Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56069

ZIP code 56069 contains two schools in Minnesota’s Tri-City United School District: Montgomery Pre K-8, an elementary school serving PK–8 with 608 students, and Tri-City United High School, serving grades 9–12 with 603 students. Combined enrollment is 1,211. The district ranks 206 of 458 districts, at the 55th percentile with 3 stars, while both schools have 2 stars.

For parents comparing academics, Montgomery Pre K-8 is stronger in reading: all-grade reading is 50.9%, above the district’s 46.7% and the state’s 48.6%, with 3rd grade at 54.2% and 8th grade at 65.6%. Its 3rd grade math is also a bright spot at 66.7%, above district and state, but all-grade math is 39.2% and science is 22.1%, both below state. Tri-City United High School has lower math and reading proficiency: 11th grade math is 23.7% versus the state’s 35.3%, and 10th grade reading is 32.1% versus 42.5%. Its all-grade science is 26.4%, above the all-grade state figure of 25.5%, but below the high school Science End of Course state benchmark of 35.0%. The high school’s standout area is completion: graduation is 93.5% versus the state’s 84.9%, and dropout is 1.9% versus 4.2%.

Other differences matter for context. Montgomery Pre K-8 has a higher free/reduced-lunch rate, 37.99% versus 31.01% at Tri-City United High School, and a lower student/teacher ratio, 13.5 versus 19.1. Enrollment is nearly equal, but the elementary school serves PK–8 while the high school serves only 9–12, so the high school has larger per-grade cohorts. Rank history shows the elementary school at 483 of 869 schools (44th percentile) and the high school at 296 of 473 (37th percentile) in 2025–26. Year over year, the elementary school improved in reading (+2.93 points) and science (+3.75 points) while math slipped slightly (-0.18 points); the high school declined in reading (-3.87 points), math (-0.93 points), and science (-1.14 points). Overall, the schools have complementary strengths: the elementary school leans on reading and some grade-level spikes, while the high school leans on graduation and dropout outcomes.