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Best ZIP codes for schools in Minnesota
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 565 Minnesota ZIPs qualify.
Minnesota ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 55447Plymouth
Minnesota
- School quality index
- 79.5
- ZIP population
- ~21k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
2ZIP 55391Hopkins
Minnesota
- School quality index
- 75.7
- ZIP population
- ~16k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
3ZIP 55356Long Lake
Minnesota
- School quality index
- 74.8
- ZIP population
- ~6k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
4ZIP 55424Edina
Minnesota
- School quality index
- 74.5
- ZIP population
- ~10k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 18 min
5ZIP 55439Edina
Minnesota
- School quality index
- 74.0
- ZIP population
- ~9k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 20 min
6ZIP 55446Plymouth
Minnesota
- School quality index
- 73.9
- ZIP population
- ~28k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 55331 | Chanhassen | Hennepin County | 73.5 |
| #8 | 55115 | Mahtomedi | Washington County | 73.2 |
| #9 | 55436 | Edina | Hennepin County | 72.2 |
| #10 | 55321 | Cokato | Wright County | 71.1 |
| #11 | 55346 | Eden Prairie | Hennepin County | 70.9 |
| #12 | 55325 | Dassel | Meeker County | 70.6 |
| #13 | 55347 | Eden Prairie | Hennepin County | 70.6 |
| #14 | 55384 | Orono | Hennepin County | 70.6 |
| #15 | 55733 | Esko | Carlton County | 70.4 |
| #16 | 56514 | Barnesville | Clay County | 69.9 |
| #17 | 55344 | Eden Prairie | Hennepin County | 69.0 |
| #18 | 55375 | St. Bonifacius | Hennepin County | 69.0 |
| #19 | 55387 | Waconia | Carver County | 69.0 |
| #20 | 55345 | Minnetonka | Hennepin County | 68.9 |
| #21 | 55376 | St. Michael | Wright County | 68.9 |
| #22 | 55359 | Independence | Hennepin County | 68.6 |
| #23 | 55364 | Mound | Hennepin County | 68.1 |
| #24 | 56377 | Sartell | Stearns County | 68.0 |
| #25 | 55328 | Delano | Wright County | 67.2 |
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