Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56560

Summary:

The 56560 zip code area is home to 11 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 2 alternative schools, all part of the Moorhead Area Public Schools district. The district is ranked 270 out of 446 in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in the area, Probstfield Elementary ranks 232 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, with the highest proficiency rates in math (67.65%) and reading (55.88%). S.G. Reinertsen Elementary also performs well, ranking 391 out of 872 and having the second-highest proficiency rates in math (57.38%) and reading (47.81%). Meanwhile, Moorhead High School ranks 192 out of 450 Minnesota high schools and has the highest proficiency rates in math (34.72%) and reading (49.59%) among the high schools in the area.

The data also reveals significant variation in performance across the schools, with a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. Schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates, such as Ellen Hopkins Elementary (69.92%) and Moorhead Alternative Learning Center (73.76%), tend to have lower proficiency rates. The alternative schools in the area also face unique challenges, with many grades and subjects showing 0% proficiency. However, the data suggests there are opportunities for improvement, with high-performing schools like Probstfield Elementary and S.G. Reinertsen Elementary serving as potential models for other schools in the district.

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
West Central Academy-S	Public, Alternative	4-12	729 11th St N	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-3316	34	5	7.2	61.8%	10 (29.4%)	9 (26.5%)	8 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								0.0									$16,965
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	2800 27th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-2230	138	15	9.3	73.9%	57 (41.3%)	22 (15.9%)	33 (23.9%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)	6.4	434^th of 450 public high schools	3.6%		5	463^rd of 480 public high schools	3.5%	29							0.0	0.0							15.4	15.4	$18,607
Moorhead High School	Public	9-12	2300 4th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2300	2,122	111	19.0	40.4%	1,448 (68.2%)	264 (12.4%)	196 (9.2%)	31 (1.5%)	63 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (5.7%)	61.2	192^nd of 450 public high schools	57.3%		63.4	186^th of 480 public high schools	61.3%	6							34.7	34.7							49.6	49.6	$11,791
West Central Academy-N	Public, Alternative	3-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-3316	16	0		81.3%	5 (31.3%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)								(n/a)																	$13,405
Robert Asp Elementary	Public	K-4	910 N 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-6300	580	43	13.3	53.1%	372 (64.1%)	57 (9.8%)	76 (13.1%)	8 (1.4%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	31.9	625^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.3%		25.9	681^st of 881 public elementary schools	22.7%	56	45.9	35.5						40.7	38.5	35.5						37.0	$13,516
Ellen Hopkins Elementary	Public	K-4	2020 S 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-4300	616	43	14.2	71.9%	285 (46.3%)	159 (25.8%)	104 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	27	673^rd of 872 public elementary schools	22.8%		23.5	704^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.1%	31	41.1	36.5						38.8	34.2	33.3						33.7	$12,351
S.G. Reinertsen Elementary	Public	K-4	1201 40th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-5300	719	52	13.7	42.4%	465 (64.7%)	154 (21.4%)	50 (7.0%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	58.3	391^st of 872 public elementary schools	55.2%		57.2	418^th of 881 public elementary schools	52.6%	27	66.9	48.7						57.4	53.9	42.3						47.8	$11,376
Horizon Middle School	Public	5-8	3601 12th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-7300	2,158	128	16.8	46.2%	1,407 (65.2%)	278 (12.9%)	251 (11.6%)	30 (1.4%)	68 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	122 (5.7%)	51.4	244^th of 519 public middle schools	53.0%		42.8	320^th of 545 public middle schools	41.3%	76			35.7	35.9	41.6	34.2		37.0			48.8	48.3	42.4	36.9		44.3	$11,559
Moorhead Alternative Learning Center - Barnesville	Public	7-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2230	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$3,990
Moorhead ALC: DGF Secondary	Public	9-12	2777 34th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-2200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	Public	K-4	4400 24th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-1300	625	48	13.1	46.6%	365 (58.4%)	124 (19.8%)	54 (8.6%)	9 (1.4%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	43.5	534^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.4	587^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.4%	53	43.2	53.9						48.4	43.2	40.0						41.7	$11,653
Moorhead Online Elementary Academy	Public	K-6	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-3316	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moorhead High School Career Academy	Public	9-12	2800 27th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 443-4957	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moorhead Online Secondary Academy	Public	7-12	2300 4th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 284-3316	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Probstfield Elementary	Public	K-4	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 284-3800	290	7	41.4	23.1%	221 (76.2%)	10 (3.4%)	42 (14.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	72.9	232^nd of 872 public elementary schools	73.4%		70.8	247^th of 881 public elementary schools	72.0%	15	75.0	58.7						67.7	66.1	43.5						55.9

Cities Near Zip Code 56560

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moorhead	0.88 mi	17	318^th
Dilworth	2.1 mi	1	333^rd
Glyndon	7.84 mi	3	97^th
Hawley	14.62 mi	6	9^th
Barnesville	22.71 mi	2	48^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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