Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55077

Summary:

The 55077 zip code area in Minnesota is home to two elementary schools - Salem Hills Elementary and Atheneum Elementary. While Salem Hills serves grades PK-5, Atheneum focuses on grades 2-5. The schools are part of the Inver Grove Heights School District, which is ranked 280 out of 446 districts in Minnesota.

Atheneum Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 3rd out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years. The school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments are significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 93.55% of Atheneum students proficient or better in Math, compared to 32.57% for the Inver Grove Heights district and 45.21% statewide. In contrast, Salem Hills Elementary appears to be a more typical performing school, with proficiency rates around the district and state averages.

The data also reveals notable differences between the two schools, such as Atheneum's higher student-teacher ratio of 20:1 compared to 12.3:1 at Salem Hills, as well as a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (22.5% at Atheneum versus 54.19% at Salem Hills). These factors may contribute to the significant performance gap between the two schools, despite being part of the same school district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Salem Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7300	281	27	10.3	44.8%	100 (35.6%)	49 (17.4%)	84 (29.9%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	43.2	537^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.4%		39.7	586^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.5%	49	50.0	44.7	51.2	48.5	32.6	38.3	52.4	40.7	$13,175
Atheneum Elementary	Public	2-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7300	69	3	23.0	14.5%	41 (59.4%)	4 (5.8%)	9 (13.0%)	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	98.9	3^rd of 872 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.3	3^rd of 881 public elementary schools	99.7%		100.0	94.4	87.0	93.6	100.0	100.0	95.7	98.4	$7,574

Cities Near Zip Code 55077

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Inver Grove Heights	1.54 mi	11	345^th
Mendota Heights	2.83 mi	7	53^rd
South Saint Paul	2.98 mi	8	376^th
Eagan	3.16 mi	17	156^th
West Saint Paul	3.27 mi	9	355^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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