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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55735

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Top rankedEast Central Elementary500^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 55735 zip code in Minnesota is home to two elementary schools: East Central Elementary and Finlayson Elementary. While both schools serve students in grades K-6, they exhibit notable differences in their student populations, academic performance, and statewide rankings.

East Central Elementary has a significantly larger student body of 382 students compared to Finlayson Elementary's 58 students. However, Finlayson Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.1, while East Central Elementary has a ratio of 15.5. Additionally, Finlayson Elementary has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 63.79%, compared to 55.24% at East Central Elementary.

In terms of academic performance, East Central Elementary generally outperforms Finlayson Elementary in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. However, both schools are below the state average in these areas. East Central Elementary has a higher statewide ranking, placing between 408-500 out of 845-872 Minnesota elementary schools, while Finlayson Elementary has a lower ranking, placing between 300-570 out of 845-881 Minnesota elementary schools. Both schools are rated 2-3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

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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 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 All Grades	Total
East Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 245-6013	391	28	14.0	49.4%	296 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	47.4	500^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.7%		54.7	437^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.4%	63	55.1	51.1	39.7	37.0	45.5	40.0	33.3	60.3	41.3	44.7	$12,261
East Central Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6013	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Finlayson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2159 Hwy 18	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 233-7611	58	6	10.1	51.7%	47 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)								(n/a)				30.0	50.0				50.0	48.4	$12,831

Cities Near Zip Code 55735

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Finlayson	1.76 mi	5	357^th
Willow River	9.04 mi	2	268^th
Hinckley	13.95 mi	5	396^th
Moose Lake	17.34 mi	3	256^th
Barnum	23.55 mi	2	182^nd

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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.

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