Summary:
Zip code 55315 in Carver, Minnesota, contains just two schools, both classified as elementary: Carver Elementary School, a K–5 school with 782 students, and SW Metro East Union Level 4, a K–8 program with only 14 students; no traditional middle or high school appears in this area's data.
Carver Elementary School is the clear standout. It belongs to Eastern Carver County Public School, a district ranked 30 of 458 statewide (93rd percentile, 5 stars). In 2025–2026, Carver's all-grade proficiency was 63.4% in Math, 56.8% in Reading, and 35.7% in Science, all above the state's 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Math and Science also beat the district (62.5% and 29.9%), while Reading trails the district's 62.6% — the largest gap being 5th-grade reading at 55% versus 68.4%. Carver's own trajectory is upward: it moved from 3 stars and the 60th percentile to 4 stars and the 75th percentile, improving in all three subjects year over year, with Math up 8.61 points.
SW Metro East Union Level 4 is a very different setting: 14 students, a student-teacher ratio of 2.8 versus Carver's 17.5, and a free/reduced lunch rate of 42.86% versus 22.51%. Its 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency was 12.9% in Math and 12.9% in Reading, with Science suppressed by the state, and grade-level values also suppressed. Math rose from 0% while Reading fell from 18.18%, though with so few students a one- or two-student change can move these rates sharply. Its district, Southwest Metro Intermediate 288, shows no rank or stars and much lower district proficiency (8.7% Math, 17.5% Reading, 7.1% Science). Because of the scale and setting differences, the two schools are not directly comparable.
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