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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55403


At a glance
8
Schools
1,177
Students
3
Districts
Top rankedFAIR High239th of 450 Minnesota high schools
Biggest riser
FAIR High up 34 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Wellstone International High 8.2 students per teacher
Summary:

The 55403 zip code area of Minneapolis, Minnesota is home to 7 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 5 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. The schools in this area display a wide range of academic performance, with some standout schools performing significantly below state and district averages.

The two elementary schools in the area, Emerson Elementary and Loveworks Academy For Arts, are both performing very poorly, ranking in the bottom 20% and 5% of Minnesota elementary schools, respectively. Their proficiency rates in math and reading are shockingly low, with Loveworks Academy For Arts reporting 0% proficiency in many grade levels. In contrast, the high schools in the area have more mixed performance, with FAIR High and Wellstone International High performing poorly, but Downtown Campus and Loring-Nicollet High having slightly better outcomes.

The data also reveals that the schools in the 55403 zip code area have a wide range of free/reduced lunch rates, from 50% to 96.39%, indicating varying levels of economic disadvantage among the student populations. Additionally, the student-teacher ratios range from 7.9 to 141, with most schools having ratios in the 13-19 range, except for the outlier of Loring-Nicollet High with a ratio of 141. These factors may contribute to the varying levels of school performance in the area and suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve academic outcomes, particularly at the elementary and middle school levels.

Ranking:
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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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