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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56479

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901

Students

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Top rankedStaples-Motley Senior High178^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Staples-Motley Middle School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 56479 zip code area is home to 3 schools in the Staples-Motley School District, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. While the schools face some socioeconomic challenges, with high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, they demonstrate mixed academic performance, with some standout areas and opportunities for improvement.

Staples-Motley Senior High School stands out with a 3-star rating and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, though its math proficiency lags slightly behind the state average. In contrast, Motley-Staples Middle School excels in 8th grade math, with proficiency rates well above the district and state, but struggles in 5th and 6th grades. Staples-Motley Elementary School, with lower SchoolDigger ratings, shows stronger math proficiency in 3rd grade compared to 4th grade.

Overall, the schools in the 56479 zip code area demonstrate a mix of strengths and weaknesses, with opportunities for improvement in addressing socioeconomic challenges and ensuring more consistent academic performance across grade levels and schools. The district's efforts to maintain relatively low student-teacher ratios suggest a focus on providing individualized attention, which could help address these areas of concern.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
FED Staples-Motley Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Todd County	Freshwater Education District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 631-3505	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Staples-Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1025 4th St NE	Staples	56479	Todd County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-5400	308	24	13.1	55.8%	282 (91.6%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	33.8	609^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.2%		42.8	559^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.5%	50	48.9	44.3						46.3	34.0	34.4						34.3	$12,285
Staples-Motley Senior High	Public	9-12	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Todd County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 894-2431	309	19	16.3	38.2%	275 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	63.1	178^th of 450 public high schools	60.4%		66.4	168^th of 480 public high schools	65.0%	10							33.3	33.3							52.0	52.0	$13,669
Staples-Motley Middle School	Public	5-8	401 Centennial Dr	Staples	56479	Todd County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-5400	284	19	14.6	51.8%	256 (90.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	50.3	254^th of 519 public middle schools	51.1%		46.9	291^st of 545 public middle schools	46.6%	37			32.1	29.2	34.8	55.4		38.3			50.0	36.9	38.0	43.2		41.5	$11,957

Cities Near Zip Code 56479

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Staples	0.29 mi	8	280^th
Verndale	11 mi	2	372^nd
Bertha	14.19 mi	3	314^th
Pillager	14.79 mi	6	198^th
Wadena	16.71 mi	9	373^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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