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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56316

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At a glance

Schools

294

Students

Districts

Top rankedBelgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary481^st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 56316 has one listed public school—Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary—serving PK-5 in Brooten, Minnesota, with no listed middle, high, or alternative schools in the area. It belongs to the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District, enrolls 294 students, has a 12.2 student-teacher ratio, and had 39.8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025. The district is ranked 297 of 458 districts, at the 35th percentile with 2 stars, while the school’s 2025-2026 rank is 481 of 869, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars.

In 2025-2026, science is the school’s clearest academic strength: 31.6% proficient, compared with 18.9% in the district and 25.5% statewide, which is 12.7 points above the district and 6.1 points above the state. Science also had the biggest year-over-year gain, rising from 17.39% in 2024-2025 to 31.6%, an increase of 14.21 points. Fifth-grade reading is another bright spot at 57.9%, 3.4 points above the state’s 54.5%, and fifth-grade science is 31.6%, 5.7 points above the state’s 25.9%. Math is 41.8%, below the state’s 44.9% by 3.1 points, and reading is 46.8%, below the state’s 48.6% by 1.8 points and just below the district’s 47.3% by 0.5 points. From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, math fell 5.1 points and reading fell 3.54 points.

Grade-level results are uneven. Math is strongest in 3rd grade at 52.9% but falls to 44.0% in 4th grade and 29.8% in 5th grade, all below state averages. Reading is 41.2% in 3rd grade and 40.0% in 4th grade, both below the state, then rises to 57.9% in 5th grade, above the state; science is tested only in 5th grade and is above the state. The school’s rank trend has slipped: from 337 of 881 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2023-2024 to 457 of 872 (48th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024-2025 and 481 of 869 (45th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025-2026. Overall, the school is relatively stronger than its district in math and science and about even in reading, but math is below state average and the ranking has declined. It remains the only listed elementary option in ZIP 56316 through grade 5.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Bbe Learning Center	Public	7-12	710 Washburn Ave	Belgrade	56316	Stearns County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(320) 254-8211	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	245 School Avenue	Brooten	56316	Stearns County	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 254-8211	294	24	12.2	39.8%	264 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	48.5	481^st of 869 public elementary schools	44.6%		52	457^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.6%	24	41.2	40.0	57.9	46.8	31.6	31.6	52.9	44.0	29.8	41.8	$11,382

Cities Near Zip Code 56316

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooten	2.65 mi	1	279^th
Belgrade	6.99 mi	2	284^th
Sauk Centre	15.6 mi	3	250^th
Glenwood	16.42 mi	5	72^nd
Melrose	16.65 mi	7	171^st

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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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