Summary:
ZIP code 56171 is home to a single middle school: Martin County West Junior High in Sherburn, MN, which serves grades 7–8 and enrolls 101 students as part of Martin County West School District, ranked 211 of 458 Minnesota districts (54th percentile, 3 stars). With only one school in this ZIP code, the most useful comparisons are against the district and the state rather than against neighboring middle schools.
The clearest strength is 8th grade. Eighth grade math proficiency is 56%, which is 13.7 points above the state's 42.3%, and 8th grade reading is 52% versus the state's 50%. Overall math is 44.6%, essentially tied with the state's 44.9% and above the district's 40.8%. The main weaknesses are science and 7th grade. Science is 14% across all grades and in 8th grade, which is 11.5 points below the state's 25.5% and 9.1 points below the district's 23.1%. Seventh grade reading is 32.7%, 10.8 points below the state's 43.5%, and 7th grade math is 33.3%, 7.0 points below the state's 40.3%.
Looking at trends, math slipped from 48.94% in 2024–2025 to 44.6% in 2025–2026, a 4.34-point drop while state math was nearly flat. Reading improved from 38.46% to 42.4% and science from 10.87% to 14%, though both remain below state proficiency. The school's latest rank percentile is 60 with 3 stars — above its 2023–2024 percentile of 50, below its 2024–2025 percentile of 64, and above the district's 54th percentile. With 101 students, a 33.66% free/reduced-lunch rate and a 16.4 student-teacher ratio, year-to-year percentages can move sharply on a small number of students.
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