Schools in Zip Code 56171

ZIP code 56171 covers Sherburn, Minnesota, and contains three public schools — one elementary, one junior high, and one high school — all part of the Martin County West School District, serving grades PK–2, 7–8, and 9–12. Total enrollment is 424 students, with Martin County West Senior High the largest at 187 students (44.1%), followed by Sherburn Elementary at 136 (32.1%) and Martin County West Junior High at 101 (23.8%). All three share a district rating of 211th of 458 Minnesota districts — the 54th percentile with 3 stars — slightly above the state median. Grades 3–6 are not represented by any school in this ZIP, so those students likely attend school elsewhere.

Martin County West Junior High has the strongest current academic profile, ranking 217 of 546 (60th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, above its district. Its all-grades math proficiency is 44.6%, essentially at the state's 44.9%, and 8th-grade math is a standout at 56%, well above the state's 42.3%. Results are uneven, though: 7th-grade reading is 32.7% versus 43.5% statewide, and science is just 14%. Martin County West Senior High stands out for completion, with a 96.5% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, versus 84.9% and 4.2% statewide. Reading and science improved sharply year over year (27.91% to 47.6% and 9.09% to 31%), but math remains very weak at 15.2%, far below the state's 44.9%.

Sherburn Elementary stands out for staffing, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.9, the most favorable in the ZIP, compared with 12.1 at the high school and 16.4 at the junior high. It also has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 36.76%, though the three schools' rates are fairly similar (32.09% to 36.76%). No current test scores are available for the elementary, so its academic standing cannot be judged from this data. Staffing ratio does not track outcomes here: the junior high has the highest ratio yet the strongest math results, while the high school has a moderate ratio and very weak math.