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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55952


At a glance
2
Schools
591
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedLewiston-Altura Elementary71st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Lewiston-Altura Elementary up 95 spots statewide this year
Summary:

ZIP code 55952 is served by two public schools, both part of the Lewiston-Altura Public School District: Lewiston-Altura Elementary, which covers grades PK–5 with 254 students, and Lewiston-Altura Secondary, which covers grades 6–12 with 337 students. Together they enroll 591 students, with no standalone middle school or alternative school in the data. The district is highly rated statewide: rank 26 of 458, 94th percentile, 5 stars.

Lewiston-Altura Elementary is the academic standout. It ranks 71 of 869 schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars) and outperforms the state in all subjects: math 79.2% vs. 44.9%, reading 61.4% vs. 48.6%, and science 65.4% vs. 25.5%. Fourth grade math (84.6%) is the highest grade-level score in the dataset. Notably, the elementary school has a higher free/reduced-lunch rate than the secondary school (38.98% vs. 32.64%) yet a lower student-teacher ratio (8.6 vs. 10.6), and still posts stronger proficiency results.

Lewiston-Altura Secondary ranks 117 of 473 (75th percentile, 4 stars) and is improving quickly — from 49th to 75th percentile and 2 stars to 4 stars over three years. Its completion outcomes are excellent: a 96.4% graduation rate vs. 84.9% state, and a 1.7% dropout rate vs. 4.2% state. Middle grades are strong (8th grade math 64.9% vs. 42.3%; 7th grade reading 62.9% vs. 43.5%), but 11th grade math is a weak spot at 29.8% vs. 35.3% state. Reading is the most consistent subject across the two schools (61.4% vs. 58.3%, a 3.1-point gap), while math and science gaps are far wider.

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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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