Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55733

Summary:

The 55733 zip code is home to two standout schools, Winterquist Elementary and Lincoln Secondary, both of which have consistently demonstrated exceptional academic performance and positive student outcomes.

Winterquist Elementary is a highly-ranked elementary school, scoring a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 71st out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates on MCA-III math and reading assessments, well above state averages, and a small student-teacher ratio of 16.9, suggesting more individualized attention for students.

Lincoln Secondary is also a standout institution, ranking 29th out of 450 Minnesota high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's strong performance on MCA-III assessments, high graduation rate of 84.2%, and low dropout rate of 4.4% demonstrate its commitment to academic excellence and student success. Both schools serve relatively affluent student populations, as indicated by their low percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients.

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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	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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-4673	603	32	18.6	10.3%	550 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	89.4	29^th of 450 public high schools	93.6%		91.2	23^rd of 480 public high schools	95.2%	6					67.4	48.0	45.7	53.5					63.0	62.0	74.0	66.4	$11,097
Winterquist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3361	684	42	16.1	16.4%	639 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	87	71^st of 872 public elementary schools	91.9%		86.5	74^th of 881 public elementary schools	91.6%	3	72.9	82.2	59.6	74.3				72.4	63.5	66.7	68.5	67.0				66.4	$8,964

Cities Near Zip Code 55733

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Esko	0.28 mi	2	19^th
Cloquet	3.84 mi	10	218^th
Carlton	4.26 mi	3	380^th
Proctor	6.29 mi	4	119^th
Wrenshall	6.51 mi	2	231^st

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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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