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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 56537

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713

Students

Top rankedKennedy Middle School73^rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools

Summary:

ZIP code 56537 is home to two middle schools serving grades 6–8 — Kennedy Middle School and iQ Academy 6-8 — both part of the Fergus Falls Public School District, which ranks 198 of 458 in Minnesota at the 57th percentile with 3 stars.

The two schools are not close peers in achievement. Kennedy Middle School, the larger school with 558 students, is a clear standout: it ranks 73 of 546 in 2025–2026 at the 87th percentile with 4 stars, and in 2023–2024 it ranked 25 of 545 at the 95th percentile with 5 stars. Its 2025–2026 all-grades proficiency is 54.1% in math, 57.6% in reading, and 17.7% in science, with math and reading above both district and state averages. Note that its 8th-grade science — 17.7% — is slightly above the district and state 8th-grade figures of 16.7%, so the all-grades science line is not a clean comparison for a middle school.

iQ Academy 6-8, with 155 students, is the opposite standout, ranking 392 of 546 in 2025–2026 at the 28th percentile with 1 star, down from the 45th percentile in 2023–2024. Its math proficiency is 13.2%, reading 42.6%, and science 5.9%, with 8th-grade math at 0% and 6th-grade math at 8.3%. The one bright spot is 7th-grade reading at 54.2%, above district and state, though 6th- and 8th-grade reading trail. Kennedy's free/reduced-lunch rate is 34.41% versus 58.06% at iQ Academy, and iQ Academy's student-teacher ratio is not reported.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	558	35	15.7	34.4%	479 (85.8%)	17 (3.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	79.4	73^rd of 546 public middle schools	86.6%		82.4	66^th of 519 public middle schools	87.3%	7	67.1	51.7	52.6	57.6	17.7	17.7	53.8	49.4	58.8	54.1	$3,176
iQ Academy 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	155	0		58.1%	85 (54.8%)	26 (16.8%)	18 (11.6%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.9%)	32.2	392^nd of 546 public middle schools	28.2%		35.6	356^th of 519 public middle schools	31.4%	36	30.8	54.2	35.3	42.6	5.9	5.9	8.3	25.0	0.0	13.2

Cities Near Zip Code 56537

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fergus Falls	0.27 mi	17	228^th
Underwood	9.72 mi	3	315^th
Rothsay	16.56 mi	2	211^th
Battle Lake	16.91 mi	2	25^th
Ashby	18.33 mi	2	127^th

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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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