Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55407

Zip code 55407 contains 14 schools serving about 6,441 students across five elementary, three middle, and six high schools, with no alternative schools listed; most campuses belong to Minneapolis Public School District, while Hiawatha Academies, Hennepin Schools, Aim Academy of Science & Technology, and Academias La Paz operate the rest. Early Childhood Special Education and Transition Plus Services are special settings with no comparable test or ranking data. A "—" in the state data means a score was suppressed and is unknown, not zero.

Bancroft Elementary is the clear academic standout: its 2025–26 math (44.4%), reading (44.6%), and science (26.2%) are the highest among tested 55407 schools, and its science score is slightly above the state's 25.5% while math sits only 0.5 points below the state's 44.9%. It ranks highest locally at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars, and its FRL rate of 56.39% is lower than most. Hennepin Schools Lower Campus is another bright spot: despite a 95.42% FRL rate, it reached 39.5% math and 35.8% reading, beating its own district averages and outperforming larger, lower-poverty schools such as South High and Andersen Middle.

Area-wide, math and science are the biggest weaknesses, with tested-school averages of roughly 17% in math and 10% in science versus state averages of 44.9% and 25.5%; reading averages about 22% against the state's 48.6%. Graduation and proficiency often tell different stories: Heritage Academy High graduates 92.5% with a 0.0% dropout rate but posts 0% math and science proficiency, while South High, the largest school at 1,257 students, graduates 64.8% with a 10.0% dropout rate. El Colegio High School, Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop, Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop, and Folwell Elementary sit at the low end. Small enrollments at Heritage Academy High (71), El Colegio High School (83), and Aim Academy of Science & Technology (178) make their percentages volatile and worth reading cautiously.