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Best Alternative Schools in Zip Code 56031

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)								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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Positive Approach To Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	1200 North Park Street	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Southern Plains Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(507) 238-1472	5	1	3.7		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Southern Plains Bridges	Public, Alternative	K-12	1200 North Park Street	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Southern Plains Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(507) 238-1472	23	6	4.1	87.0%	15 (65.2%)	1 (4.3%)	3 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)								(n/a)								9.1											10.0

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.