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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55705

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School

470

Students

Top rankedMesabi East Elementary503^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 55705 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Mesabi East Elementary, which serves students in the Mesabi East School District. While the school performs below the state average in math proficiency, it scores closer to the state average in reading. With a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking of 503 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools, Mesabi East Elementary has room for improvement in overall school quality and student outcomes.

Mesabi East Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 12.4 is slightly better than the state average, but the school has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 52.73%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. This demographic factor may contribute to the school's academic challenges, particularly in math proficiency, where 5th-grade students score significantly below the state average.

Despite the school's overall lower performance compared to state benchmarks, Mesabi East Elementary appears to be one of the stronger schools within the Mesabi East School District. By identifying strategies to improve academic outcomes, especially in math, the school and district can work to provide a more well-rounded education for the students in this community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Mesabi East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 N 1st St W	Aurora	55705	St. Louis County	Mesabi East School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 229-3321	470	32	14.8	49.8%	403 (85.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	46.7	503^rd of 872 public elementary schools	42.3%		49.2	500^th of 881 public elementary schools	43.2%	3	71.7	51.7	14.5	28.3	40.8	56.7	32.8	53.5	46.4	47.8	$12,740

Cities Near Zip Code 55705

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aurora	2.3 mi	3	329^th
Virginia	13.36 mi	11	370^th
Eveleth	13.44 mi	1	164^th
Mountain Iron	16.53 mi	5	282^nd
Babbitt	19.63 mi	2	425^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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