Schools in Zip Code 55121

ZIP code 55121 in Eagan, Minnesota contains exactly one public school — Pilot Knob Stem Magnet School, an elementary serving grades PK–4 with 387 students, part of the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan district. Because there is only one school here, the useful comparison is between this school and its district and state benchmarks, and the picture is of a school in clear upward motion.

Over three years, Pilot Knob moved from the 40th percentile (2 stars) to the 51st (3 stars) and then to the 63rd (3 stars) — a 23-point climb, with its rank improving by 206 positions even as the comparison pool stayed roughly flat. Its standout metric is math: 60.1% proficiency in 2025-2026, which is about 15 points above both the district (44.9%) and the state (44.9%). Reading sits at 50.0%, essentially at par with the district (50.5%) and slightly above the state (48.6%) — and it has just crossed from below the state average to above it. Notably, the school gained about 6.8 points in math and 2.3 in reading year over year while the district gained only about 1.6 in math and actually fell about 2.9 in reading. This is an unusual profile: the school is stronger in math than reading, the opposite of both its district and the state, which fits its STEM magnet identity.

Two things are worth knowing. First, results split sharply by grade: 4th graders beat the state by roughly 7–9 points in both subjects, while 3rd graders sit below both district and state — so it is unclear whether the gains reflect a strong cohort or broader instructional improvement. Second, with 54.78% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and a 12:1 student-teacher ratio, these results are achieved in a majority low-income building. Finally, since the school ends at 4th grade, families here must look outside the ZIP for grade 5 and beyond.