Summary:
ZIP code 56650 is home to one elementary school: Kelliher Elementary, a small PK–6 school in Kelliher, Minnesota, serving 168 students as part of the Kelliher Public School District. It is a rural school with a 68.45% free/reduced lunch rate and a student/teacher ratio of 13.4. Because there is only one elementary school in the area, the most useful comparison is between this school and its district and state averages, along with how it has performed over the past few years.
Overall, Kelliher Elementary is a district leader but a state laggard. Its all-grade proficiency beats the district average in Math, Reading, and Science in both reported years — Math 41.9% vs 33.1%, Reading 32.6% vs 31.4%, and Science 19% vs 13.8% in 2025–2026 — yet it sits below Minnesota's average in every subject. Math is the brightest trend: all-grade Math rose from 38.64% to 41.9% in a year while the state average slipped slightly, narrowing the gap to the state from roughly 6.6 points to 3.0 points. The school's rank also improved, moving from 637th of 872 (1 star, 27th percentile) in 2024–2025 to 582nd of 869 (2 stars, 33rd percentile) in 2025–2026. Fourth grade was a clear bright spot, with Math at 75% and Reading at 54.2% proficient, both above state averages.
The main concerns are Reading and Science. Reading has stayed nearly flat at about 33% and trails the state by roughly 16 points, with wide gaps at 3rd grade (21.1% vs 46.8%), 5th grade (31.8% vs 54.5%), and especially 6th grade (19% vs 53.4%). Third grade Math is also very low at 15.8% versus the state's 57.9%, and Science remains at 19% compared with 25.5% statewide. Parents should know that with only 168 students, grade-level percentages come from small cohorts, so a few students can shift results substantially. Tracking these patterns over multiple years will show whether they are lasting trends or year-to-year fluctuations.
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