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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55428

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Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,175

Students

Districts

Top rankedPark Brook Elementary567^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Park Brook Elementary up 127 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Early Childhood Special Education 12.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 55428 zip code area in Minnesota is home to 7 elementary schools, a mix of public district schools and public charter schools serving grades ranging from pre-K to 8th grade. The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance among these schools, with some standouts like Park Brook Elementary and Forest Elementary leading the pack, while others like Escuela Exitos and 279Online Learning Program K-5 struggle academically.

Park Brook Elementary, a public school in the Osseo Public School District, stands out as the top performer, with 52.08% of students proficient or better in math and 34.03% proficient or better in reading across all grades in 2024-2025. Forest Elementary, a public school in the Robbinsdale Public School District, also performs well, with the second-highest overall reading proficiency at 34.72%. In contrast, the Escuela Exitos charter school and the 279Online Learning Program K-5 virtual public school struggle, with some of the lowest proficiency rates and statewide rankings among the schools in the area.

The data also reveals a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, with the schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates tending to have the lowest test scores. Additionally, the two charter schools in the data set, Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy and Escuela Exitos, have the lowest statewide rankings and some of the weakest test scores, aligning with broader trends of charter school performance in Minnesota.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	359	26	13.8	69.9%	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	16 (4.5%)	330 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	13	771^st of 872 public elementary schools	11.6%		10.1	791^st of 881 public elementary schools	10.2%	20	30.7	33.3	17.7				27.2	24.2	18.3	27.4				23.4	$15,543
Escuela Exitos	Public, Charter	K-8	4741 Zealand Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Escuela Exitos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 421-0152	231	18	12.6	59.7%	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2	869^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.4	849^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.6%	20	12.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	6.7	14.3	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	6.7	4.8	3.7
Park Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Hampshire Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-6870	298	21	14.0	74.8%	29 (9.7%)	103 (34.6%)	42 (14.1%)	86 (28.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.1%)	40.6	567^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.0%		24.6	694^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.2%	127	47.2	54.3	55.4				52.1	26.9	22.2	48.2				34.0	$16,347
279Online Learning Program K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 391-8670	64	9	6.8	56.3%	14 (21.9%)	24 (37.5%)	11 (17.2%)	10 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)								(n/a)							14.3							21.4
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 47th Ave N	Crystal	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7900	464	31	14.9	67.9%	118 (25.4%)	156 (33.6%)	87 (18.8%)	22 (4.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.9%)	17.3	734^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.3	723^rd of 881 public elementary schools	17.9%	11	20.0	24.2	15.6				20.0	31.3	30.8	42.2				34.7	$14,665
Meadow Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8525 62nd Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7700	488	37	13.1	82.8%	46 (9.4%)	269 (55.1%)	80 (16.4%)	38 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.5%)	9.8	794^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.9%		15.9	758^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.0%	36	29.3	10.9	5.0				15.2	32.0	18.2	19.2				23.6	$15,533
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK-K	8301 47th Avenue N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8082	271	22	12.3	50.9%	106 (39.1%)	77 (28.4%)	53 (19.6%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)								(n/a)															$5,668

Cities Near Zip Code 55428

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooklyn Park	0.34 mi	34	416^th
New Hope	0.38 mi	13	430^th
Crystal	1.01 mi	6	364^th
Brooklyn Center	2.26 mi	18	434^th
Maple Grove	2.59 mi	16	139^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.