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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55317

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At a glance

Schools

909

Students

Top rankedChanhassen Elementary92^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Chanhassen Elementary up 7 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 55317 zip code in Minnesota is home to two exceptional elementary schools, Bluff Creek Elementary and Chanhassen Elementary, both of which have consistently demonstrated strong academic performance and are ranked among the top elementary schools in the state.

Bluff Creek Elementary is ranked 133 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on MCA-III Math and Reading assessments exceed the district and state averages, with 70.28% of all grades being proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 61.25% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Chanhassen Elementary, on the other hand, is ranked 92 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools and also has a 4-star rating. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments is similarly impressive, with 72.77% of all grades being proficient or better in MCA-III Math.

Both Bluff Creek Elementary and Chanhassen Elementary have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with 14.2 and 13.8 students per teacher, respectively, for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the schools have similar free and reduced lunch rates, at 20.25% and 21.35%, respectively, indicating a relatively consistent demographic composition. These factors, combined with the schools' exceptional academic performance, make them standout institutions within the Eastern Carver County Public School district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Chanhassen Elementary	Public	K-5	7600 Laredo Drive	Chanhassen	55317	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6700	447	34	13.2	18.6%	327 (73.2%)	42 (9.4%)	29 (6.5%)	17 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	85.1	92^nd of 872 public elementary schools	89.4%		84.4	99^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.8%	7	70.1	66.7	81.8	72.8	61.5	61.7	79.5	67.5	$13,181
Bluff Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Coulter Blvd	Chanhassen	55317	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6600	462	31	15.0	20.6%	329 (71.2%)	15 (3.2%)	66 (14.3%)	24 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.6%)	81.2	133^rd of 872 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.5	127^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.6%	6	71.8	72.0	67.4	70.3	55.8	55.0	71.3	61.1	$12,741

Cities Near Zip Code 55317

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chanhassen	0.64 mi	5	36^th
Chaska	1.75 mi	19	114^th
Excelsior	2.58 mi	4	5^th
Eden Prairie	3.02 mi	20	42^nd
Minnetonka	3.72 mi	26	121^st

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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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