Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56748

Summary:

The 56748 zip code has only one school, Red Lake County Central Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 with 182 students. The school is part of the Red Lake County Central Public School District, which is ranked 175 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Red Lake County Central Elementary has mixed performance on the MCA-III standardized tests compared to state averages. The school scored above the state average in 3rd and 4th grade math, but below the state average in 5th and 6th grade math. In reading, the school scored above the state average in 4th grade, but below the state average in 3rd, 5th, and 6th grades. The school's overall proficiency rates in math and reading were slightly below the state averages. Additionally, 46.15% of students at the school were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school had a low student-teacher ratio of 8.9 in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average and suggests relatively small class sizes.

Despite the low student-teacher ratio and the economic challenges faced by the student population, Red Lake County Central Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 517 out of 881 Minnesota elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 486 out of 872 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school may be struggling to keep pace with other elementary schools in the state, and could be an area for further investigation and targeted interventions by the school district and community.

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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 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
Red Lake County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	260 Minnesota St S	Plummer	56748	Red Lake County	Red Lake County Central Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 465-4222	178	18	9.9	40.4%	164 (92.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	48.8	486^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.3%		48	517^th of 881 public elementary schools	41.3%	31	68.2	62.5	29.0	24.3	42.1	27.3	66.7	54.8	46.0	49.1	$5,214

Cities Near Zip Code 56748

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oklee	4.89 mi	2	159^th
Plummer	6.53 mi	1	301^st
Erskine	16.74 mi	2	101^st
Red Lake Falls	16.96 mi	3	83^rd
Goodridge	17.29 mi	2	405^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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