Schools in Zip Code 55953

ZIP code 55953 in Lyle, Minnesota is home to three public schools, all part of the Lyle Public School District: Lyle Elementary (PK–4, 125 students), Lyle Middle (5–8, 99 students), and Lyle High School (9–12, 82 students), for a combined enrollment of 306. The district overall ranks 325th of 458 in Minnesota, at the 29th percentile with 1 star, but that single rating masks wide differences among the three schools.

Lyle High School is the clear standout. It ranks 191st of 473 Minnesota high schools in 2025–2026—60th percentile, 3 stars—up from 35th percentile and 2 stars the year before. Its science proficiency (37.5%) and 11th-grade math (43.8%) beat state averages, and its graduation rate of 87.5% tops the state's 84.9%. Reading is below state, however, and its dropout rate of 6.2% is higher than the state's 4.2%. Lyle Middle is the weakest link: 23rd percentile, 1 star, with all-grades math at 9.9% and science at 10.2%—far below the state's 44.9% and 25.5%. Fifth-grade math (4%) and 7th-grade math (4.2%) are especially low, though 6th-grade reading (53.6%) is a bright spot.

Lyle Elementary ranks 744th of 869 (14th percentile, 1 star), continuing a decline from 31st percentile two years earlier. Its math (28.9%) beats the district but trails the state, and reading (26.3%) is below both. Fourth-grade math, at 15.8% versus the state's 55.2%, is one of the largest gaps in the data. Free/reduced-lunch rates are highest at the middle and elementary schools (57.58% and 55.2%) and lowest at the high school (48.78%), while the student-teacher ratio is highest at the middle school (21.2) and lowest at the high school (8.2)—an association worth noting, though small enrollments make year-to-year swings likely.