Summary:
ZIP code 55013 has one public middle school, Chisago Lakes Middle, serving grades 6–8 in Lindstrom, Minnesota, with 742 students in the Chisago Lakes School District. Because it is the only middle school in this ZIP, there are no other local middle schools to compare it with; the best comparisons are to its district, the state, and its own past performance.
The school is a standout: in 2025–26 it ranked 37th of 546 Minnesota middle schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars), up from 39th of 519 (92nd percentile) in 2024–25 and 66th of 545 (88th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–24. That is steady improvement from roughly the top 12% to the top 7%. Its district, by contrast, ranks 162nd of 458 (65th percentile, 3 stars), making the middle school a bright spot within a more average-ranked district. Context: 24.93% free/reduced lunch and a 14.9 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25.
In 2025–26, math proficiency was 62.4% (district 51.8%, state 44.9%) and reading was 62.8% (district 53.8%, state 48.6%). Every tested grade level beat the state in math and reading; 7th-grade math was 66.7% and 8th-grade reading was 67.9%. Science was 21.9%, below the district’s 26.0% and state’s 25.5% in the all-grade view, but the only grade-level science result, 8th grade, was above the state’s 16.7%. Science also had the biggest year-over-year gain, from 16.16% to 21.9%, while math rose 0.98 points and reading 2.3 points. The school improved as district and state mostly declined in math and reading. Bottom line: strong and improving in math and reading, with science the area to watch.
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