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Best High Schools in Zip Code 56479

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Schools

309

Students

Districts

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

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Summary:

The 56479 zip code is home to a single high school, Staples-Motley Senior High, which serves students in grades 9-12. This school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years, indicating a relatively stable level of performance.

Academically, Staples-Motley Senior High has mixed results. While the school's reading proficiency rates are slightly above the state average, its math proficiency rates are below the state average. This suggests potential areas for improvement in math instruction and support. Additionally, the school's 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.4% is worth monitoring.

Regarding the school's demographics, Staples-Motley Senior High has a student-teacher ratio of 16:1 and 38.68% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch. These factors may indicate a need for additional resources and support to address potential socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population. Overall, Staples-Motley Senior High appears to be a relatively average-performing high school in Minnesota, with some areas of strength and potential areas for improvement.

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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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	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 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

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.