Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55940

Summary:

The 55940 zip code is home to two schools: Hayfield Secondary and Hayfield Elementary, both part of the Hayfield Public School District. While the schools share a location, they have seen varying levels of academic performance, with Hayfield Secondary struggling more than Hayfield Elementary.

Hayfield Secondary serves grades 6-12 and has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 228th out of 476 Minnesota high schools in 2022-2023 to 308th out of 450 in 2024-2025. The school's graduation rates are relatively low at 84.2%, and its test scores are significantly below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with only 15.91% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in MCA-III Math in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 34.96%.

In contrast, Hayfield Elementary has seen a similar decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 376th out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 627th out of 872 in 2024-2025. However, the school's test scores are more mixed, with some grade levels performing better than others. For example, 3rd-grade students had 58.93% proficiency in MCA-III Math in 2024-2025, compared to only 30.23% for 5th-grade students. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 44.53% in 2023-2024.

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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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 671-1557	302	29	10.2	40.1%	268 (88.7%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	31.8	627^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.1%		51.6	476^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.0%	151	58.9	36.1	30.2					42.5	32.1	26.7	46.5					34.0	$3,193
Hayfield Secondary	Public	6-12	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 671-1555	319	21	15.1	38.9%	280 (87.8%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	36.4	308^th of 450 public high schools	31.6%		50.9	250^th of 480 public high schools	47.9%	58				19.4	35.1	37.0	15.9	27.9				50.0	38.6	32.6	44.2	40.7	$10,914

Cities Near Zip Code 55940

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hayfield	0.6 mi	2	359^th
Dodge Center	9.7 mi	3	191^st
Blooming Prairie	10.39 mi	3	149^th
Kasson	11.58 mi	7	23^rd
Byron	13.74 mi	4	15^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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