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)
272397001188	581	Ogilvie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 272-5055	287	21	13.7	53.0%	279 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,031							40.3	37.2	591	10
272331001136	582	Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 W 3rd Ave	Keewatin	55753	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 778-1280	332	23	14.7	53.0%	291 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	$13,353							40.3	55	422	160
270010400731	583	West Central Area S. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	31 N Central	Kensington	56343	Douglas County	West Central Area	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 965-7600	130	14	9.3	43.8%	115 (88.5%)	3 (2.3%)	9 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$14,376							40.2	61.9	348	235
271827000847	584	Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Main St	Littlefork	56653	Koochiching County	Littlefork-Big Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 278-6641	174	10	17.7	47.1%	154 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.8%)	$13,260							40.1	44.7	534	50
270000804509	585	South Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8162 Swan Lake Rd	Culver	55779	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 345-6789	299	25	11.7	52.8%	240 (80.3%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	$11,225							39.8	39.7	579	6
271503000766	586	Salem Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7300	312	27	11.4	50.3%	138 (44.2%)	44 (14.1%)	82 (26.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.8%)	$13,175							39.7	42.1	561	25
272142005026	587	Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	Public	K-4	4400 24th Ave. S.	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-1300	658	50	13.1	49.7%	425 (64.6%)	94 (14.3%)	61 (9.3%)	15 (2.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$11,653							39.4	44.8	532	55
270013303031	588	Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5905 Raleigh St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-0697	192	18	10.6	60.4%	147 (76.6%)	5 (2.6%)	10 (5.2%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.5%)	$14,584							38.9	22.6	676	88
270011602606	589	World Learner Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	112050 Hundertmark Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	World Learner Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 368-7398	204	12	17.1	18.6%	168 (82.4%)	7 (3.4%)	16 (7.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$11,894							38.7	52	457	132
273384001167	590	Expo For Excellence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Warwick St	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 290-8384	438	33	13.1	43.2%	237 (54.1%)	111 (25.3%)	40 (9.1%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	$13,805							38.6	50.2	482	108

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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.