Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55033

Summary:

The 55033 zip code area is home to 9 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 5 high schools (2 of which are alternative high schools), all part of the Hastings Public School District. This district is ranked 110 out of 463 in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a strong educational system in the area.

Among the standout schools in the 55033 zip code is Hastings High School, the largest high school in the area with 1,353 students. Hastings High consistently ranks in the top 20% of Minnesota high schools, with strong academic performance, a high 4-year graduation rate of 94.4%, and a low dropout rate of 4%. The elementary schools Christa McAuliffe and Kennedy also stand out for their exceptional math and reading proficiency, outpacing the district and state averages.

While the district as a whole performs well above the state average, the alternative high schools, such as HOA High School and Hastings Alternative Center, face unique challenges, with much lower proficiency rates on standardized tests. However, these schools still manage to achieve relatively high graduation rates, indicating they are providing valuable support and opportunities for their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
917 Riverside School	Public	6-12	1600 W Hwy 55	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(651) 438-4980	23	2	11.5	87.0%	4 (17.4%)	10 (43.5%)	2 (8.7%)	2 (8.7%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)								(n/a)
917 New Chance	Public	6-12	1600 W Hwy 55	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Intermediate School District 917	No	No	No	No	(651) 438-4980	6	2	3.0		0 (0.0%)	4 (66.7%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Special Services	Public	K-8	1000 11th St W	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,650
Hastings Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 11th St W	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7066	1,210	63	19.3	33.1%	994 (82.1%)	32 (2.6%)	90 (7.4%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.1%)	55.8	231^st of 545 public middle schools	57.6%		58.1	206^th of 529 public middle schools	61.1%	25			40.3	35.0	35.4	42.3		38.2			55.7	50.2	45.4	41.2		48.2	47.7	28.1		38.2	$11,309
Hastings High School	Public	9-12	200 General Sieben Dr	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7470	1,353	58	23.2	23.9%	1,134 (83.8%)	47 (3.5%)	86 (6.4%)	14 (1.0%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.7%)	81.5	63^rd of 480 public high schools	86.9%		87.2	41^st of 476 public high schools	91.4%	22							52.5	52.5							62.2	62.2			45.8	45.8	$12,583
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-4	1175 Tyler St	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 480-7223	450	28	15.8	35.1%	364 (80.9%)	8 (1.8%)	34 (7.6%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	60.5	369^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.1%		75.8	198^th of 845 public elementary schools	76.6%	171	51.2	67.0						59.4	47.6	51.1						49.4					$11,838
Pinecrest Elementary	Public	K-4	975 12th St W	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 480-7284	450	33	13.6	26.7%	372 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.2%)	66.6	291^st of 881 public elementary schools	67.0%		58.7	384^th of 845 public elementary schools	54.6%	93	59.8	69.5						64.1	48.0	56.1						51.6					$10,559
Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-4	1601 W 12th St	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 480-7390	472	34	14.0	36.2%	376 (79.7%)	31 (6.6%)	31 (6.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	72.3	232^nd of 881 public elementary schools	73.7%		61.9	347^th of 845 public elementary schools	58.9%	115	65.6	68.0						66.8	50.0	60.0						55.1					$11,550
Hastings Alternative Center	Public	9-12	200 General Sieben Dr	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7690	33	2	17.9	51.5%	23 (69.7%)	3 (9.1%)	2 (6.1%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)								(n/a)							7.1	7.1													$17,677
Staars	Public	12	310 River Street	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 480-7670	5	1	6.0		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)																					$40,210
HOA High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	200 General Sieben Dr	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 480-7470	45	0		22.2%	34 (75.6%)	2 (4.4%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (15.6%)								(n/a)
HOA Middle School	Public, Virtual	5-8	1000 11th St W	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 480-7060	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Allina Hastings PHP	Public	6-12	1285 Nininger Rd	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 480-7000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 55033

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hastings	0.18 mi	14	124^th
Cottage Grove	7.27 mi	14	289^th
Saint Paul Park	9.58 mi	2	340^th
Inver Grove Heights	10.48 mi	11	294^th
Rosemount	11.2 mi	17	145^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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