Summary:
ZIP code 56039 is home to one public high school: Granada Huntley East Chain High School, a grades 9–12 campus in Granada, Minnesota, serving 98 students as part of the Granada Huntley East Chain district. It is a small, rural-style setting with a student-teacher ratio of 11.2, and just over half of students — 51.02% — qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Completion outcomes are the strongest part of the picture. In 2024–2025, the school reported a 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, equal to its district and well above Minnesota's 84.9% and 4.2%. Test scores point the other way. In 2025–2026, Math proficiency was 10.5% (district 24.4%, state 44.9%), Reading was 24% (district 35.6%, state 48.6%), and Science was 16.3% — above the district's 12% but still below the state's 25.5%. The school's ranking has also slid, from 278 of 480 schools (42nd percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024 to 398 of 473 (16th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026.
Looking year over year, Math proficiency dropped from 21.74% in 2024–2025 to 10.5% in 2025–2026. Reading went from above its district (38.1% vs. 32.12%) to below it, though the exam label changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV, so that comparison should be read cautiously. Science is the relative bright spot, being the only subject where the school beats its district in the reported year. With only 98 students in grades 9–12, each tested cohort is small, so a handful of students can shift these percentages noticeably from one year to the next.
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