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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55901

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At a glance

Schools

3,488

Students

Top rankedWashington Elementary School156^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Overland Elementary School up 85 spots statewide this year

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 55901 is home to eight elementary schools, all within the Rochester Public School District, serving roughly 3,488 students in grades that are mostly PK–5, with Washington Elementary School serving K–5 and Hoover Elementary School serving grades 3–5 only. School sizes range from 228 students at Hoover to 675 at Gibbs Elementary School. The district ranks 227 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 50th percentile with 3 stars, and its 2025–2026 proficiency rates are 41.2% in math, 47.1% in reading, and 25.4% in science, close to state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%.

Three schools stand out. Washington is the clear math and reading leader at 68.8% and 67.1%, ranking in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars, and it has the ZIP's lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 19.76%; its caution is science, which fell from 40.74% to 26.0% year over year. Gibbs is the strongest balanced performer, above district and state in all three subjects with reading at 61.6% and science at 28.1%, ranking in the 70th percentile with 4 stars. Overland Elementary School leads the ZIP in science at 29.7% and has climbed from the 44th to the 57th percentile since 2023–2024.

At the other end, Gage Elementary School is the lowest performer: 12.1% in math, 10.7% in reading, 6.1% in science, 0 stars, and the ZIP's highest free/reduced lunch rate at 73.30%, with its rank dropping from the 22nd to the 3rd percentile. Sunset Terrace Elementary School is also well below district and state in every subject. Across the eight schools, unweighted averages are 44.6% in math, 45.6% in reading, and 22.0% in science, making science the area's weakest subject, and math declined in 7 of 8 schools compared with the prior year.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Bishop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	406 36th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3100	545	0	14.3	37.2%	284 (52.1%)	78 (14.3%)	68 (12.5%)	70 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.9%)	54.6	406^th of 869 public elementary schools	53.3%		59.4	379^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.5%	27	45.1	45.1	51.0	47.3	23.7	23.7	56.6	53.7	50.0	53.2	$12,598
Elton Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1421 Elton Hills Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3200	308	0	13.1	57.8%	157 (51.0%)	59 (19.2%)	36 (11.7%)	17 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.0%)	51.1	446^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.7%		50.5	471^st of 872 public elementary schools	46.0%	25	41.3	49.0	48.1	46.3	27.8	27.8	45.7	58.0	39.6	47.7	$12,408
Gage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 40th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3400	412	0	11.8	73.3%	93 (22.6%)	147 (35.7%)	95 (23.1%)	27 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.7%)	4.3	846^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.6%		7	819^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.1%	27	9.8	8.2	14.3	10.7	6.1	6.1	23.5	10.2	2.0	12.1	$13,855
Hoover Elementary School	Public	3-5	369 Elton Hills Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3450	228	0	14.3	42.1%	111 (48.7%)	39 (17.1%)	43 (18.9%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (10.5%)	39.6	569^th of 869 public elementary schools	34.5%		43.2	536^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.5%	33	39.0	35.1	57.0	44.2	24.1	24.1	41.4	41.6	29.1	36.9	$15,828
Sunset Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 19th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3770	437	0	12.8	55.8%	184 (42.1%)	107 (24.5%)	47 (10.8%)	44 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.4%)	25.4	679^th of 869 public elementary schools	21.9%		37	589^th of 872 public elementary schools	32.5%	90	30.0	39.0	36.9	35.2	10.7	10.7	41.4	42.5	22.6	35.5	$12,381
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 11th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3800	334	0	15.5	19.8%	185 (55.4%)	21 (6.3%)	21 (6.3%)	70 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.1%)	79.4	156^th of 869 public elementary schools	82.0%		84.6	99^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.6%	57	60.8	77.2	62.0	67.1	26.0	26.0	68.6	83.9	52.0	68.8	$12,463
Early Childhood Year Round	Public	PK-K	369 Elton Hills Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3450	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$4,032
Gibbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5525 56th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-4100	675	0	16.2	30.4%	352 (52.1%)	147 (21.8%)	46 (6.8%)	72 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.1%)	69	261^st of 869 public elementary schools	70.0%		68.5	286^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.2%	25	63.8	59.0	61.7	61.6	28.1	28.1	61.4	57.3	43.8	54.0	$10,777
Overland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Overland Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 328-3050	549	0	14.0	45.9%	238 (43.4%)	143 (26.0%)	47 (8.6%)	59 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.1%)	58.2	375^th of 869 public elementary schools	56.8%		51.6	460^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.2%	85	47.9	51.8	57.5	52.6	29.7	29.7	52.1	51.8	41.6	48.3

Cities Near Zip Code 55901

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rochester	0.53 mi	53	248^th
Byron	6.83 mi	4	15^th
Pine Island	10.71 mi	5	125^th
Kasson	12.27 mi	7	23^rd
Elgin	12.94 mi	2	86^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.

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