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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55401

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At a glance

School

595

Students

Top rankedTwin Cities International Schools702^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Twin Cities International Schools up 55 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 55401 zip code in Minneapolis, Minnesota is home to a single elementary school, Twin Cities International Schools, a public charter school serving grades K-5 with 622 students.

Twin Cities International Schools is ranked 702 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments is significantly below the state average in both math and reading across all grade levels, with only 34.5% of students proficient or better in math compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 99.52% in 2023-2024, and a student-teacher ratio of 20.5, slightly higher than the state average.

The data suggests that Twin Cities International Schools is a struggling school serving a high-need population. Addressing the underlying issues and providing targeted support and resources to the school and its students could be crucial in improving educational outcomes in this area.

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Twin Cities International Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 821-6470	595	39	15.1	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	594 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	702^nd of 872 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.9	757^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.1%	55	47.5	45.7	11.2	34.5	25.7	22.1	37.4	28.5	$7,272

Cities Near Zip Code 55401

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Minneapolis	0.72 mi	166	384^th
Columbia Heights	3.62 mi	15	427^th
Golden Valley	3.71 mi	10	352^nd
Saint Paul	3.71 mi	162	387^th
Saint Anthony	4.04 mi	6	107^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.

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