Best High Schools in Zip Code 55746

ZIP code 55746 is home to a single public high school: Hibbing High, part of the Hibbing Public School District. It serves grades 8 through 12, so its results blend middle school and high school performance. Enrollment is 829 students, 36.43% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 18.9, implying roughly 44 teacher FTEs. Because it is the only high school in this ZIP code, every comparison below is against its own district and the state.

Hibbing High holds a steady 3-star rating and has climbed in the rankings for three straight years: 200 of 480 (58th percentile) in 2023–2024, 186 of 450 (59th percentile) in 2024–2025, and 176 of 473 (63rd percentile) in 2025–2026. Completion metrics are close to state and better than district: an 83.7% graduation rate, 5.1 points above the district but 1.2 points below the state, and a 4.3% dropout rate, 0.9 points below the district and 0.1 points above the state.

Test results are mixed. Strengths include 2024–2025 all-grade reading at 53.68%, above the district (52.22%) and state (49.59%), End-of-Course science at 39.2% (4.2 points above state), and 10th-grade reading and 8th-grade math at or slightly above state. Watch areas: in 2025–2026 all-grade reading fell to 41.0% (7.6 points below state) and math sits at 37.9% (7.0 points below state). Eighth-grade reading is 10.7 points below state, and 8th-grade science is 11.0%, 5.7 points below state. Overall, this is a mid-to-upper-ranked school with solid completion outcomes and grade-level bright spots, but a sharp reading decline and weak 8th-grade results are worth watching.