Schools in Zip Code 55406

ZIP code 55406 is home to 18 schools — 11 elementary, one middle and six high schools — enrolling roughly 5,689 students, with 11 operated by Minneapolis Public School District and the rest by charters including Universal Academy Charter School, Minnesota Transitions Charter School, Friendship Academy of the Arts and Bdote Learning Center. The data cover state rank history, MCA-III/IV proficiency, graduation and dropout rates, free/reduced lunch and student-teacher ratios; suppressed values are unknown, not zero.

The strongest academics sit at Northrop Elementary (rank 113 of 869, 87th percentile; reading 71.6%, math 67.0%) and Howe Elementary (rank 109 of 869; math 68.7%, the ZIP's best). Dowling Elementary is steadier — 68th percentile, math 55.6%, reading 59.7% — while Sanford Middle, the only middle school, posts 85th percentile with math 49.4% and reading 58.4%. Roosevelt High is the clearest improvement story, climbing from the 52nd percentile two years ago to 82nd, with reading and science above state. Roosevelt High - SWS reports a 98.3% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout, but with only 91 students and suppressed math scores it is too small for firm conclusions.

Several schools sit near the bottom of the state: Anishinabe Academy Elementary (2nd percentile, math 8.5%, reading 14.5%, science 0%), Sullivan Elementary (9th percentile), Friendship Academy of the Arts (7th percentile), Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary (3rd percentile, math 2.0%), Bdote Learning Center and Mts High School (5th percentile, graduation 51.2%). Simple school averages — math 31.0%, reading 37.9%, science 18.9% — all fall below state, and science lags almost everywhere. Only Sanford, Dowling, Northrop, Howe and Roosevelt High (reading) beat state math or reading, and only Roosevelt High, Northrop and Howe beat state science.