Schools in Zip Code 55769

Schools in zip code 55769 include two public schools in the Nashwauk-Keewatin School District: Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School, serving PK–6 with 313 students, and Nashwauk Secondary, serving grades 7–12 with 228 students, for 541 students total in the Nashwauk-Keewatin area. The district is ranked 312 out of 458 in Minnesota, at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars. The data includes state MCA proficiency results, rank history, graduation and dropout rates, free/reduced lunch percentages, and student-teacher ratios.

Nashwauk Secondary’s clearest strength is completion: a 94.1% graduation rate versus Minnesota’s 84.9%, and a 2.9% dropout rate versus the state’s 4.2%. Its test proficiency is weaker: all-grade math is 33.7%, reading 34.3%, and science 17.2%, compared with state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Eleventh-grade math is a severe outlier at 9.1% versus 35.3% statewide, while 8th grade math is a bright spot at 46.4% versus 42.3%. Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School has all-grade math at 36.5%, reading at 38.9%, and science at 11.6%; its 5th grade is a major pressure point, with math at 20.9% versus 41.9% and science at 11.6% versus 25.9%. Third-grade math is closer to state, 55.9% versus 57.9%.

Across the district, proficiency is below state in all core subjects: 35.6% math, 37.2% reading, and 15.0% science, compared with 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5% statewide. Science is the weakest overall area. Rank trends are concerning: the elementary school moved from 34th to 32nd to 28th percentile, and the secondary school from 30th to 46th to 26th percentile; in 2025–2026 both are at 1 star. Free/reduced lunch is similar at both schools—52.72% and 51.75%—and student-teacher ratios are close at 12.0 and 12.9. The main takeaways are strong graduation and dropout outcomes at Nashwauk Secondary and a genuine 8th grade math bright spot, alongside significant challenges in science, elementary 5th grade, and high school 11th grade math.