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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55057

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At a glance

Schools

1,677

Students

Districts

Top rankedBridgewater Elementary115^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Greenvale Park Elementary up 84 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Greenvale Park Elementary 11.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 55057 in Northfield, Minnesota is served by four elementary schools — Bridgewater Elementary, Greenvale Park Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, and Prairie Creek Community School — enrolling 1,677 students combined across grades PK–5 (K–5 at Bridgewater and Prairie Creek), with three schools in Northfield Public School District and Prairie Creek in its own Prairie Creek Community School district.

The three Northfield Public Schools are the strongest performers and rank closely together: Bridgewater is 115th of 869 schools (87th percentile) with the top math score at 69.7%, well above the district's 58.9% and the state's 44.9%; Greenvale Park is 125th (86th percentile), leads in reading at 64.3%, and is the biggest improver, rising from 209th to 125th in one year; Spring Creek is 138th (84th percentile) and the most balanced, leading 5th grade in both math (67.1%) and reading (71.4%). Bridgewater holds the largest enrollment (564 students) and the highest student-teacher ratio (14.0), while Greenvale Park has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (33.4%) and lowest ratio (11.7).

Prairie Creek Community School is much smaller at 180 students, ranks lowest at 249th of 869 (71st percentile), and has the lowest math score (53.3%) with a three-year rank decline (191st, 219th, 249th). It does, however, post the highest science proficiency (41.4%), above the district's 36.4% and the state's 25.5%, and has the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (17.78%). All four schools exceed state averages in math, reading, and science and hold 4-star ratings. Math shows the widest spread (53.3% to 69.7%), reading is far more consistent (60.7% to 64.3%), and science varies most year to year. Notably, poverty rates and student-teacher ratios do not line up with performance in any simple way here.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Prairie Creek Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	27695 Denmark Ave	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Prairie Creek Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 645-9640	180	15	11.9	17.8%	155 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	71.5	249^th of 869 public elementary schools	71.3%		73.9	219^th of 872 public elementary schools	74.9%	30	63.3	56.7	62.1	60.7	41.4	41.4	66.7	50.0	43.3	53.3	$11,947
Greenvale Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Lincoln Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 645-3500	488	41	11.7	33.4%	303 (62.1%)	18 (3.7%)	123 (25.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	82	125^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.6%		75	209^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.0%	84	62.2	65.9	65.1	64.3	34.9	34.9	74.5	67.9	57.8	67.2	$16,548
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Maple St	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-3470	445	37	11.8	29.2%	346 (77.8%)	12 (2.7%)	56 (12.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	80.8	138^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.1%		81.2	134^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.6%	4	63.5	56.1	71.4	63.3	37.1	37.1	63.5	69.5	67.1	66.8	$13,516
Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	564	40	14.0	25.7%	435 (77.1%)	13 (2.3%)	77 (13.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	83.2	115^th of 869 public elementary schools	86.8%		83.2	109^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.5%	6	65.2	58.5	65.0	62.9	38.5	38.5	72.2	71.3	66.0	69.7	$12,586
Big 9 Online Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 55057

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northfield	0.41 mi	13	44^th
Nerstrand	9.19 mi	1	147^th
Faribault	9.65 mi	22	431^st
Randolph	9.67 mi	2	407^th
Elko New Market	13.09 mi	1	136^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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