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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 56549

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At a glance

Schools

605

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHawley Elementary40^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Hawley Elementary up 67 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 56549 zip code area is home to three elementary schools: Hawley Elementary, Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative, and Spring Prairie Elementary. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 6th grade and are part of the Hawley Public School District and the Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative.

Hawley Elementary stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 40th out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school boasts consistently high test scores, with 79.07% of students proficient or better in Math and 67.93% proficient or better in Reading. In contrast, the other two schools, Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative and Spring Prairie Elementary, show more mixed performance, with smaller student populations and higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The data analysis suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in student achievement, as Hawley Elementary has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 19.43%, while Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative and Spring Prairie Elementary have much higher rates of 48.48% and 83.33%, respectively. Additionally, Hawley Elementary benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.9, which may contribute to its strong academic 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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Hawley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	915 7th St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 483-3316	579	37	15.5	16.9%	546 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	90.7	40^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.4%		83.5	107^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.9%	67	88.8	87.5	68.2	71.3	79.1	66.3	64.2	68.2	73.8	67.9	$9,863
Spring Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	6189 170th St N	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 483-3316	26	3	8.6	88.5%	26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$15,293

Cities Near Zip Code 56549

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Barnesville	10.38 mi	3	48^th
Hawley	10.62 mi	7	9^th
Lake Park	11.76 mi	2	346^th
Pelican Rapids	14.06 mi	4	153^rd
Audubon	14.93 mi	1	253^rd

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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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