Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56369

ZIP code 56369 covers Rockville, Minnesota, and contains one public school: John Clark Elementary, an elementary school serving grades K–5 with 129 students in the Rocori Public School District. The district ranks 165 of 458 districts, at the 64th percentile with 3 stars. The school has a 13.5 student-teacher ratio and a 24.03% free/reduced lunch rate for 2024–2025.

John Clark Elementary stands out most in math. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 62%, compared with 48.8% in the district and 44.9% in the state—13.2 points above the district and 17.1 points above the state. Science was also above both: 30.4% at the school versus 24.7% in the district and 25.5% in the state. Reading was mixed, at 46.5%, essentially even with the district’s 46.6% but 2.1 points below the state’s 48.6%. Grade-level results show strong bright spots: 3rd-grade math was 72% (14.1 points above the state), 5th-grade math was 60.9% (20.0 points above the district), 5th-grade reading was 65.2% (14.6 points above the district), and 5th-grade science was 30.4% (10.9 points above the district). The school’s rank also improved from 478 of 881 schools and 2 stars in 2023–2024 to 320 of 869 schools and 3 stars in 2025–2026, moving from the 46th to the 63rd percentile.

The clearest area to watch is 4th-grade reading, where proficiency was 30.4%, compared with 46.8% in the district and 48.8% in the state—a 16.4-point gap below the district and 18.4 points below the state. 4th-grade math (52.2%) and 3rd-grade reading (44%) were also slightly below district and state averages. Year over year, math improved slightly from 60.29% to 62%, while reading slipped from 47.83% to 46.5% and science dipped from 33.33% to 30.4%, though both remained above district and state. With only 129 students, grade-level results are based on small cohorts, so a few students can shift percentages. Overall, the school’s strengths are math across grades, 5th-grade reading and science, and a positive multi-year ranking trend; 4th-grade reading is the main opportunity for improvement.