Summary:
ZIP code 55403 in Minneapolis is home to four public high schools serving grades 9–12 — FAIR High, Wellstone International High, Loring-Nicollet High, and Wellstone International High - SWS — enrolling 599 students combined, all within the Minneapolis Public School District. That district ranks 310 of 458 in Minnesota (2 stars) and trails state averages: graduation 72.7% vs 84.9%, dropout 6.0% vs 4.2%, and 2025–26 proficiency of Math 37.1%, Reading 41.8%, and Science 21.7%.
FAIR High is the largest (337 students) with the strongest reported outcomes: 82.1% graduation and 1.3% dropout, both better than the district though graduation remains below the state. It is the only school here with any score above the state average, in 2024–25 Reading (56.14% vs 49.59%) and Science (29.09% vs 26.15%), but its 2025–26 Math fell to 2.3%. Wellstone International High (166 students) shows the steepest challenges: 8.3% graduation, 36.4% dropout, 0% Math and Reading proficiency in both years shown, bottom-of-state rankings, and suppressed Science. Wellstone International High - SWS (39 students) contrasts sharply with 79.1% graduation and 0.0% dropout, but it is very small with sparse test data (2024–25 Science 0%). Loring-Nicollet High (57 students) has a 35.7% graduation rate, 7.1% dropout, the highest free/reduced lunch rate (66.67%), and all 2025–26 test scores suppressed.
Free/reduced lunch is high across all four schools (51.2% to 66.67%), yet it does not track neatly with results — Wellstone International High has a lower poverty indicator than Loring-Nicollet High but far weaker outcomes. The lowest student/teacher ratio (8.2) comes with the weakest results, while FAIR’s 15.7 pairs with the best. Suppressed figures (shown as —) mean the state withheld them for privacy, not that scores are zero; Loring-Nicollet and Wellstone - SWS have very little usable test data. With several schools under 60 students, rates can swing widely from year to year.
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