Best High Schools in Zip Code 55112

ZIP code 55112 is home to three public high schools — Mounds View Senior High in Arden Hills, Irondale Senior High in New Brighton, and Mounds View Alternative Learning Center in Mounds View — serving roughly 3,759 students combined. All three belong to the Mounds View Public School District, which ranks 86 of 458 districts statewide. The two comprehensive schools serve grades 9–12, while the Alternative Learning Center serves grades 7–12 in a much smaller setting.

Mounds View Senior High is the clear academic standout, ranking 15 of 473 Minnesota high schools (97th percentile, 5 stars) — and it has held the 15–19 range for three straight years. Its graduation rate is 95.9%, its dropout rate just 0.4%, and 55.6% of students are proficient in science, roughly double the state rate. Irondale Senior High is nearly the same size — 21 fewer students — yet ranks 186 of 473 (61st percentile, 3 stars), with a 92.1% graduation rate, 1.2% dropout rate, and proficiency below its district in math, reading, and science. The contrast is sharpest in reading (65 vs. 41.8) and science (55.6 vs. 32.3). Notably, Mounds View's math proficiency (53) sits slightly below the district average (54.9), suggesting other district schools outside this ZIP post strong math results.

Mounds View Alternative Learning Center serves a different population and should be read differently: 63.0% graduation, but a low 1.3% dropout rate, and the highest free/reduced lunch share (62.28%) of the three. Its reading and science scores are suppressed by the state and are therefore unknown, not zero. Across the ZIP, higher poverty concentrations line up with lower proficiency and graduation rates, while student–teacher ratios run the opposite direction from achievement — the top performer has the largest ratio. Parents should note Mounds View's roughly 8-point math dip and Irondale's below-district results.