Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57017

ZIP code 57017 has three schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Colman Elementary - 03 (PK–6), Colman-Egan Junior High - 02 (grades 7–8), and Colman-Egan High School - 01 (grades 9–12). The clearest difference is between elementary and junior high: in 2025–2026 all-grades Smarter Balanced results, elementary proficiency was above the state in both ELA and math, while junior-high proficiency was below it in both.

Colman Elementary stands out at the top among the comparable schools, with 58% proficient in ELA and 54% in math, about 9 and 10 points above state results. Colman-Egan Junior High is at the bottom, with 38% in ELA and 29% in math—about 11 and 15 points below the state. Its grade-8 results are especially low, trailing state proficiency by 29 points in ELA and 26 in math. The high school’s grade-11 ACT results are also below state figures in all three subjects: 20% in ELA, 15% in math, and 30% in science, compared with 48%, 34%, and 45% statewide. However, its graduation rate is higher than the state’s (94% versus 88%), and its dropout rate is lower (0% versus 2%).

Across the elementary and junior high, the average all-grades results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: by 10 points in ELA and 7 in math, bringing the combined schools’ average closer to the state. The gains were not uniform: elementary ELA rose 7 points while its math fell 3; junior-high ELA rose 14 points and math 17. Grade 6 is a notable elementary exception, below the state by 5 points in ELA and 18 in math. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide rankings also differ: elementary is at the 64th percentile (3 stars), junior high at the 19th (1 star), and high school at the 3rd (0 stars). For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 23% at elementary, 33% at junior high, and 18% at high school; student-teacher ratios were 13.7, 10.9, and 14.5, respectively. High-school test comparisons across the two years are limited because the assessment changed.