Schools in Zip Code 56334

ZIP code 56334, centered on Glenwood, Minnesota, is served by four schools — one elementary (PK–3), two middle schools (grades 4–6 and 7–8), and one high school (grades 7–12) — all part of the Minnewaska School District, which ranks 18th out of 458 Minnesota districts (96th percentile, 5 stars). Because Minnewaska Secondary spans grades 7–12 and Minnewaska Area Junior High spans grades 7–8, the combined listed enrollment of 1,248 is not an unduplicated district total. In 2025–2026, district proficiency tops the state in every tested subject: math 64.1% vs. 44.9%, reading 63.3% vs. 48.6%, and science 37.5% vs. 25.5%.

Strengths differ by school. Minnewaska Area Elementary leads in math at 83.5% (district 64.1%, state 44.9%), including 83.5% in third-grade math vs. the state's 57.9%, while posting the lowest student/teacher ratio (10.7) and the highest free/reduced lunch rate (33.12%). Minnewaska Area Intermediate School has the top reading score at 75.6% (district 63.3%, state 48.6%), with sixth-grade reading at 84.5% vs. the state's 53.4%, despite the highest student/teacher ratio (25.2). Minnewaska Secondary shines in outcomes: a 95.0% graduation rate, a 1.0% dropout rate, and science at 54.2% — 28.7 points above the state — with its rank climbing to 48 of 473, the 90th percentile and 5 stars.

Minnewaska Area Junior High has improved steadily to 62 of 546 (89th percentile, 4 stars), with math at 63.3% and reading at 53.7%, both above state levels. Science is the clear weak spot: 20.2% at the Junior High vs. the district's 37.5% and the state's 25.5%, though its 8th-grade science result of 20.2% is above the state's 8th-grade figure of 16.7%. Overall, earlier grades drive much of the district's high proficiency, and science is the most uneven subject across schools.