Schools in Zip Code 55327

Zip code 55327 is served by a single public school: Dayton Elementary, an elementary school serving grades K–5 with 556 students. It is part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, which ranks 184 of 458 districts statewide — the 60th percentile, or 3 stars. Because Dayton Elementary is the only school in this ZIP code, there are no side-by-side local comparisons to make; the most useful reference points are how the school performs against its own district and against Minnesota as a whole.

Math is the school's clearest strength. In 2025–2026, 62.2% of students were proficient in math, compared with 51% in the district and 44.9% statewide — a gap of 11.2 points over the district and 17.3 points over the state. Math proficiency beats both benchmarks at every tested grade level (3rd, 4th, and 5th), with the largest state advantage in 5th grade math, where the school is 13.7 points above the state. Reading is also positive: 52.8% proficiency, which is 1.9 points above the district and 4.2 points above the state. The only grade-level reading result trailing the district is 5th grade, which is 1.1 points behind the district but still 2.2 points above the state.

Science is the area of concern. Proficiency was 23.3%, below the district's 27.1% and the state's 25.5%, and down 7.56 points from the prior year — a sharp drop that moved the school from above to below both benchmarks. Science is tested only in 5th grade here. Meanwhile, the school's overall standing is trending modestly upward: it ranked 326th of 881 schools in 2023–2024 and 292nd of 869 in 2025–2026, with its percentile rising from 63 to 66 and a steady 3-star rating. For context, the school reports a 13:1 student/teacher ratio and 28.96% free/reduced lunch participation.