Summary:
ZIP code 56129 has one elementary school, Ellsworth Elementary, a small PK–6 school in Ellsworth, MN with 76 students in the Ellsworth Public School District. The district is ranked 148 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 68th percentile with 3 stars. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 414 of 869 statewide, at the 52nd percentile with 3 stars, down from 255 of 872, 71st percentile with 4 stars in 2024–2025.
For parents, the strongest results are in reading and science. In 2025–2026, all-grade reading proficiency was 55%, above the district’s 52.8% and the state’s 48.6%. All-grade science was 36.4%, above the district’s 29.7% and the state’s 25.5%. Fifth-grade reading was 63.6%, 9.1 points above the state, and fifth-grade science was 36.4%, 10.5 points above the state. Math is the weaker area: all-grade math was 42.5%, below the state’s 44.9% but above the district’s 36.4%. Fifth-grade math was 18.2%, 23.7 points below the state. Third-grade results are suppressed by the state and should be treated as unknown, not as zero.
Year over year, math declined sharply, from 60% in 2024–2025 to 42.5% in 2025–2026, while science improved from 18.18% to 36.4% and reading slipped only slightly from 57.78% to 55%. Grade-level results vary widely: fourth-grade math is a relative strength at 58.3%, while fifth-grade math is the clearest weak spot. The school has 76 students, a 46.05% free/reduced lunch rate in 2024–2025, and a 10.7 student/teacher ratio. Because enrollment is small, percentages can swing from one cohort to the next, so these changes should be interpreted with caution. Overall, Ellsworth Elementary shows notable strengths in reading and science and consistently outperforms its district in tested subjects, but math remains the main concern, and the latest statewide rank dropped from 4 stars to 3 stars.
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