Zumbrota’s public schools beat 87% of Minnesota districts
The public schools Zumbrota’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Zumbrota’s schools, in brief
Strong results on a lean budget
Zumbrota spends 10% less per student than the state average, and classes are bigger (15.1 students per teacher vs 14.9). Even so, its schools beat 87% of Minnesota districts. Test scores ↓
Math is the standout
Reading proficiency is 58%, 6 points above the state. Math is 60%, 16 points above the state. Test scores ↓
Zumbrota has its own elementary school and shares the rest
Zumbrota’s own school is Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School, for pre-K through grade 2. From grade 3, students go to Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School in Mazeppa, Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School and Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High. Zumbrota Township sends its kids to all the same schools. From grade 1, they’re joined by students from Minneola Township, Pine Island Township and Roscoe Township. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Zumbrota compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Minnesota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Zumbrota.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Zumbrota vs. its neighbors
Zumbrota’s schools rank 2nd of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Minnesota districts.
Every school in Zumbrota
5 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Zumbrota families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Zumbrota
There’s no college in Zumbrota, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, 21.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Zumbrota. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.