Summary:
ZIP code 56087 covers Springfield, Minnesota, where two public schools serve 653 students in total: Springfield Elementary for grades PK–6 (339 students) and Springfield Secondary for grades 7–12 (314 students). Both belong to Springfield Public School District, which ranks 22nd out of 458 Minnesota districts — the 95th percentile with a 5-star rating. No middle school or alternative school is listed in this area.
Springfield Elementary is the academic standout. All-grades math proficiency is 87.3%, compared with 67.2% for the district and 44.9% for the state, and reading is 66.3% against the state's 48.6%. Third-grade math reaches 100% proficient, and every tested math grade from 3rd through 6th sits at or above 80%. The school has held 5 stars in each of the last three years, ranking at the 96th, 90th, and 91st percentile, and currently places 82nd of 869 schools. Its weak spot is science: all-grades proficiency is 22.9%, below both the district (33.5%) and the state (25.5%).
Springfield Secondary is defined by a sharp turnaround and strong completion outcomes. Its rank climbed from the 63rd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 92nd in 2025–2026 — 38th of 473 schools with 5 stars — helped by a 9.45-point gain in math. Graduation stands at 94.2% versus the state's 84.9%, and the dropout rate is 1.9% against 4.2% statewide. Science is a strength (38.1% overall and 58.6% End-of-Course vs. 35.0% state), as is reading (56.7% vs. 48.6%). Math remains the watch item: 46.1% overall is just 1.2 points above state but 21.1 points below district, and 8th-grade math (37.0%) trails the state's 42.3%.
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