Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56116

Summary:

The 56116 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 155 students. This school is part of the Hills-Beaver Creek School District, which is ranked 38th out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary has consistently performed well, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading assessments generally exceeding the state averages, particularly in the lower grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 66.67% compared to the state's 45.21%, and its 3rd-grade Math proficiency was 84.62% compared to the state's 57.93%. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 21.94% is also lower than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 13:1 is more favorable than the state's.

While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 203rd and 290th out of 845-881 Minnesota elementary schools over the past three school years, it has maintained a 4-star rating in two out of the three years, suggesting consistent performance. Overall, Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary appears to be a high-performing school within its district and the state, with strong academic outcomes and favorable demographic and resource indicators.

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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 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
Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	404 S 4th St	Beaver Creek	56116	Rock County	Hills-Beaver Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 673-2541	153	12	12.8	22.9%	136 (88.9%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	6 (3.9%)	4 (2.6%)	72.2	240^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.5%		66.8	290^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.1%	50	84.6	75.0	45.5	66.7	69.2	42.9	57.6	56.3	$11,285

Cities Near Zip Code 56116

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Beaver Creek	1.46 mi	1	106^th
Hills	6.78 mi	2	39^th
Luverne	8.18 mi	6	57^th
Ellsworth	19.46 mi	2	120^th
Edgerton	20.98 mi	2	265^th

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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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