Summary:
Zip code 56377 covers Sartell, Minnesota, and contains exactly one public high school: Sartell Senior High, which serves about 1,269 students in grades 9–12 within the Sartell-St. Stephen School District. Because it is the only high school in the area, there is no local peer school to compare it against, so the most useful comparisons are to its own district and to Minnesota state averages.
Outcomes at Sartell Senior High are strong. The graduation rate is 95.7%, well above the state's 84.9%, and the dropout rate is just 0.9% against 4.2% statewide — roughly one-fifth the state rate. Science is the clear standout subject: 46.7% of students scored proficient, about 1.8 times the state rate of 25.5%, and the school outperformed its own district in science in both years of available data. On fair, grade-aligned comparisons — 11th-grade math, 10th-grade reading, and end-of-course science — the school beats the state in all three subjects, by 5.3 points in math, 4.7 in reading, and 11.7 in science. About 18.9% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a comparatively low share, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.4.
Two areas deserve attention. Reading fell nearly 10 points in a single year, from 56.79% to 47.2%, erasing most of its earlier advantage over the state, while math has stayed essentially flat at roughly 40.6–40.7% for two years. Bear in mind that the school's "all grades" test rows reflect essentially one grade per subject, which understates results against the state's multi-grade averages. The school has held a 4-star rating for three straight years, though its statewide percentile slipped from the 90th in 2023–24 to the 81st in 2025–26. The surrounding district is rated even higher — 32nd of 458 Minnesota districts, with 5 stars.
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