Summary:
ZIP code 56116 contains one elementary school, Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary, serving PK-5 with 153 students in Beaver Creek, Minnesota, as part of the Hills-Beaver Creek School District. Because it is the only elementary school in this ZIP code, this is a single-school profile rather than a comparison among local schools; parents can compare its results with the district, Minnesota, and prior years. The school has a 22.88% free/reduced-lunch rate and a 12.8 student-teacher ratio in 2024-2025.
Academically, math and reading are the school's clearest strengths. In 2025-2026, Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary reached 58.5% proficiency in math and 57.8% in reading, above Minnesota's 44.9% and 48.6%. In 2024-2025, math was 66.67% versus the state's 45.21%, and reading was 56.32% versus 49.59%. The 4th-grade cohort in 2025-2026 was exceptional: 89.7% proficient in math and 79.3% in reading, far above state averages. Science is the main weak spot: 12.5% in 2025-2026 versus 25.5% statewide, and 21.21% in 2024-2025 versus 26.15%. The 5th-grade science result, 12.5%, is the lowest reported proficiency figure in the data set.
School rank and year-over-year trends are mixed. The Hills-Beaver Creek School District ranks 64th of 458 districts in Minnesota, at the 86th percentile with 4 stars. The school's rank was 240th of 872, or the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, in 2024-2025, then fell to 391st of 869, or the 55th percentile with 3 stars, in 2025-2026. From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, math fell from 66.67% to 58.5%, reading rose from 56.32% to 57.8%, and science fell from 21.21% to 12.5%. In 2025-2026, the school outperformed its district in math (58.5% vs. 53.4%) and reading (57.8% vs. 55.9%), but lagged badly in science (12.5% vs. 36.7%). Overall, math and reading are strong relative to Minnesota, 4th grade is a standout, and science remains a persistent weakness.
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