Best High Schools in Zip Code 55943

ZIP code 55943 is home to three high schools serving grades 7 through 12 — Minnesota Virtual Academy High, Houston Secondary, and Summit Learning Program — all operating within the Houston Public School District, which ranks 277th of 458 Minnesota districts with 2 stars. Together the three schools list 962 students, but enrollment is lopsided: Minnesota Virtual Academy High alone accounts for 706 students, about 73% of the total, while Houston Secondary has 234 and Summit Learning Program just 22.

No single school leads on every measure. Minnesota Virtual Academy High posts the strongest current test results, with 42.1% proficient in math, 44.1% in reading, and 27.6% in science, and its state rank percentile has climbed from 42 to 58 over three reported years. Its completion outcomes, however, lag: a 64.1% graduation rate and a 21.3% dropout rate. Houston Secondary shows the opposite pattern, with a 98.0% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate — far above district and state — alongside lower proficiency (21.6% math, 31.9% reading, 21.7% science).

Summit Learning Program cannot be compared academically, because its test scores are suppressed by the state and its proficiency is therefore unknown. It has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (72.73%), the lowest student/teacher ratio (6.9), a 46.4% graduation rate, and a 3.5% dropout rate. With only 22 students, its percentages can swing dramatically from year to year. Across the group, district averages — such as a 68.5% graduation rate against school rates ranging from 46.4% to 98.0% — mask wide differences among these three very different schools.