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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 56164

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School

580

Students

Top rankedPipestone Elementary511^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 56164 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Pipestone Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 518 students. Pipestone Elementary is part of the Pipestone Area School District, which is ranked 333 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pipestone Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, going from 340 out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023 (3-star rating) to 472 out of 881 in 2023-2024 (2-star rating) and 511 out of 872 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are generally lower than the state averages but higher than the Pipestone Area School District averages. For the 2024-2025 school year, Pipestone Elementary's proficiency rates were 42.74% in Math and 48.18% in Reading, compared to state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively.

Pipestone Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 50.58% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.8, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may face challenges in supporting its student population, but the smaller class sizes could be a strength in providing more individualized attention and support.

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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
Pipestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 7th Street SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 562-6200	580	43	13.4	49.1%	365 (62.9%)	13 (2.2%)	153 (26.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	46.2	511^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.4%		51.7	472^nd of 881 public elementary schools	46.4%	39	48.2	49.4	31.0	42.7	45.7	42.2	56.6	48.2	$11,769

Cities Near Zip Code 56164

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pipestone	0.79 mi	7	388^th
Lake Benton	12.05 mi	3	26^th
Edgerton	12.36 mi	2	265^th
Tyler	16.61 mi	4	221^st
Luverne	23.6 mi	6	57^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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