Summary:
ZIP code 55726 in Cromwell, Minnesota is served by a single elementary school: Cromwell-Wright Elementary, located at 5624 Highway 210. It serves grades PK–6 with 163 students and belongs to Cromwell-Wright Public Schools. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, there is no peer school to compare it against locally — the meaningful comparisons are to its own district and to Minnesota statewide averages. As the sole provider for grades 3–6 in its district, the school's grade-level results and the district's elementary results are one and the same.
Academically, the school outperforms the state average in math and reading in both years on record. In 2025-26, 53.5% of students were proficient in math versus 44.9% statewide, and 52.3% in reading versus 48.6% statewide. The standout is 4th grade, where 94.1% were proficient in math against 55.2% statewide and 76.5% in reading against 48.8% statewide. Science is the clear weak spot: the school trails the state in both years measured (14.3% vs. 25.5% in 2025-26, and 19.35% vs. 26.15% in 2024-25) and is the only subject where it also falls below its own district. That gap has widened, so science is the most consistent area of concern.
Two other things are worth noting. First, results softened in 2025-26 — all three subjects declined year-over-year and the school's percentile rank fell from 68th to 56th, though its 3-star rating held steady, so the star rating alone masks the slide. Second, grade-level percentages swing widely within the same school (math spans 35.5% to 94.1%), which is expected with cohorts of roughly 15–30 students and should be read as directional rather than stable. The school's context looks favorable: a 35.58% free/reduced lunch rate and a 12.4 student-teacher ratio suggest a comparatively stable learning environment.
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