Schools in Zip Code 56039

ZIP code 56039 in southern Minnesota is home to three schools — all part of the Granada Huntley East Chain district — that together enroll 317 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Granada Huntley East Chain Elementary School (PK–5, 138 students), Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S (6–8, 81 students), and Granada Huntley East Chain High School (9–12, 98 students). The district overall ranks 371st out of 458 in Minnesota — the 19th percentile, with 1 star — and all three schools trail state averages in math, reading, and science.

The middle school is the clear bright spot. It posts the highest math (28.1%) and reading (41.3%) proficiency of the three, outperforms the district in both subjects, and is the only school rated above the district at the 37th percentile with 2 stars, up from the 20th percentile and 1 star two years earlier. Its 6th grade reading score of 55.6% tops the state's 53.4% — a rare above-state result here. The high school is the opposite story on achievement but excels at completion: a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate far outpace the state's 84.9% and 4.2%, yet math (10.5%) and reading (24.0%) proficiency sit far below state levels, and its rank slipped from the 42nd percentile to the 16th. The elementary school splits the difference, with 3rd grade math at 43.5% but 5th grade math at just 11.1%.

Science is the most consistent weakness: the elementary school (7.7%), middle school (8.0%), and high school (16.3%) all fall short of the state's 25.5%. The middle school's reported student-teacher ratio of 48.5 is a striking outlier next to 13.5 and 11.2 at the other two schools and looks like a likely data anomaly worth verifying. Because each school enrolls only about 81 to 138 students, grade-level percentages can swing widely from year to year, so single-year changes should be read with caution.