Summary:
ZIP code 55302, centered on Annandale, Minnesota, contains two high schools serving very different populations: Annandale Senior High, a traditional public school with 611 students in grades 9–12, and Sholund School for Girls, an 8-student setting listed as High but serving grades 5–12 within the Meeker and Wright Special Education district. Together they enroll 619 high-school students, and Annandale accounts for about 98.7% of that total.
Annandale Senior High is the clear standout. Its district, Annandale Public School District, ranks 42 of 458 in Minnesota — the 91st percentile with 5 stars — and the school's own rank moved from the 71st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 93rd in 2024–2025 and the 91st in 2025–2026. In 2025–2026 it beat the state in all three tested subjects: math 52.5% vs. 44.9%, reading 57.0% vs. 48.6%, and science 46.7% vs. 25.5%, a 21.2-point gap. Math rose from slightly below the state in 2024–2025 to 7.6 points above it, though still 2.4 points under its own district. Reading and science fell year over year but stayed well above the state; the reading exam label also changed, so that comparison is cautious. Graduation is 92.5% vs. the state's 84.9%, yet the dropout rate is 5.4% vs. the state's 4.2%.
Sholund School for Girls is a tiny, specialized setting with a student-teacher ratio of 3.8, compared with 19 at Annandale, and many test values are suppressed for privacy. Its reported math proficiency is 0% and reading 16.7%, far below the state, while science is suppressed. With so few students, these figures are descriptive context, not a reliable performance signal, and direct comparison with Annandale is inappropriate.
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