Summary:
The 56636 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: King Elementary and Deer River Schools SPED. While Deer River Schools SPED is a smaller school focused on special education, King Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, outpacing the Deer River Public School District and state averages on key metrics like test scores and student-teacher ratio.
King Elementary has a statewide ranking of 259 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools, with impressive test scores that exceed district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 63.46% of all grades were proficient or better in Math, compared to 37.43% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school also boasts a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1, better than the district average.
In contrast, Deer River Schools SPED is a much smaller school with only 6 students, and the data provided does not include any test score or ranking information. However, the school's even lower student-teacher ratio of 6 to 1 suggests it may be a specialized program or school focused on serving students with special needs.
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