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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56209

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369

Students

Top rankedA.C.G.C. Elementary519^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

Summary:

The 56209 zip code is home to a single elementary school, A.C.G.C. Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 361 students. The school is part of the A.C.G.C. Public School District, which is ranked 198 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A.C.G.C. Elementary has shown mixed academic performance, with stronger proficiency rates in Math compared to Reading. In 2024-2025, the school's Math proficiency (56.1%) was higher than the district (50.34%) and state (45.21%) averages, but its Reading proficiency (36.59%) was lower than the district (41.65%) and state (49.59%) averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, going from 300 out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023 (3 stars) to 509 out of 881 in 2023-2024 (2 stars) and 519 out of 872 in 2024-2025 (2 stars).

The school has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 54.02% in 2023-2024, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. However, the student-teacher ratio at A.C.G.C. Elementary is 13.2, which is lower than the state average, suggesting a relatively small class size. Overall, the analysis of the single school in the 56209 zip code reveals a mixed picture, with the school's performance and consistency warranting further investigation and potential targeted interventions to support student learning and achievement.

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
A.C.G.C. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	302 S 2nd St	Atwater	56209	Kandiyohi County	A.C.G.C. Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 244-4686	369	32	11.5	53.7%	295 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	45.3	519^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.5%		48.5	509^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.2%	10	57.4	54.8	56.1	41.0	32.3	36.6	$12,613

Cities Near Zip Code 56209

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Atwater	1.27 mi	1	327^th
Grove City	6 mi	2	178^th
Willmar	9.87 mi	16	399^th
Spicer	10.25 mi	1
New London	13.26 mi	5	65^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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