Summary:
ZIP code 56013 has one high school, Blue Earth Area Secondary, serving grades 8–12 with 378 students as part of the Blue Earth Area School District in Blue Earth, Minnesota. That school is on a strong upward trajectory: it ranked 141st of 473 schools in 2025–2026, placing in the 70th percentile with 4 stars, up from 170th of 450 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025 and 247th of 480 (49th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024 — an improvement of 106 rank positions and 21 percentile points in two years. The school's most recent rank is noticeably stronger than its district's overall standing of 220th of 458 (52nd percentile, 3 stars).
Graduation outcomes are the school's biggest strength. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 93.3%, matching the district and well above the state's 84.9%, while its dropout rate of 1.3% was far below the state's 4.2%. These results are especially notable given that 50% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch and the student-teacher ratio is 17.5 to 1. Science is another bright spot: all-grade science proficiency rose to 35.9%, above the state's 25.5%, and End-of-Course Science reached 55.4% proficient versus 35.0% statewide. Eighth-grade science is the exception, at 15.5% compared with 16.7% statewide.
Math and reading remain the challenge areas. All-grade math proficiency is 34.6%, below the district's 36.9% and the state's 44.9%, and all-grade reading is 40.7%, below the district's 43.4% and the state's 48.6%. Grade-level results follow the same pattern: 11th-grade math, 8th-grade math, 10th-grade reading, and 8th-grade reading all trail state proficiency. Year over year, math improved (30.33% to 34.6%) and science jumped (24.62% to 35.9%), but reading declined (45.74% to 40.7%).
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