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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55797

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School

187

Students

Top rankedWrenshall Elementary513^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 55797 zip code area has only one elementary school, Wrenshall Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, it faces some academic challenges, particularly in math proficiency, where scores lag behind the state average across all grade levels.

Wrenshall Elementary's reading proficiency is more mixed, with 5th-grade students performing above the state average but 3rd and 4th-grade students struggling. The school serves a high-need population, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's small size and favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1 could be leveraged as strengths, allowing for more individualized attention and support for students.

Overall, Wrenshall Elementary appears to be a school with room for improvement, particularly in its math instruction and curriculum. Targeted interventions and support, tailored to the specific needs of its student population, could help the school enhance its academic performance and better serve the community in the 55797 zip code area.

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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
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

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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