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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 55811

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School

677

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHermantown Middle52^nd of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Hermantown Middle up 13 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 55811 zip code is home to a single standout middle school, Hermantown Middle School, which serves grades 5-8. This school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Minnesota, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and placing 52nd out of 519 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Hermantown Middle School's academic performance is impressive, with a significantly higher percentage of students proficient or better in Math and Reading compared to the state average across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 60.82% of students were proficient or better in Math, and 63.31% were proficient or better in Reading, compared to state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is also favorable compared to many other schools.

The Hermantown Community Schools district, which Hermantown Middle School belongs to, is also ranked highly at 71st out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating. With its consistent high performance, favorable student demographics, and strong district standing, Hermantown Middle School appears to be a standout educational institution in the 55811 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	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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Hermantown Middle	Public	5-8	4335 Hawk Circle Drive	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 729-6690	677	41	16.3	14.8%	615 (90.8%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	83.9	52^nd of 519 public middle schools	90.0%		82.1	65^th of 545 public middle schools	88.1%	13	78.8	58.4	57.4	49.1	60.8	73.5	69.8	59.1	50.9	63.3	$9,632

Cities Near Zip Code 55811

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hermantown	2.13 mi	5	84^th
Duluth	3.26 mi	36	208^th
Proctor	6.34 mi	4	119^th
Saginaw	8.18 mi	1
Esko	11.85 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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