Summary:
ZIP code 56472 covers Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, and contains just one middle school: Pequot Lakes Middle, which serves grades 5–8 to 581 students as part of Pequot Lakes Public Schools.
Families in this area have one middle school to consider, and it is a strong one. Pequot Lakes Middle earned 4 stars in each of the last three years and ranked 91st out of 546 middle schools in 2025–2026, placing in the 83rd percentile. That is a big step up from 2023–2024, when it ranked 148th of 545 at the 73rd percentile, and it has held steady since. The surrounding district, Pequot Lakes Public Schools, ranks even higher — 34th of 458 districts, in the 93rd percentile, with 5 stars. Reading is the school's standout subject: 61.2% of students are proficient, versus 48.6% statewide, and it edges out the district's 60.5%. Math improved sharply year over year, rising from 42.93% to 50.8%, which now sits 5.9 points above the state but 1.3 points below the district.
Science is the relative weak spot at 27.6% proficiency — 2.1 points above the state but 8.2 points below the district. A clear pattern is that proficiency declines as grade level rises: math falls from 66.4% in 5th grade to 42.8% in 8th, reading from 70.5% to 52.8%, and science from 37.1% to 19.6%. By 8th grade the school's edge over the state narrows to 0.5 points in math, 2.8 in reading, and 2.9 in science. Context to keep in mind: 581 students, a 20.2 student-teacher ratio, and 32.87% free/reduced lunch. Despite that, the school posts above-state proficiency in all three tested subjects.
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