Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55330

ZIP code 55330 is home to 18 schools serving roughly 8,605 students across elementary, middle, high school, and alternative settings, anchored by the Elk River Public School District, which ranks in the 92nd percentile of Minnesota districts with 5 stars, plus the smaller Spectrum High School and Three Rivers Montessori School districts.

Elementary and middle schools are the strongest part of this area. Prairie View Elementary School ranks 56 of 869 elementary schools (94th percentile, 5 stars) with math 78.8% and reading 65.6%. Twin Lakes Elementary ranks 61 of 869 (93rd percentile) and has the area's highest reported reading score at 71.9%. Meadowvale Elementary ranks 88 of 869 and posts the highest science score at 40.4%. Prairie View Middle School is 87th percentile, and Spectrum High School earns 4 stars with a 95.5% graduation rate. Lincoln Elementary, with a 45.67% free/reduced-lunch rate, still beats state averages in math and reading.

Some cautions stand out. Elk River Senior High is the largest school and has strong science and a graduation rate above state, but reading is 36.6% versus 48.6% statewide. Science is uneven: Vandenberge Middle School reports 10.6%, and Spectrum Middle and Spectrum Elementary are also low, while Spectrum schools show strong reading but below-state math. In small alternative settings such as Ivan Sand Community High School and ISD 728 Focus/Journey, many test scores are suppressed by the state and should be read as unknown rather than as failure.