Summary:
ZIP code 56340 covers Holdingford, Minnesota, and contains just one elementary school — Holdingford Elementary, a PK–6 building serving 589 students as part of the Holdingford Public School District.
Because it is the only elementary school in the area, there is no local school-to-school comparison to make — but against the state, Holdingford Elementary holds up very well. It has earned a 4-star rating for three straight years and has ranked between the 83rd and 87th percentile of Minnesota elementary schools. In 2025-26 it beat the state average in every subject and every grade level tested: all-grades math 63.7% proficient versus 44.9% statewide, reading 62.5% versus 48.6%, and science 36.0% versus 25.5%. It also outperformed its own district in all three all-grades subjects. Third- and fourth-grade math were the standout results, at 78.7% and 81.2% — more than 20 points above the state in each — while reading stayed steady across grades 3–6, ranging from 57.5% to 67.4% and beating the state at every grade.
Two items are worth watching. Math drops sharply after 4th grade: 5th-grade math falls to 48.2% and 6th grade to 46.0%, only about 6 points above the state and roughly 33 points below the 4th-grade figure. Second, scores and statewide percentile have drifted slightly downward over three years — modest declines in math, reading, and science, with the percentile easing from 87 to 83. That reads as a gentle trend rather than a real decline, and the school remains comfortably in the top fifth of the state, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7 and about 32% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
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