Summary:
ZIP code 55075, covering South St. Paul, Minnesota, contains two public schools serving high school grades — South St. Paul High School (grades 9–12, 866 students) and S St. Paul Community Learning Cntr. (grades 7–12, 99 students) — both part of the South St. Paul Public School District, which is ranked 318th of 458 Minnesota districts, at the 31st percentile with 2 stars.
South St. Paul High School is the larger school and the stronger performer on most measures. Its graduation rate of 93.0% is well above the district's 77.5% and the state's 84.9%, and its dropout rate of 2.6% is below both the district (3.1%) and the state (4.2%). Science is its best tested subject, at 26.6% proficiency in 2025–2026, above the district (19.1%) and the state (25.5%). Math is its clearest weak spot: 17.3% proficient, below the district's 28.7% and far below the state's 44.9%. Reading, at 38.4%, sits close to the district's 40.6% but below the state's 48.6%. The school has held a 2-star rating, ranking at the 38th percentile in 2025–2026.
S St. Paul Community Learning Cntr. has a very different profile: 84.85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 54.27% at the other school, and its graduation rate is 35.2%, against 93.0% at South St. Paul High School. Its dropout rate is 4.4%, and its math proficiency is reported as 0%. Its science figure is shown as "—" for both years, meaning the state suppressed it, so it should be treated as unknown rather than as zero, and no reading records appear for it. Notably, its smaller student-teacher ratio of 13.4 versus 16.8 does not come with higher outcomes. For parents, the takeaway is that these two schools serve different populations and produce sharply different results; the Community Learning Center's very small size means its numbers should be read with extra caution.
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