Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55975

Zip code 55975 covers Spring Valley, Minnesota, and is served by two public schools — Kingsland Elementary School for grades PK–6 and Kingsland Junior/Senior High School for grades 7–12 — both part of the Kingsland Public School District, which enrolls 524 students and ranks 180 of 458 Minnesota districts (61st percentile, 3 stars).

Comparing the two schools, the elementary school is the stronger academic performer. In 2025–2026 it posted higher all-grade proficiency than the high school in every subject: math 54.5% vs 38.8%, reading 53.3% vs 50.5%, and science 24.4% vs 14.7%. Elementary math and reading both beat district and state averages, though elementary science trails the state slightly. The high school stands out instead for completion: a 92.1% graduation rate and 2.6% dropout rate, both better than state figures — even as its rank slipped from 54th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–2024 to 35th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026. The elementary school has held steady at 3 stars with percentile in the 62–68 range.

Science is the district's clearest weakness: district all-grade science is 18.3% against the state's 25.5%, and the high school's End of Course science is 20.0% vs 35.0%. Grade-level results vary widely within each school. Elementary shines in 6th grade math (57.5% vs 39.5%) and 5th and 6th grade reading, but trails the state in 3rd and 4th grade reading. The high school excels in 8th grade reading (65.8% vs 50.0%) and 7th grade math (51.7% vs 40.3%), yet is weak in 10th grade reading (33.3%) and 11th grade math (25.8%). Year over year, elementary math dipped while high school math improved, and high school science fell sharply.