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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 56150

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170

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Top rankedPleasantview Elementary418^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

Summary:

ZIP code 56150 in Lakefield, Minnesota, contains just one elementary school: Pleasantview Elementary, which serves grades 4–5 with 170 students as part of the Jackson County Central School District. Since it is the only elementary school in this ZIP code, there are no local peer schools to compare it to; the most meaningful comparisons are with its district and the state of Minnesota.

Pleasantview’s academic profile is mixed but generally solid. Math is a relative strength: the school was above the state in both reported years, with 49.7% proficient in 2025–2026 vs 44.9% statewide, and 51.05% in 2024–2025 vs 45.21% statewide. Science is the most distinctive bright spot, especially in 2024–2025 when 37.5% were proficient vs 26.15% statewide and 26.64% in the district. In 2025–2026, science remained above both district and state at 26.4%. Reading is the main weakness in 2025–2026: the school reported 46.8% proficient, below the district’s 48.7% and the state’s 48.6%. This reverses 2024–2025, when reading was above both. Note that the reading exam changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV, so year-over-year reading comparisons should be treated carefully. Overall, Pleasantview is a 3-star school and has ranked around the middle-to-upper-middle of Minnesota elementary schools: 52nd percentile in 2025–2026, 56th in 2024–2025, and 52nd in 2023–2024.

In 2024–2025, Pleasantview had a free/reduced-lunch rate of 39.41% and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8. These are contextual indicators, not direct performance measures. The district overall ranks 160 of 458 (65th percentile, 3 stars), higher than the school’s 52nd percentile in 2025–2026, which likely reflects other schools and grade levels. Bottom line: Pleasantview Elementary is a solid, mid-to-upper-half school. Its clearest strengths are math and science relative to the state, while reading is the area to watch after a 2025–2026 decline below both district and state averages. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP, its performance is best understood in comparison with the district and Minnesota statewide benchmarks.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)			MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Pleasantview Elementary	Public	4-5	703 Mill Road E	Lakefield	56150	Jackson County	Jackson County Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 662-6625	170	11	14.8	39.4%	156 (91.8%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (2.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	53.4	418^th of 869 public elementary schools	51.9%		58.6	387^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.6%	31	44.8	49.3	46.8	26.4	26.4	55.2	43.1	49.7	$13,741

Cities Near Zip Code 56150

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lakefield	0.24 mi	2	156^th
Okabena	8.83 mi	1	432^nd
Jackson	9.07 mi	3	230^th
Heron Lake	11.06 mi	1	142^nd
Windom	13.69 mi	11	389^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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