Summary:
ZIP code 55614 in Silver Bay, Minnesota is home to exactly one secondary school: Wm. M. Kelley Secondary, a combined middle and high school serving 179 students in grades 6 through 12 as part of the Lake Superior Public School District. Because there is no other school in this ZIP to compare against, families should read its numbers against district and state averages rather than against a neighboring school.
On the 2025–26 state tests, the school trails both the district and the state in every all-grades subject: 25.5% proficient in math, 31.9% in reading, and 15.1% in science — gaps of roughly 15 to 20 points behind statewide results. There are real bright spots, though. Seventh-grade reading is the only measure where the school beats the state (45%), and it also tops the district by 11 points. Seventh-grade math, 11th-grade math, and 8th-grade science also edge out district averages, and math holds a remarkably steady level across grades 6, 7, 8, and 11. Science is the weakest and fastest-slipping area, down 6.5 points from the previous year against a 0.7-point statewide dip.
For families thinking about life after high school, the graduation rate of 84.6% is essentially at the state average, but the dropout rate of 7.6% is nearly twice the state's and about 2.7 times the district's — those who finish look typical, while more students than average leave before finishing. The school has held a stable spot in the bottom third of Minnesota high schools for three years (ranks of 322, 319, and 321). A moderate 26.26% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.7. Note that with small grade cohorts, a student or two can shift a percentage by several points.
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