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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55920

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At a glance

Schools

1,070

Students

5-star school

Top rankedByron Intermediate School55^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 55920 zip code in Minnesota is home to two elementary schools, Byron Intermediate School and Byron Primary School, both part of the highly-ranked Byron Public School District. Based on the available data, Byron Intermediate School stands out as a top-performing elementary school, consistently ranking among the best in the state over the past three years.

Byron Intermediate School has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and has demonstrated exceptional academic performance, with proficiency rates in math and reading significantly exceeding the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's math and reading proficiency rates were 77.84% and 68.01%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade, with proficiency rates of 78.24% in math and 76.68% in reading.

While both schools share the same district, there are some notable differences between them. Byron Intermediate School has a higher student-teacher ratio of 16.6, compared to 12.2 at Byron Primary School. Additionally, Byron Primary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (19.62%) compared to Byron Intermediate School (16.99%), which may suggest differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations. These factors could be important considerations for parents evaluating the schools in this area.

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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 (2025)	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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Byron Intermediate School	Public	3-5	501 10th Ave NE	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 775-6620	551	35	15.9	16.0%	474 (86.0%)	6 (1.1%)	30 (5.4%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	88.7	55^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.5	28^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.8%	27	77.9	77.4	78.2	77.8	57.0	69.3	76.7	68.0	$7,224
Byron Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	820 7th Street NE	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 624-0311	519	44	11.7	18.1%	431 (83.0%)	10 (1.9%)	36 (6.9%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)								(n/a)									$9,538

Cities Near Zip Code 55920

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Byron	0.34 mi	4	15^th
Kasson	4.61 mi	7	23^rd
Rochester	6.02 mi	53	248^th
Pine Island	10.49 mi	5	125^th
Dodge Center	10.72 mi	3	191^st

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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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