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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55976

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847

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Top rankedBear Cave Intermediate School172^nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Bear Cave Intermediate School up 41 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 55976 has two elementary schools serving a combined K–5 configuration: Bonner Elementary for grades K–2 and Bear Cave Intermediate School for grades 3–5, both in the Stewartville Public School District in Minnesota. Together they enroll 847 students: Bonner Elementary has 411 (48.5%) and Bear Cave Intermediate School has 436 (51.5%). Because they serve different grade bands, they are complementary rather than direct academic peers in this data. The district is ranked 117 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 74th percentile, with 4 stars.

Bear Cave Intermediate School is the academic standout. Its 2025–2026 school rank is 172 of 869, placing it in the 80th percentile with 4 stars, up from 226 of 881 (74th percentile) in 2023–2024. In 2025–2026, it scored above both district and state in all tested subjects: math 62.6 vs. 44.9 statewide (+17.7 points), reading 61.7 vs. 48.6 (+13.1), and science 34.2 vs. 25.5 (+8.7). Science also improved most year over year, from 22.88 in 2024–2025 to 34.2 in 2025–2026, an 11.32-point gain. Grade-level patterns show math strongest in 3rd grade (70.9) and lower in 5th (50.0), while reading rises from 56.8 in 3rd to 67.8 in 5th. Science is tested only in 5th grade at 34.2.

Bonner Elementary has no test-score or school-rank history in this dataset because it serves K–2, where MCA tests are not administered; that is not a weakness. Its standout features are structural: a slightly lower student–teacher ratio of 15.4 vs. 16 at Bear Cave Intermediate School, and a slightly higher free/reduced-price lunch rate of 28.47% vs. 25%. A weighted combined estimate is about 26.68% FRPL and a student–teacher ratio of about 15.7. Overall, 55976 families have a high-performing tested intermediate school in Bear Cave Intermediate School and an early-grades feeder in Bonner Elementary with slightly smaller classes and modestly higher economic need. The most meaningful academic comparisons come from Bear Cave Intermediate School’s MCA results, while Bonner Elementary’s role in this dataset is mainly structural and demographic.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Bonner Elementary	Public	K-2	526 5th Ave SE	Stewartville	55976	Olmsted County	Stewartville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 533-1500	411	27	15.4	28.5%	367 (89.3%)	6 (1.5%)	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)								(n/a)											92.6%	7.4%	$9,824
Bear Cave Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1021 10th Street NW	Stewartville	55976	Olmsted County	Stewartville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 533-1400	436	27	16.0	25.0%	391 (89.7%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	77.7	172^nd of 869 public elementary schools	80.2%		74.6	213^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.6%	41	56.8	60.3	67.8	61.7	34.2	34.2	70.9	67.7	50.0	62.6			$8,756

Cities Near Zip Code 55976

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stewartville	0.33 mi	5	133^rd
Rochester	7.95 mi	53	279^th
Grand Meadow	11.02 mi	5	261^st
Spring Valley	12.28 mi	4	204^th
Byron	13.97 mi	4	11^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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