Summary:
ZIP code 55329 in central Minnesota is served by a single district, Eden Valley-Watkins School District, which operates three public schools spanning PK through 12th grade with a combined enrollment of 868 students: Eden Valley Elementary (K–6), Eden Valley Secondary (7–12), and Watkins Elementary (PK–K). The district ranks 93rd of 458 Minnesota districts — the 80th percentile with 4 stars — but that strength is not spread evenly across its schools.
Eden Valley Elementary is the academic standout. Its all-grade proficiency tops both the district and the state in every tested subject: math 61.3% versus 54.7% district and 44.9% state; reading 53.6% versus 49.3% and 48.6%; and science 45.3% versus 34.1% and 25.5%. Fifth grade was especially strong, at 70.4% proficient in math and 69.8% in reading, and third-grade math reached 75% against 57.9% statewide. The school ranks 239 of 869 elementary schools, in the top 28%, and holds 4 stars.
Eden Valley Secondary presents a split profile. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate of 93.0% far exceeds the state's 84.9%, and its dropout rate of 2.7% is below the state's 4.2%. Yet its proficiency — math 46.2%, reading 43.7%, science 29.4% — trails the district in every subject, though it still beats the state in math and science; reading is its clearest soft spot. It ranks 122 of 473 high schools with 4 stars, though its percentile has slipped from 84 in 2023–2024 to 74 in 2025–2026. Watkins Elementary, a 60-student PK–K school, has no test scores to compare because it serves only preschool and kindergarten; it has the smallest student/teacher ratio in the group at 10.5.
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