Best High Schools in Zip Code 55964

ZIP code 55964 has one public high school: Plainview-Elgin-Millville High, serving grades 9–12 in Plainview, Minnesota, with 414 students in the Plainview-Elgin-Millville district. It is rated 4 stars and ranked 91st of 473 Minnesota high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 81st percentile. The district is also rated 4 stars, ranked 101st of 458 districts, at the 78th percentile. The school has held at the 81st percentile for three consecutive years—2023–2024, 2024–2025, and 2025–2026—so its top-quintile standing has been consistent even as its exact rank shifted slightly.

In 2025–2026, students scored above the state average in all three tested subjects: Math 47.6 vs. 44.9, Reading 52.3 vs. 48.6, and Science 36.4 vs. 25.5. Science is the strongest relative subject, also beating the district average of 27.8. Math and Reading were slightly below the district averages of 48.7 and 53.7, which suggests the wider district is performing very well in those areas. Grade-level results show the same pattern: 11th grade Math 47.6 vs. 35.3 state, 10th grade Reading 52.3 vs. 42.5 state, and Science End of Course 36.4 vs. 35 state. The school’s graduation rate is 90.5%, above the state’s 84.9%, but its dropout rate is 8.4%, double the state’s 4.2% and equal to the district rate. About 25.85% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 17.5.

Year over year, Science improved sharply, from 25.84% proficient in 2024–2025 to 36.4% in 2025–2026, a gain of 10.56 percentage points; in 2024–2025 the school was slightly below the state in Science, and now it is well above. Reading declined from 55.79% to 52.3%, a drop of 3.49 percentage points, but the exam label changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV, so that comparison should be treated with caution. Math was relatively stable, moving from 48.15% to 47.6%. For parents, the main strengths are consistently high rankings, above-state proficiency, strong Science, and a graduation rate above the state. The main items to watch are the above-state dropout rate and the Reading trend, though the exam change makes the Reading decline less definitive.