Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56326

Summary:

The 56326 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Evansville Elementary, which is part of the Brandon-Evansville Public Schools district. Evansville Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of Minnesota elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance on state assessments that significantly exceeds both state and district averages.

Evansville Elementary serves grades 2-5 and has a total enrollment of 158 students. The school's MCA-III Math proficiency rates range from 64-73%, well above the state average of 42-58%, while its MCA-III Reading proficiency rates span 45-79%, again outperforming the state's 46-57% average. Additionally, Evansville Elementary's 5th grade MCA-III Science proficiency rate of 50% tops the state's 45% average. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 17.1, which likely contributes to its strong academic outcomes.

With a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 38.61%, Evansville Elementary serves a student population that is more affluent than the state average. This, combined with the school's exceptional performance on state assessments, makes Evansville Elementary a standout institution within the Brandon-Evansville Public Schools district and the state of Minnesota.

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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
Evansville Elementary	Public	2-5	123 2nd Ave	Evansville	56326	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 834-4084	163	8	19.4	32.5%	149 (91.4%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	76.5	188^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.4%		77	171^st of 881 public elementary schools	80.6%	17	66.7	73.3	64.3	67.5	45.1	56.7	79.1	59.7	$11,068

Cities Near Zip Code 56326

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Evansville	0.04 mi	1	67^th
Brandon	5.02 mi	3	45^th
Ashby	8.73 mi	2	151^st
Garfield	10.61 mi	1	16^th
Barrett	12.12 mi	3	212^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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