Summary:
ZIP code 55434 contains just one high school: Blaine High School, a large public school serving grades 9–12 in the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota, with 3,157 students, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3, and about 34.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.
That single school stands out on several measures. Blaine's graduation rate is 95.4% in 2024–2025, above the district's 88.7% and the state's 84.9%, and its dropout rate of 0.9% is lower than both. Its state rank among Minnesota high schools has climbed each year, from 122 of 480 in 2023–2024 to 77 of 450 and then 61 of 473 in 2025–2026, placing it in the 87th percentile with 4 stars — higher than the district's overall profile of 184 of 458, 60th percentile, 3 stars.
Science is the clearest academic strength: 47.2% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 27.1% in the district and 25.5% statewide, a pattern also seen the prior year. Math rebounded, rising from 41.67% to 50.6%, moving from below the state to above it. Reading is the most variable subject, dropping from 62.42% to 48.1%, roughly at the state average, though the change in exam label from MCA-III to MCA-IV makes that comparison uncertain. Grade-level results are strong as well: 11th-grade math 50.6%, 10th-grade reading 48.1%, and End-of-Course science 47.2%, each above district and state.
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