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Best High Schools in Zip Code 55116

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School

1,392

Students

Top rankedHighland Park Senior High148^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Summary:

The 55116 zip code in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Highland Park Senior High, which serves as a standout institution within the area. This school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Minnesota high schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the past two years and a 3-star rating in the most recent year.

Highland Park Senior High boasts impressive academic performance, with graduation rates and test scores that exceed the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, the school had an 84.2% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the district average. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III exams in math and reading were consistently higher than the district and state averages, often by a substantial margin. For instance, in 2024-2025, 51.33% of 10th-grade students at Highland Park Senior High were proficient or better in reading, compared to 40.81% for the Saint Paul Public Schools district and 51.26% for the state.

Despite serving a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, with 46.22% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, Highland Park Senior High has maintained its strong academic performance. The school's student-teacher ratio of 23.5 is slightly higher than the state average, but its consistent high rankings and test scores suggest that it is effectively utilizing its resources to support student learning and success.

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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 (2025)	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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Highland Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1015 Snelling Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8940	1,392	57	24.5	41.0%	519 (37.3%)	302 (21.7%)	305 (21.9%)	147 (10.6%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (7.8%)	68.1	148^th of 450 public high schools	67.1%		76.7	98^th of 480 public high schools	79.6%	50	43.0	43.0	51.3	51.3	$15,099

Cities Near Zip Code 55116

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Paul	0.22 mi	163	387^th
Minneapolis	1.91 mi	163	384^th
Mendota Heights	2.43 mi	7	53^rd
West Saint Paul	3.96 mi	9	355^th
Richfield	4.26 mi	22	375^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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