Summary:
ZIP code 56055 contains just one high school: Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec, a grades 6–12 school with 506 students located at 607 Knights Ln in Lake Crystal, part of the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial district. Because it is the only high school in the area, there are no local peers to compare it to; the useful benchmarks are the school's own history, its district, and Minnesota statewide results. Parents should note that the school serves middle school grades alongside high school grades, so "all grades" figures blend both.
By the numbers, this is a top-quartile school. It earned 4 stars and ranked 106 of 473 Minnesota schools (78th percentile) in 2025–2026, following 97 of 450 (78th percentile) in 2024–2025 and 69 of 480 (86th percentile) in 2023–2024 — a modest dip in percentile, but still strong. Completion outcomes are the clearest strength: a 94.4% graduation rate versus the state's 84.9%, and a 1.3% dropout rate versus 4.2% statewide. Grade-level tests show real bright spots too, including 8th grade Math at 49.2 vs. the state's 42.3, 11th grade Math at 41.5 vs. 35.3, 10th grade Reading at 47.1 vs. 42.5, and Science End of Course at 41.8 vs. 35.0.
The academic picture is mixed. All-grade Math (42.3) and Reading (46.8) in 2025–2026 sat slightly below state averages, while all-grade Science (25.8) was essentially level with the state's 25.5 — but that average hides the widest gap in the data, 8th grade Science at 8.2 vs. the state's 16.7. Middle school Reading and 7th grade Math (37.8 vs. 40.3) also trailed. Reading improved year over year (44.37 to 46.8) even as the state declined. Free/reduced lunch is 23.91% and the student/teacher ratio is 16.8.
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