Schools in Zip Code 56557

ZIP code 56557 covers Mahnomen, Minnesota, and contains three schools serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Mahnomen Elementary (PK–6, 319 students), Mahnomen Secondary (7–12, 312 students), and Mahnomen Area Learning Center (6–12, 43 students). All three belong to the Mahnomen Public School District, which ranks 418th of 458 Minnesota districts. Free/reduced-lunch rates are high across the board, from 69.87% at the secondary school to 82.76% at the elementary.

Among the three, Mahnomen Secondary has the strongest standing — 1 star and 19th percentile — and an 81.2% graduation rate, well above the district's 69.5% and only 3.7 points below the state's 84.9%. Its best results are End-of-Course Science (20% vs. 35% state) and 10th-grade reading (25% vs. 42.5%). However, its dropout rate of 12.5% is nearly three times the state's 4.2%, and its math, reading, and science proficiency all fell this past year. Mahnomen Elementary is moving the other way: its rank percentile rose for a third straight year (7 → 8 → 9), math proficiency improved from 14.2% to 19.9%, and its 10.6-to-1 student–teacher ratio is the lowest of the three. Its bright spots are 3rd-grade math (37%) and 6th-grade reading (35.6%).

The biggest concern is science: the elementary reports 0% proficient at both all-grades and 5th grade, and the secondary's 8th grade also reports 0%. Seventh grade is the weakest point in the system, with reading at 5.8% and math at 7.5%, even though the same students reach 25% in 10th-grade reading. Every test score for the Mahnomen Area Learning Center is suppressed by the state because of its very small enrollment, so its results are unknown rather than zero; its 42.8% graduation rate and 14.2% dropout rate weigh heavily on district totals. Overall, these schools trail state averages in every reported subject, but the elementary's upward trend and the secondary's graduation rate are real strengths to build on.