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 10 pts vs MN 44%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 13 pts vs MN 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$19.1K
▲ 12% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
MN 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools
2
570 students
The School Grade

How Cherry compares

C+ Test scoresA Graduation
Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1,501)Better than 53%
Towns in St. Louis County (72)Better than 35%
High confidence. Built on 913 tested students and a graduating class of 136; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Minnesota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cherry.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Cherry ElementarySt. Louis County School District
7–12Cherry SecondarySt. Louis County School District

Parts of Cherry are served by Hibbing Public School District.

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 52.5%
Math34%
State average 44.2%

Cherry vs. its neighbors

Cherry’s schools rank 2nd of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Minnesota districts.

Every school in Cherry

2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
High

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What Cherry families are saying about school.

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Within reach

Colleges near Cherry

There’s no college in Cherry, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Minnesota North College in Hibbing, 8.2 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Cherry. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.

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