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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 56031

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1,026

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Top rankedFairmont Elementary School576^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 56031 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Fairmont Elementary School and Southern Plains Education Coop. Fairmont Elementary School is the larger and more established institution, serving grades K-5, while Southern Plains Education Coop. is a smaller school focused on pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students.

Fairmont Elementary School has a significantly larger student population of 974 compared to the 17 students at Southern Plains Education Coop. Fairmont Elementary School also has a longer history of statewide school rankings, with data available for the past three school years. In contrast, Southern Plains Education Coop. does not have any statewide ranking history available, suggesting it may be a newer or less prominent institution.

While Fairmont Elementary School has generally lower proficiency rates in Math and Reading compared to state averages, particularly in 5th grade, both schools have relatively high free and reduced lunch rates, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The student-teacher ratio at Fairmont Elementary School is within the typical range, while Southern Plains Education Coop. has a much lower ratio due to its smaller student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Southern Plains Education Coop.	Public	PK-K	1200 North Park Street	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Southern Plains Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(507) 238-1472	19	3	7.1	68.4%	11 (57.9%)	1 (5.3%)	6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Fairmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	714 Victoria Street Ste 101	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Fairmont Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 238-4487	1,007	65	15.3	59.1%	698 (69.3%)	13 (1.3%)	272 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.6%)	39.5	576^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.9%		35.9	607^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.1%	31	58.2	46.2	17.2	33.6	38.9	42.5	40.0	44.1	43.1	42.5	$11,653

Cities Near Zip Code 56031

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairmont	0.33 mi	6	368^th
Granada	6.74 mi	3	410^th
Truman	12.55 mi	2	371^st
Sherburn	13.39 mi	3	323^rd
Trimont	15.29 mi	1	305^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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