Schools in Zip Code 55043

ZIP code 55043 is served by a single public school in this data set: Afton-Lakeland Elementary, an elementary school serving grades PK–5 with 437 students. It belongs to Stillwater Area Public Schools. Because there are no middle, high, or alternative schools listed for this ZIP code, there is no other local school to compare it with — the school's own results are the full story for this area.

State rankings place Afton-Lakeland Elementary among the top schools in Minnesota. It ranked 41st out of 869 schools in 2025-26 and 41st out of 872 in 2024-25, which is the 95th percentile with a 5-star rating both years. In 2023-24 it ranked 94th of 881, the 89th percentile with 4 stars, so it has moved up and then held steady. Its district, Stillwater Area Public Schools, ranks 47th of 458, at the 90th percentile with 4 stars — strong on its own, yet the school itself sits higher on the state percentile scale at the 95th percentile.

In 2025-26, the school outperformed both its district and the state in every reported subject and grade. All-grade Math was 75.4% proficient (district 58%, state 44.9%), Reading 73.7% (district 59.2%, state 48.6%), and Science 40% (district 34.4%, state 25.5%). Third grade Math was the standout at 89.9%, 32 percentage points above the state. Grade-level Reading ranged from 71.3% to 77.2%. Reading improved year over year from 71.68% to 73.7%, while Math and Science were essentially stable. For context, the 2024-25 student-teacher ratio was 16.6 and the free/reduced lunch rate was 15.79%. One pattern worth noting: Math proficiency falls by grade, from 89.9% in 3rd to 77% in 4th to 57.1% in 5th — these are different cohorts, so read it as a grade-level pattern rather than a trend for the same students.