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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 56164

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Top rankedPipestone Middle438^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Summary:

The 56164 zip code in Minnesota is home to a single middle school, Pipestone Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Pipestone Middle School appears to be a low-performing school, consistently ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Minnesota middle schools over the past few years.

Pipestone Middle School's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments substantially lower than the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Math proficiency rate for all grades was just 16.17%, compared to the state average of 45.21%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 48.74% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Despite the school's challenges, it maintains a student-teacher ratio of 14.4, which is slightly lower than the state average. However, this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students. The data suggests that Pipestone Middle School may benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its student population and improve overall academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
SWWC Alternative Learning Center Midlevel - Pipestone	Public	7-8	1106 7th St SE	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pipestone Middle	Public	6-8	1401 7th St SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 825-5861	244	17	14.2	41.0%	159 (65.2%)	2 (0.8%)	68 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	18.7	438^th of 519 public middle schools	15.6%		32.5	385^th of 545 public middle schools	29.4%	53	18.4	19.7	11.4	16.2	35.5	25.4	28.4	29.8	$8,740

Cities Near Zip Code 56164

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pipestone	0.79 mi	7	388^th
Lake Benton	12.05 mi	3	26^th
Edgerton	12.36 mi	2	265^th
Tyler	16.61 mi	4	221^st
Luverne	23.6 mi	6	57^th

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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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