Summary:
ZIP code 56221 contains two small schools serving a combined 142 students: Chokio-Alberta Elementary, which covers grades PK–6, and Chokio-Alberta Secondary, which covers grades 7–12, both part of the Chokio-Alberta Public Schools district in Minnesota. There is no middle school in the ZIP, and the district ranks 305th of 458 districts in the state.
At the elementary level, reading is the clearest bright spot. In 2025–2026, 50.0% of students met reading standards, above the district's 40.7% and the state's 48.6%, and 4th grade reading reached 53.8% versus 48.8% statewide. The prior year's reading result was also above both district and state. Class sizes are notably small, with a student/teacher ratio of 6.4. Math is a different story: elementary math was 42.1% versus 44.9% statewide—better than the district but still below the state. Elementary science results were suppressed by the state to protect student privacy, so that performance is unknown.
The secondary school's standout metrics are completion outcomes: a 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, far above the state's 84.9% and 4.2%. Test proficiency, however, trails significantly. Secondary reading was 23.8% versus 48.6% statewide, math 36.7% versus 44.9%, and science 8.7% versus 25.5%. Its state rank fell from the 68th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 27th percentile in 2025–2026, dropping from 3 stars to 1 star. Both schools report nearly identical free/reduced lunch rates (43.84% elementary, 43.48% secondary), yet their reading outcomes differ sharply. With only 73 and 69 students, a handful of students can shift percentages and rankings noticeably, and several grade-level results are suppressed.
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