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Best High Schools in Zip Code 55387

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At a glance

Schools

1,375

Students

Top rankedWaconia High School107^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Waconia High School up 33 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 55387 zip code area is home to three high schools: Waconia High School, Waconia Learning Center, and Transitions 110. Of these, Waconia High School stands out as the top-performing school, with strong academic results, high graduation rates, and a relatively low dropout rate.

Waconia High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,342 students. It is part of the highly-ranked Waconia Public School District, which is ranked 24th out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the other two schools, Waconia Learning Center and Transitions 110, appear to be much smaller alternative/specialized high schools with lower academic performance and higher rates of free/reduced lunch recipients.

The data suggests there is a significant disparity in academic outcomes between Waconia High School and the other two schools. Waconia High School has impressive academic performance, with 49.07% of 11th graders proficient or better in MCA-III Math and 50.57% proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, both well above the state averages. In contrast, Waconia Learning Center had 0% of 11th graders proficient or better in MCA-III Math. These differences may be influenced by factors such as student demographics, curriculum, teaching quality, or resource allocation.

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Ranking:

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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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Waconia High School	Public	9-12	1650 Community Dr	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0670	1,335	80	16.7	8.6%	1,196 (89.6%)	8 (0.6%)	67 (5.0%)	22 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.9%)	74.2	107^th of 450 public high schools	76.2%		69.8	140^th of 480 public high schools	70.8%	33	49.1	49.1	50.6	50.6	$13,875
Transitions 110	Public	12	225 4th St W	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0600	11	2	6.6	63.6%	8 (72.7%)	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)					$41,138
Waconia Learning Center Ss/As	Public	9-12	1800 Community Dr	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0690	4	0			3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$4,905
Waconia Learning Center	Public	9-12	1800 Community Dr	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0670	25	4	6.0	40.0%	21 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0			$10,730

Cities Near Zip Code 55387

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waconia	0.18 mi	10	30^th
Saint Bonifacius	4.48 mi	1
Cologne	5.86 mi	3	1^st
Victoria	6.43 mi	1	25^th
Chaska	7.97 mi	25	114^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.