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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 56096

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At a glance

School

264

Students

Top rankedWaterville Elementary550^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 56096 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Waterville Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 273 students. As the only elementary school in the area, Waterville Elementary is the primary educational option for families in this zip code.

Waterville Elementary is part of the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown school district, which is ranked 157 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is mixed, with stronger results in math proficiency (52.58% of students proficient or better) compared to the district (46.63%) and state (45.21%) averages, but weaker performance in reading proficiency (36.73% proficient or better) than the district (45.79%) and state (49.59%).

Waterville Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.7 to 1, and approximately 41.03% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 382 out of 881 Minnesota elementary schools in 2023-2024 (3-star rating) to 550 out of 872 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating), suggesting its performance may be variable over time.

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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	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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Waterville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Paquin St E	Waterville	56096	Le Sueur County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 362-4439	264	21	12.5	35.6%	240 (90.9%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	42.1	550^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.9%		59.2	382^nd of 881 public elementary schools	56.6%	168	59.3	44.2	52.6	31.5	43.2	36.7	$12,980

Cities Near Zip Code 56096

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterville	0.27 mi	2	271^st
Morristown	6.23 mi	2	46^th
Waseca	8.8 mi	10	338^th
Janesville	9.68 mi	2	71^st
Faribault	14.03 mi	23	431^st

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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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