Summary:
Zip code 55057 covers Northfield, Minnesota, and lists 8 schools — 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high schools — enrolling 4,028 students altogether, with the Northfield Public School District operating six of them and two charter schools serving the rest.
The Northfield Public School District enrolls 3,732 students across Northfield Senior High, Northfield Middle, Bridgewater Elementary, Greenvale Park Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, and Northfield Area Learning Center, while Prairie Creek Community School and Arcadia Charter School are independent charters. The largest school is Northfield Senior High at 1,283 students, and it also has the strongest trajectory, rising from the 74th percentile to the 92nd percentile with 5 stars, a 94.2% graduation rate, and 46.2% science proficiency. Northfield Middle is the steadiest top performer, holding 5 stars and 90th percentile or better for three straight years. Among elementaries, Bridgewater Elementary leads math at 69.7%, Greenvale Park Elementary leads reading at 64.3% with the lowest student–teacher ratio (11.7), and Spring Creek Elementary is close behind in both. Prairie Creek Community School has the lowest poverty rate (17.78%) and strong science, but small cohorts swing widely. Arcadia Charter School posts a 94.1% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate yet 2025 proficiency below state in all three subjects, with some values suppressed. Northfield Area Learning Center serves a higher-need population, with the highest poverty rate (59.81%) and lowest proficiency.
Six of the eight schools beat state averages in math, reading, and science. The district posts 58.9% math, 61.0% reading, and 36.4% science against state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Elementary math (66.8%–69.7%) is the clearest strength, science is more uneven, and neither poverty nor class size alone predicts results.
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