Schools in Zip Code 55311

Zip code 55311 in Maple Grove, Minnesota contains four schools, all of them elementary: three PK–5 schools in the Osseo Public School District — Basswood Elementary, Rush Creek Elementary, and Weaver Lake Science Math & Technical School — plus one PK–6 charter, Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac, which forms its own district, Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac. Enrollment totals 2,509 students, from 848 at Basswood down to 231 at MELA.

The three Osseo schools all score above state averages in math, reading, and science. Weaver Lake Science Math & Technical School is the standout: 114th of 869 schools (87th percentile, 4 stars), the highest reading (65.1%) and science (42.3%, 16.8 points above the state) in the group, and the only improving rank trend (77th to 84th to 87th percentile). Basswood Elementary leads in math at 70.3%, 25.4 points above the state, at the largest enrollment (rank 166 of 869, 81st percentile, 4 stars). Rush Creek Elementary is balanced — math 65.6%, reading 57.3%, science 29.6% — ranking 216 of 869 (75th percentile, 4 stars). Basswood and Rush Creek have cooled since 2023–2024 peaks at the 92nd and 94th percentiles.

Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac has a very different profile: 767th of 869 (12th percentile, 1 star), the lowest proficiency in every subject (math 18.5%, reading 22.8%, science 21.4%), the highest free/reduced lunch rate (73.16%), and the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.2). Across all four schools, science is the weakest subject, and in the Osseo schools math tends to slip from 3rd to 5th grade. Notably, the Osseo district ranks 285 of 458 overall, but its 55311 schools rank at the 75th, 81st, and 87th percentiles.