Schools in Zip Code 55923

ZIP code 55923 covers Chatfield, Minnesota, where three schools serve about 898 students: Chatfield Elementary School (grades PK–6, 469 students), Chatfield Secondary (grades 7–12, 423 students), and Focus Alp, a very small high school program with 6 students in grades 9–12. There is no separate middle school building — grades 7 and 8 are part of Chatfield Secondary. All three are served by Chatfield Public Schools, which ranks 78th of 458 Minnesota districts, placing it in the 83rd percentile with 4 stars.

Chatfield Elementary is the clear academic standout. It ranks 103rd of 869 elementary schools statewide (88th percentile, 4 stars) and has climbed steadily over the past three years. Its all-grade proficiency is well above both the district and the state in math (69.1%) and reading (67.4%), with especially strong grade-level results in 3rd grade math (84.7%) and 4th grade math (80.6%). Science is lower in absolute terms at 27.7%, but still slightly above the state average. Notably, the elementary school has a higher free/reduced-price lunch rate (26.65%) than the secondary school, yet much stronger test results.

Chatfield Secondary has a split profile. Its graduation rate (92.3%) and dropout rate (2.5%) are better than the state, and science (29.5%) is above both district and state. But math (38.1%) and reading (46.7%) fall below district and state averages, and its rank has slipped from 4 stars to 3 stars (63rd percentile). Eleventh grade math, at 26.3%, is a particular low point. The gap between the two schools — 31 points in math — suggests the district's strongest outcomes are concentrated in the elementary years. Focus Alp's current test scores are suppressed, so its academic performance is unknown.