Summary:
ZIP code 56334 contains exactly one elementary school — Minnewaska Area Elementary in Glenwood, MN — a PK–3 school with 317 students in the Minnewaska School District, so families here have a single public elementary option serving preschool through third grade.
Because it is the only elementary school in the area, there is no local comparison to make, but the school's results stand out against district and state figures. In 2025–26 Math, 83.5% of students were proficient — 19.4 points above the district's 64.1% and 38.6 points above the state's 44.9%. In Reading, 63.5% were proficient, 14.9 points above the state's 48.6% and essentially even with the district's 63.3%. Since the school serves only PK–3, the only tested grade is third grade, and the "All Grades" scores are exactly the third-grade scores (83.5% Math, 63.5% Reading). Year over year, Math rose 11.0 points and Reading rose 11.65 points, outpacing both district and state changes — though Reading switched from the MCA-III to the MCA-IV exam, so that gain is less directly comparable than the Math gain.
The Minnewaska School District is rated 5 stars, ranking 18th of 458 Minnesota districts (96th percentile) — a district-level rating, not a school-level one. About 33.12% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is a relatively low 10.7. One caveat: the most recent school rank history available is from 2015–16, when the school sat at the 76th percentile with 4 stars.
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