Summary:
Zip code 55423 contains 15 schools serving roughly 5,690 students, spanning eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and five high schools. The Richfield Public School District enrolls about 69% of them across eight schools, while the rest attend charters such as Seven Hills Preparatory Academy, Partnership Academy Inc., SciTech Academy Charter School, and Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities, plus a few small specialized programs. Richfield Senior High is the largest school at 1,183 students, about one in five students in the zip.
The academic standout is Seven Hills - Richfield Middle, ranked 57th of 546 middle schools statewide (90th percentile, 4 stars), with reading proficiency of 68.9% — more than 20 points above the state's 48.6%. Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary also beats the state in math (50.3%) and reading (54.0%), while Sheridan Hills Elementary is the strongest district elementary, with math at 45.0%. Richfield Senior High posts a 92.5% graduation rate, above both district and state, even though its test scores lag.
Several schools face steep challenges. SciTech Academy Charter School ranks 814th of 869 (6th percentile, 0 stars), with reading at 19.7% and science at 0%; Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities and Centennial Elementary also rank near the bottom. Science is the zip's weakest subject — no school reaches the state's 25.5% — and the highest-poverty schools generally post the lowest proficiency. Some schools are improving, including Richfield Middle, whose rank percentile rose from 29 to 42. Finally, scores marked "—" for Richfield College Experience Prg, Watershed High School, South Education Center Academy, and Secondary Special Education were suppressed by the state for privacy; they are unknown, not zero.
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