Schools in Zip Code 56175

ZIP code 56175 covers Tracy, Minnesota, where two public schools serve about 670 students: Tracy Elementary for grades PK–6 (359 students) and Tracy Secondary for grades 7–12 (311 students), both part of the Tracy Area Public School District. There is no separate middle school — grades 7–8 are housed at the secondary school. The district as a whole is rated 4 stars and ranks 118 of 458 Minnesota districts, placing it in the 74th percentile.

Tracy Elementary is the steadier performer. It ranks 213 of 869 elementary schools (75th percentile, 4 stars), up from the 64th percentile the prior year. Its all-grade proficiency beats the state in every subject: math 59.7% vs 44.9%, reading 57.5% vs 48.6%, and science 33.3% vs 25.5%. Its strongest result is 3rd-grade math, where 77.3% of students were proficient versus 57.9% statewide, and every tested grade from 3rd through 6th stays above state in math and reading.

Tracy Secondary is the headline school by rank — 46 of 473 high schools, 90th percentile, 5 stars, a big jump from 3 stars the year before — with a 90.5% graduation rate (state 84.9%) and a 1.8% dropout rate (state 4.2%). Yet its all-grade math (31.4%) and reading (43.9%) fall below district and state. The grade-level data explain why: 7th- and 8th-grade results trail the state (7th math 24.6% vs 40.3%, 8th science 9.5% vs 16.7%), while later grades excel (10th reading 57.1% vs 42.5%, End-of-Course science 57.1% vs 35.0%). For parents, the takeaway is a strong elementary school and strong high-school outcomes, with the middle-grade transition the clear area to watch.