Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55343

ZIP code 55343, covering the Minnetonka and Hopkins area, contains six schools serving 2,569 students: two elementary schools and four that serve high grades, with no standalone middle schools — middle-grade students instead attend combined 6–12 and 7–12 campuses. The Eagle Ridge Academy network is the largest presence here, with its two campuses enrolling 1,532 students, about 59.6% of the ZIP total. The remaining students attend Alice Smith Elementary in the Hopkins Public School District, Ubah Academy, Lionsgate Academy - Minnetonka, and West Education Center Alternative in Intermediate School District 287.

The performance spread within this single ZIP is extreme. Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School ranks in the 99th percentile of Minnesota high schools with 5 stars, posting proficiency of 64.4% in math, 62.3% in reading and 42.3% in science, all above state averages. Eagle Ridge Academy Lower School is also strong, in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars and 76% math proficiency. Lionsgate Academy - Minnetonka improved sharply, moving from the 40th to the 74th percentile, with science at 39.3% versus the state's 25.5%. At the other end, Alice Smith Elementary sits in the bottom fifth of elementary schools with 1 star, and Ubah Academy ranks in the 9th percentile with 0 stars.

Two patterns stand out for parents. Math is the hardest subject: only the two Eagle Ridge campuses exceed the state's 44.9% math average, while Ubah's 1.7% is the lowest reported figure in the ZIP. Science is uneven, above state at Eagle Ridge Charter and Lionsgate but below it at the lower school and Alice Smith. Graduation and test proficiency also diverge — Ubah graduates 96.8% of students with a 0.0% dropout rate despite very low test scores, while Lionsgate graduates only 37.0%. Free/reduced lunch ranges from 30% at Lionsgate to 96.88% at Ubah, and student-teacher ratios from 4.2 to 19.5. West Education Center Alternative's proficiency scores are suppressed by the state and remain unknown, not zero.