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Best High Schools in Zip Code 55943

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Schools

962

Students

Top rankedMinnesota Virtual Academy High235^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Minnesota Virtual Academy High up 45 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 55943 zip code area in Minnesota is home to 3 high schools: Minnesota Virtual Academy High, Houston Secondary, and Summit Learning Program. These schools serve a diverse range of students and demonstrate varying levels of academic performance and school characteristics.

Minnesota Virtual Academy High, the largest school in the area with 777 students, stands out for its high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and low dropout rate of 4.4%. However, its academic performance lags behind the state and district averages, with lower proficiency rates in math and reading. In contrast, Houston Secondary has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 310th out of 476 schools in 2022-2023 to 167th out of 480 schools in 2023-2024, with a mix of academic performance that exceeds and falls behind the district and state averages.

The smallest school in the area, Summit Learning Program, has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch at 86.96%, indicating a high-need student population. However, the school's academic performance is unclear from the data provided. Overall, the schools in this zip code area demonstrate a diverse range of characteristics and performance, highlighting the importance of considering multiple factors when evaluating and comparing schools within a given 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Houston Secondary	Public	7-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 896-5323	234	16	14.5	31.2%	222 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	21.8	371^st of 450 public high schools	17.6%		66.4	167^th of 480 public high schools	65.2%	204	30.3	14.3	14.3	19.8	48.5	22.0	31.3	33.0	$14,858
Summit Learning Program	Public	9-12	105 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 742-9939	22	3	6.9	72.7%	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$11,189
Minnesota Virtual Academy High	Public, Virtual	9-12	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 742-9843	706	53	13.3	53.5%	458 (64.9%)	88 (12.5%)	64 (9.1%)	18 (2.5%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.1%)	53.6	235^th of 450 public high schools	47.8%		46	280^th of 480 public high schools	41.7%	45			20.0	20.0			53.3	53.3	$10,434

Cities Near Zip Code 55943

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Houston	0.21 mi	7	302^nd
Caledonia	8.95 mi	4	34^th
Rushford	9.55 mi	3	165^th
Hokah	10.97 mi	1
La Crescent	13.39 mi	8	239^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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