Summary:
ZIP code 55947 covers La Crescent, Minnesota, and is home to two elementary schools: La Crescent-Hokah Elementary, a PK–4 public school with 359 students in the La Crescent-Hokah School District, and La Crescent Montessori & STEM Academy, a K–6 Montessori and STEM school with 55 students in the La Crescent Montessori & STEM School. Because their grade spans differ, they do not report the same tested grades, which limits direct comparisons.
La Crescent-Hokah Elementary is the stronger performer overall. It ranks 130 out of 869 Minnesota elementary schools for 2025–2026 — the 85th percentile — with 4 stars, and its district ranks 66 out of 458, also 4 stars. That is a large climb from the 52nd percentile in 2023–2024. In 2025–2026, 71.5% of its students were proficient in math (state: 44.9%) and 62% in reading (state: 48.6%), with every reported grade level above state. From the prior year, math rose 4.83 percentage points and reading rose 8.38 points.
La Crescent Montessori & STEM Academy ranks 444 out of 869 — the 49th percentile — with 2 stars, and its district ranks 176 out of 458 with 3 stars. Reading is its strength: 64.5% proficient overall, above the state's 48.6%, including 70% in 6th grade versus 53.4% statewide. Math is below state overall, and 6th-grade math is 20% versus 39.5% statewide. Science is slightly above state at 27.3%. Several 3rd- and 4th-grade results are suppressed, so those cannot be compared with La Crescent-Hokah. Both schools serve similar shares of students from low-income backgrounds (26.46% and 25.45% free/reduced lunch), and La Crescent-Hokah has the lower student-teacher ratio (10.7 versus 14.2).
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