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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 56065

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School

424

Students

Top rankedMaple River Elementary329^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 56065 zip code in Minnesota is home to two elementary schools: Maple River Elementary and Ecse. Maple River Elementary is a standout public school serving grades PK-5, with strong academic performance and favorable school characteristics, while Ecse is a smaller public school serving only pre-kindergarten students.

Maple River Elementary is the clear standout in this area, with proficiency rates on state assessments exceeding the state averages in math, reading, and science across multiple grade levels. The school is part of the Maple River School District, which is ranked 89 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2023-2024 school year, Maple River Elementary ranked 231 out of 881 Minnesota elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

In contrast, Ecse is a much smaller public elementary school, serving only pre-kindergarten students with an enrollment of 27. It has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (70.37%) compared to Maple River Elementary (44.15%).

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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 (2025)	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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Maple River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Central Ave S	Mapleton	56065	Blue Earth County	Maple River School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 524-3918	424	34	12.5	40.8%	370 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.8%)	64.4	329^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.3%		72.4	231^st of 881 public elementary schools	73.8%	98	73.6	55.9	50.0	60.1	47.2	42.7	63.2	51.0

Cities Near Zip Code 56065

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mapleton	0.67 mi	3	105^th
Minnesota Lake	8.69 mi	1
Saint Clair	11.7 mi	2	118^th
Mankato	14.57 mi	19	176^th
Winnebago	15.19 mi	1

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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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