Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55373

ZIP code 55373 covers Rockford, Minnesota and is home to three public schools — one elementary serving PK–4, one middle school serving grades 5–8, and one high school serving grades 9–12 — all part of the Rockford Public School District, which ranks 139th of 458 Minnesota districts (70th percentile, 3 stars). Together the three schools enroll 1,565 students. Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet is the largest at 599 students and has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 34.22%, which falls to 29.36% at Rockford Middle and 24.63% at Rockford Secondary. Class sizes are similar across the district: the middle school has the highest student/teacher ratio at 18.0, followed by the high school at 16.5 and the elementary school at 16.2.

Each school has a distinct strength. Rockford Secondary is the standout overall, ranked 136th of 473 schools (71st percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–26, up from the 60th percentile in 2023–24. Its graduation rate is 90.9% versus the state's 84.9%, its dropout rate is 0.8% versus 4.2%, and its End of Course science proficiency is 45.6% versus 35.0% statewide. Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet shines in math: 55.7% proficient versus 38.6% in the district and 44.9% statewide, despite having the highest free/reduced lunch rate. It also climbed from the 43rd to the 56th percentile. Rockford Middle is strongest in reading at 54.1%, above the district's 50.8% and the state's 48.6%, with 8th-grade reading at 60.9% versus 50.0% statewide. Its rank has held steady between the 64th and 66th percentile.

The main concerns are middle school math and high school reading. Rockford Middle's math proficiency is 30.3%, 14.6 points below the state, with 5th-grade math 25.2 points below state while 8th-grade math is 10.9 points above — an unusually wide spread across grades. Rockford Secondary's reading proficiency is 40.2%, below both the district (50.8%) and state (48.6%), and down sharply from 59.09% the prior year, which stands out against its otherwise strong results. District averages hide these differences: district math sits below the state largely because of middle and high school math, while district reading and science are above the state thanks mostly to middle school reading and high school science.