Summary:
ZIP code 56477 covers Sebeka, Minnesota, and contains two public schools serving the Sebeka Public School District: Sebeka Elementary (PK–6, about 218 students) and Sebeka Secondary (7–12, about 233 students). Both sit at the same address on one campus, so the district functions as a single-campus PK–12 system of roughly 451 students, with no separate middle or alternative school.
Comparing the two, Sebeka Elementary is the stronger performer, beating both its district and the state in all three tested subjects for 2025–26 (math 49.6, reading 52.3, science 29.0 against state marks of 44.9, 48.6, and 25.5). It has also held 3 stars and a 57th percentile rank or better for three straight years. Sebeka Secondary trails the state in math, reading, and science, but graduates 97.4% of its students versus the state's 84.9%, with a dropout rate of 2.5% against 4.2%. Notably, the elementary school serves a higher share of students from low-income families (61.9% free/reduced lunch vs. 48.9%) yet still outperforms the secondary school, and it has a much lower student–teacher ratio (9.9 vs. 13.6).
The most important pattern for parents is that students start strong and lose ground with age. Third and fourth grade math reach 78.8% and 75.9% proficient, then fall to 19.4% and 27.8% in fifth and sixth grade. At the secondary school, grades 7 and 8 beat the state in every subject, while 10th grade reading slips to 28.6 and 11th grade math to 25.8. Secondary science is the sharpest concern, dropping from 30.7% to 15.6% in one year. Because each grade has only about 27–39 students, a single student can shift results by several points, so year-to-year swings should be watched rather than treated as settled.
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