Summary:
ZIP code 55069 covers Rush City, Minnesota, and contains just one public elementary school: C.E. Jacobson Elementary, which serves grades PK–6 with 414 students in the Rush City Public School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP, it is the sole public elementary option for local families, and there is no other school in this area to compare it against. Context for the school includes a free/reduced lunch rate of 38.16% in 2024–2025, indicating moderate economic need, and a student-teacher ratio of 8.9, which is a relatively favorable staffing figure.
The school's profile is mixed, with real bright spots. Third grade is the strongest area: 70.6% of third graders were proficient in Math, which is 12.7 percentage points above the state's 57.9%, and 51.5% were proficient in Reading, 4.7 points above the state's 46.8%. In 2024–2025, the school also outperformed its district in Math (50.6% vs. 45.96%) and Science (24.19% vs. 22.89%), and was above both district and state in Math that year. Reading improved from 44.18% in 2024–2025 to 46.8% in 2025–2026, though the exam changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV, so that comparison should be read with caution.
Challenges are most visible in Science and in the upper grades. In 2025–2026, only 14.5% of students were proficient in Science, 9.5 points below the district (24%) and 11.0 points below the state (25.5%); since Science is tested only in fifth grade here, this is essentially a fifth grade concern. Fifth grade Math (28.2% vs. 41.9% statewide) and Reading (43.4% vs. 54.5% statewide) are also low, and fourth and sixth grades trail the state in both subjects. Math fell from 50.6% to 42.2% year over year, and Science dropped from 24.19% to 14.5%. The school has held a 2-star rating with percentiles of 41, 46, and 44 over three years, placing it near the middle of Minnesota elementary schools, while the district is rated higher at 3 stars and the 60th percentile.
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