Summary:
ZIP code 55334 is home to a single elementary school: Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary, located at 625 Harvey Drive in Gaylord, MN, and serving 503 students in grades PK–5 as part of the Sibley East School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, all available data for this ZIP code describe this one school, which makes it the automatic standout for families living here.
Academically, the strongest results are in math. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 45.5%, above the district's 39.4% and just above the state's 44.9%, and 4th grade math reached 56.2% versus the state's 55.2%. Reading sits below both the district and state: 45.7% versus 49.3% district and 48.6% state, with 3rd grade reading at 37.7% compared with the state's 46.8%. Science is the clearest concern, at 17.5% overall versus a state mark of 25.5%; 5th grade science was 17.5% against the state's 25.9%, a sharp drop from 26.97% in 2024–2025.
Grade-level results vary widely within the school. Math ranged from 56.2% in 4th grade to 31.3% in 5th grade, a spread of 24.9 points, while reading ranged from 53.8% in 5th grade to 37.7% in 3rd grade. The school earned 2 stars and ranked 522 of 869 schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 40th percentile, down slightly from 45 the prior year and 44 the year before, though the star rating has held steady at 2 stars for three straight years. The district earned 3 stars and ranked 212 of 458, in the 54th percentile. About 43.54% of students received free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the student/teacher ratio was 11.9 — a relatively favorable figure for interpreting these outcomes.
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