Schools in Zip Code 55408

ZIP code 55408 contains two public elementary schools, both serving grades PK–5 within the Minneapolis Public School District: Green Central Elementary and Lyndale Elementary. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP, so families with older students would look beyond the area. Combined enrollment is 1,060 students, with Green Central at 594 and Lyndale at 466. Both schools share the same district rating—rank 310 of 458, 32nd percentile, 2 stars—but their individual performance and trajectories differ substantially.

In 2025–26, Green Central outperformed Lyndale across all subjects. All-grade proficiency at Green Central was 44.3% in Math, 42.6% in Reading, and 24.4% in Science, compared with Lyndale’s 27.5% in Math, 27.4% in Reading, and 8.8% in Science. That is a gap of 16.8 points in Math, 15.2 points in Reading, and 15.6 points in Science. Green Central is above district averages in all three subjects, while Lyndale is below district averages in all three. Green Central also improved year over year in Math (+6.8 points), Reading (+7.14 points), and Science (+7.33 points), rising from 1 star to 2 stars. Lyndale declined in all three subjects, especially Science, which dropped 8.59 points.

Science shows the sharpest divergence: in 2024–25, both schools were nearly identical (Green Central 17.07%, Lyndale 17.39%), but in 2025–26 Green Central rose to 24.4% while Lyndale fell to 8.8%. Lyndale serves a much higher free/reduced-lunch population—79.18% versus Green Central’s 54.88%—and has a lower student-teacher ratio (11.2 vs. 13.2), yet lower proficiency. Green Central is close to state averages in Math (44.3% vs. 44.9%) and Science (24.4% vs. 25.5%), but below in Reading (42.6% vs. 48.6%). Lyndale is far below state in every subject. Overall, Green Central is improving and above district averages, while Lyndale is consistently below district and state averages with declining scores. Parents should weigh these differences carefully when choosing a school in this ZIP.