Summary:
ZIP code 55418 in northeast Minneapolis contains nine schools — five elementary, two middle, and two high schools — serving about 4,289 students across the Minneapolis Public School District, St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools, Minnesota Transitions Charter School, and Spero Academy, with results ranging from the 92nd percentile to the 6th percentile statewide.
The area's standout is Waite Park Elementary, ranked in the 92nd percentile with 5 stars and the ZIP code's highest proficiency in all three subjects — Math 76.7%, Reading 64.5%, and Science 53.1%, far above state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Wilshire Park Elementary (85th percentile, 4 stars) and St. Anthony Middle (86th percentile, 4 stars) also beat the state in Math and Reading. At the high school level, St. Anthony Village Senior High (64th percentile, 3 stars) graduates 90.1% of students with a 2.3% dropout rate, both better than the state, while Edison High (20th percentile, 1 star) graduates 77.8% with a 4.9% dropout rate — above its district but below the state.
Several schools struggle, especially in Science: Northeast Middle (23rd percentile) posts 9.3% Science, Pillsbury Elementary (9th percentile, 0 stars) just 3.4% Science and 24% Reading, and Banaadir Elementary (6th percentile, 0 stars) 16.7% in both Math and Reading with a 97.32% free/reduced lunch rate. Spero Academy (13th percentile, 1 star) has the smallest enrollment (148) and lowest student-teacher ratio (5.2) yet low Math and Reading. Notably, Northeast Middle, Wilshire Park Elementary, and Waite Park Elementary all improved their rank percentiles recently, while Edison High declined.
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