Summary:
ZIP 55069 has two public schools serving Rush City: C.E. Jacobson Elementary (PK–6, 414 students) and Rush City Secondary (7–12, 391 students), both in Rush City Public School District, which is ranked 181 of 458 (60th percentile) with 3 stars, and together they enroll 805 students with no stand-alone middle or alternative school.
For parents comparing the two, Rush City Secondary is the standout: it has 4 stars in each of the last three rank years, latest rank 102 of 473 (78th percentile), a 91.9% graduation rate vs 84.9% statewide, and a 3.2% dropout rate vs 4.2%. Its Science End of Course score is 52.8% vs 35.0% state, and 10th-grade reading is 46.3% vs 42.5%. Still, its all-grade math (39.0 vs 44.9) and reading (43.0 vs 48.6) trail the state, with weaker 7th-grade reading (36.7 vs 43.5) and 8th-grade science (9.3 vs 16.7). C.E. Jacobson Elementary is 2 stars, latest rank 516 of 869 (41st percentile), but has bright spots: 3rd-grade math 70.6% vs 57.9% state, 3rd-grade reading 51.5% vs 46.8%, and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.9 vs 12.5 at the secondary.
The biggest watch areas are elementary science, 5th grade, middle-grade reading/science at the secondary, and year-to-year swings. Elementary all-grade science is 14.5% vs 25.5% state, and 5th-grade science is 14.5% vs 25.9%; 5th-grade math and reading are also below state. Elementary all-grade math fell from 50.6 to 42.2 between 2024–25 and 2025–26, while science fell from 24.19 to 14.5; reading improved from 44.18 to 46.8. Secondary science rose from 22.3 to 30.8, but reading slipped from 46.97 to 43.0. District-wide, all-grade proficiency remains below state in math (41 vs 44.9), reading (45.4 vs 48.6), and science (24 vs 25.5).
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