Summary:
ZIP code 55971 in Rushford, Minnesota is served by three public schools — one elementary, one middle and one high school — that together enroll 648 students in grades PK through 12, all within Rushford-Peterson Public Schools. The district ranks 204 of 458 in Minnesota, placing it at the 55th percentile with 3 stars, but the three schools perform quite differently from one another.
Rushford-Peterson Elementary posts the ZIP's strongest math and science results: 50% in math and 30.4% in science, both above district and state figures, with 5th grade reading at 56.5% against the state's 54.5%. However, its rank has slipped from the 73rd to the 51st percentile over three years, and 3rd grade reading (33.3%) trails the state's 46.8%. Rushford-Peterson Middle holds the best current standing — 220 of 546, 60th percentile, 3 stars — with reading at 49.7% and 8th grade reading at 58.0%, plus above-state 7th and 8th grade math. Its clear weak spot is 8th grade science at 5.9% versus the state's 16.7%. Rushford-Peterson Senior High has the best completion outcomes — a 94.3% graduation rate against the state's 84.9% and a 0.0% dropout rate against 4.2% — but the weakest test results, including 2 stars, 47th percentile, 11th grade math at 32.8% and 10th grade reading at 37.0%.
Most subject results declined from 2024–25 to 2025–26 at all three schools; elementary science was the lone gain, up 6.40 percentage points, while middle school science fell 8.05 points. Parents should also note that "all grades" figures can mislead in schools serving only certain grades — for example, the high school looks far behind the state in all-grades math, yet its 11th grade math is only 2.5 points below state.
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