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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 56352

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512

Students

Top rankedMelrose Elementary487^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

Summary:

The 56352 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Melrose Elementary and West Central Education District B-2. While Melrose Elementary is a larger school with 476 students, West Central Education District B-2 is much smaller, with only 33 students.

Melrose Elementary appears to be the standout school in this data set, with a higher statewide ranking, placing between 431-487 out of 845-872 Minnesota elementary schools in the past 3 years. It is also rated 2-3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Melrose Elementary outperforms the state and Melrose Public School District averages on several key test score metrics, including math and reading proficiency rates for all grades as well as individual grade levels. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.6, which is favorable compared to the state average.

In contrast, West Central Education District B-2 is a much smaller school with limited data available. It has a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 15.15% compared to Melrose Elementary's 40.97%, and a slightly better student-teacher ratio of 11.0. However, due to the small size of West Central Education District B-2, it is difficult to draw meaningful conclusions about its performance.

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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
Melrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 256-5160	512	40	12.9	48.0%	310 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	48.8	487^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.2%		54.3	439^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.2%	48	50.0	58.2	37.3	49.6	40.5	46.2	47.8	44.8	$11,747

Cities Near Zip Code 56352

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Melrose	1.48 mi	7	171^st
Sauk Centre	8.48 mi	3	250^th
Albany	11.58 mi	4	60^th
Upsala	15.42 mi	2	161^st
Belgrade	17.16 mi	2	284^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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