Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCA-III test scores by the Minnesota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 881)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
270000605542	231	Maple River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Central Ave S	Mapleton	56065	Blue Earth County	Maple River School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 524-3918	443	29	15.3	44.0%	388 (87.6%)	7 (1.6%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)								72.4			(n/a)
271353002239	232	Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-4	1601 W 12th St	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 480-7390	472	34	14	36.2%	376 (79.7%)	31 (6.6%)	31 (6.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	$11,550							72.3	61.9	347	115
273006004305	233	Redtail Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	15200 Hampshire Ave	Savage	55378	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-8000	597	35	17.2	14.4%	474 (79.4%)	33 (5.5%)	20 (3.4%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.5%)	$11,232							72.3	73.4	222	11
273819003004	234	Rutherford Elementary	Public	K-5	115 Rutherford Rd	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6400	555	33	17	16.0%	461 (83.1%)	19 (3.4%)	26 (4.7%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	$12,518							72.3	65.1	306	72
271224002270	235	Foley Intermediate Elementary	Public	4-8	840 Norman Ave N	Foley	56329	Benton County	Foley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 968-6251	735	36	20.5	32.9%	698 (95.0%)	7 (1.0%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$9,681							72.2	66.7	284	49
270306002229	236	Voyager Elementary	Public	K-5	203 Voyager Drive	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 762-3325	425	34	12.5	36.2%	382 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$11,254							71.9	63.1	325	89
270369000171	237	Barnum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3813 E. North St.	Barnum	55707	Carlton County	Barnum Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 389-6976	333	27	12.3	40.2%	298 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	$11,858							71.8	67.3	276	39
273178001339	238	Zachary Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Zachary Ln	Plymouth	55442	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-7300	385	25	15.5	29.4%	267 (69.4%)	45 (11.7%)	25 (6.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.9%)	$17,585							71.7	80.8	127	111
271290000647	239	Goodhue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 3rd Ave	Goodhue	55027	Goodhue County	Goodhue Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 923-4447	391	28	13.8	24.8%	349 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$9,966							71.7	74.5	209	30
271236000607	240	Frazee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Hickory Ave W	Frazee	56544	Becker County	Frazee-Vergas Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 334-3951	457	35	12.9	53.2%	358 (78.3%)	6 (1.3%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	$12,293							71.5	51.8	460	220

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.