Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55354

Summary:

The 55354 zip code is home to two schools, Lester Prairie Secondary and Lester Prairie Elementary, which are part of the Lester Prairie Public School District. While the secondary school has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking, reaching a 4-star rating, the elementary school faces challenges in math and reading proficiency compared to state averages.

Lester Prairie Secondary stands out with its strong performance in 11th-grade math, where 50% of students scored proficient or better on the MCA-III assessment. The school also boasts a relatively high graduation rate of 84.2%. In contrast, Lester Prairie Elementary excels in 4th-grade math, with 62.07% of students scoring proficient or better, but struggles in 5th and 6th-grade math, with only 34.29% and 38.64% proficiency, respectively.

Both schools face challenges in reading proficiency, with Lester Prairie Secondary and Lester Prairie Elementary scoring 34.29% and 35.21% proficient or better in all grades, respectively, compared to the state average of 49.59%. Additionally, the high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients at both schools, over 37%, suggest that the student population may face socioeconomic challenges that could impact academic performance.

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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	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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lester Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 395-2521	213	18	11.9	36.2%	149 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	40.1	571^st of 872 public elementary schools	34.5%		35.1	619^th of 881 public elementary schools	29.7%	48	52.9	62.1	34.3	38.6				45.8	35.3	44.8	31.4	31.8				35.2	$9,504
Lester Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 395-2521	222	13	17.4	27.5%	171 (77.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	71.7	127^th of 450 public high schools	71.8%		49.8	258^th of 480 public high schools	46.3%	131					20.7	52.5	50.0	43.1					34.5	22.5	47.2	34.3	$11,799

Cities Near Zip Code 55354

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lester Prairie	0.29 mi	2	273^rd
Winsted	5.88 mi	2	381^st
Silver Lake	7.73 mi	1	174^th
Glencoe	8.79 mi	5	232^nd
Norwood Young America	9.37 mi	3	52^nd

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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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