Summary:
The 56723 zip code is home to two schools, Fisher Elementary and Fisher Secondary, which serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Both schools are part of the Fisher Public School District, which is ranked 331 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Fisher Elementary has a student enrollment of 133, the school has consistently low performance on state assessments, ranking in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.43% of students were proficient in math, and 35.48% were proficient in reading, well below the state averages. Similarly, Fisher Secondary, the local high school with 100 students, also struggles academically, with only 19.23% of students proficient in math across all grades, compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school's 11th grade math proficiency rate was just 11.76%, less than a third of the state average.
Both schools serve a high-need student population, with 57.14% of Fisher Elementary students and 49% of Fisher Secondary students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The small enrollments and high-need student populations may contribute to the schools' academic challenges, which appear to be systemic issues within the Fisher Public School District. Targeted interventions, additional funding, and a focus on improving instructional quality and student support services may be necessary to help these schools and their students succeed.
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