Summary:
ZIP code 56283 covers Redwood Falls, Minnesota, and is home to three public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade — all within the Redwood Area School District: Redwood Valley Elementary School (PK–4, 442 students), Redwood Valley Middle (5–8, 309 students), and Redwood Valley Senior High (9–12, 362 students), for a total enrollment of about 1,113. There are no alternative schools in the ZIP, and all three schools currently hold a 3-star rating in the 2025–2026 rankings.
Each school has a distinct profile. Redwood Valley Elementary School has the strongest math results in the ZIP — 64.4% proficiency across all grades, well above the district's 47.2% and the state's 44.9% — and made the biggest ranking jump, rising from 35th percentile with 2 stars to 62nd percentile with 3 stars. Reading improved to 45.6% but remains below the state's 48.6%. Redwood Valley Middle holds the highest current rank in the ZIP (181st of 546, 67th percentile, 3 stars) and solid 8th-grade math (60% vs. 42.3% state), but science is a clear weakness at 15.8% versus 25.5% statewide. Redwood Valley Senior High is the opposite: science is a standout at 46.3% (vs. 25.5% state) and its graduation rate is 92.7% (vs. 84.9% state), yet math (25%) and reading (37%) lag well behind state averages.
Parents should note that math proficiency falls as grade level rises — 64.4% in elementary, 44.9% in middle, 25% in high school — while the Redwood Area School District's overall scores (47.2% math, 26.3% science) sit near the state average and mask these school-level gaps. The high school also has the largest classes, with a student/teacher ratio of 15.7 compared with 12.9 at the middle school and 12.4 at the elementary. Free/reduced lunch rates range from 36.19% at the high school to 48.54% at the middle school, and they do not track neatly with performance. All three schools rate 3 stars overall, but the subject-level differences are what families should weigh most.
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