Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55797

Summary:

The 55797 zip code in Minnesota is home to two schools: Wrenshall Secondary and Wrenshall Elementary, both part of the Wrenshall Public School District. While Wrenshall Elementary has a more average performance, Wrenshall Secondary stands out as a school with impressive academic achievements and a rapidly improving statewide ranking.

Wrenshall Secondary has seen a significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 343rd out of 476 Minnesota high schools in 2022-2023 to 62nd out of 450 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts strong academic performance, with 40% of 11th graders proficient or better in MCA-III Math and 67.86% of 10th graders proficient or better in MCA-III Reading in 2024-2025. Wrenshall Secondary also maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 4.4% for the 2023-2024 school year.

In contrast, Wrenshall Elementary has a more average performance, ranking 513th out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools in 2024-2025 with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school has some bright spots, such as strong 3rd and 4th grade math proficiency, its overall academic performance is more in line with state averages. Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Wrenshall Secondary at 13.4 and Wrenshall Elementary at 13.0, and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates of 49.71% and 51.53%, respectively.

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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
Wrenshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4274	187	14	13.6	37.4%	160 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	45.8	513^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.2%		56.6	422^nd of 881 public elementary schools	52.1%	91	65.0	55.2	25.0	26.9				42.4	25.0	37.9	65.2	52.0				45.4	$10,989
Wrenshall Secondary	Public	7-12	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4274	160	14	11.2	43.8%	138 (86.3%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	83.5	62^nd of 450 public high schools	86.2%		58.4	217^th of 480 public high schools	54.8%	155					39.1	12.5	40.0	29.9					50.0	16.7	67.9	46.1	$14,674

Cities Near Zip Code 55797

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wrenshall	10.35 mi	2	231^st
Carlton	12.93 mi	3	380^th
Barnum	14.13 mi	2	182^nd
Duluth	15.58 mi	36	208^th
Esko	16.57 mi	2	19^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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