Summary:
ZIP code 55974 is home to exactly one elementary school: Spring Grove Elementary in Spring Grove, Minnesota. It serves grades PK–6 with 186 students, a student/teacher ratio of 13.3, and a free/reduced-lunch rate of 30.65% for 2024–2025. It belongs to Spring Grove School District, which ranks 43rd of 458 Minnesota districts (91st percentile, 5 stars). The elementary school itself ranks 134th of 869 elementary schools in 2025–2026 — 85th percentile, 4 stars.
Proficiency is strong across all three tested subjects in 2025–2026. All-grade math was 69.8%, which is 24.9 percentage points above the state (44.9%) and 6.0 points above the district (63.8%). Reading was 62.1% versus 48.6% statewide, and science was 31.0% versus 25.5% statewide and 24.0% in the district — notable because the district's all-grade science figure falls below the state average while the elementary school stays above it. Grade-level results show the widest math margins in 5th grade (72.4 vs. 41.9 state) and 6th grade (70.6 vs. 39.5), with 3rd grade at 77.8 vs. 57.9. Reading was above the state in every tested grade, peaking at 70.6% in 6th grade, 17.2 points above the state.
The school's trajectory is strongly positive: statewide rank improved from 229th to 181st to 134th across 2023–2024 through 2025–2026, and percentile rose from 74 to 79 to 85, placing it roughly in the top 15% of Minnesota elementary schools. The main watch item is science, which dropped from 41.18% to 31.0% year over year even while remaining above state; math rose 3.43 points to 69.8% and reading was essentially flat (62.83% to 62.1%). Achieving these results with a moderate 30.65% free/reduced-lunch rate and an ordinary 13.3 student/teacher ratio makes the outcomes more impressive.
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