Summary:
Zip code 56484 in Minnesota contains three schools — W.H.A. Elementary (PK–6), Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. (7–12), both in the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District, and Up North Learning Center (K–12 alternative) — enrolling about 699 students combined, with no standalone middle school because middle grades split between the elementary (ending at grade 6) and the secondary school (starting at grade 7). The two WHA schools make up roughly 98% of enrollment, and the district is ranked 308 of 458 statewide, at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. stands out for completion: a 93.7% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide and a 3.1% dropout rate versus 4.2% statewide. It also improved its rank to 269 of 473 (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, up from 20th percentile a year earlier, and its all-grade reading proficiency of 43.5% is above the district's 40.7%. W.H.A. Elementary, the largest school at 369 students, has been stable but low-ranked — 28th percentile, 1 star — with all-grade proficiency below state in math (35.7%), reading (38.4%), and science (15.1%). Up North Learning Center is tiny (13 students) and has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (69.23%) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (4.8); many of its test results are suppressed by the state, and its reported all-grade proficiency is 9.1% in math and 18.2% in reading.
Across the ZIP, science is the broadest weakness: 15.1% at the elementary and 14.1% at the secondary school, against 25.5% statewide and a district rate of 14.5%. Reading is the relative bright spot, especially at the secondary school (10th grade 50%, 8th grade 50.9%), while elementary 3rd-grade reading is low at 22.9% versus 46.8% statewide. Math drops from elementary (35.7%) to secondary (21.1%). Free/reduced-lunch rates do not follow a simple pattern with performance, and Up North's small size means its numbers should be read cautiously.
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