Summary:
ZIP code 55956, covering Mazeppa, MN, has one public school in this data set, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School, serving grades 3–6 with 349 students. It is part of the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District, which is ranked 36th of 458 Minnesota districts—the 92nd percentile—with 5 stars. No middle, high, or alternative schools are reported in this ZIP, so the area’s school profile is essentially this elementary school.
Academically, the school is a strong performer. In 2025–2026, all-grade Math proficiency was 72.6%, versus 64.1% for the district and 44.9% for the state. Reading was 63.9%, versus 59.3% district and 48.6% state. Science was 47.3%, versus 35.5% district and 25.5% state. Grade-level results are mostly above state averages, with especially large advantages in Grade 5 and Grade 6 Math (72.5% and 79.3% vs. 41.9% and 39.5% state) and in Grade 5 Reading (75.6% vs. 54.5%). The clearest exception is Grade 4 Reading: 46.1%, slightly below the state’s 48.8% and the only provided grade-subject result below state average.
Compared with the prior year, all three all-grade subjects declined: Math by 1.74 points, Reading by 2.86 points, and Science by 10.72 points. Even so, the school remains above district and state averages in every all-grade subject. Its rank history is consistently high: 71st of 881 in 2023–2024 (92nd percentile, 5 stars), 91st of 872 in 2024–2025 (90th percentile, 4 stars), and 95th of 869 in 2025–2026 (89th percentile, 4 stars). Other metrics: 28.94% free/reduced lunch and a 13.7 student/teacher ratio in 2024–2025. Overall, this is a high-performing elementary school, with Math and Science as relative strengths, Reading solid overall but uneven, and recent declines plus the 4-star ranking worth watching.
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