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)
271878000872	91	Eagle Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Le Sueur Ave	Eagle Lake	56024	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-3530	301	22	13.4	31.2%	257 (85.4%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	$11,481							85.1	89.6	43	48
273239001944	92	Thomas Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Thomas Lake Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6890	577	40	14.5	22.0%	381 (66.0%)	41 (7.1%)	61 (10.6%)	42 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	$11,997							85.1	86.1	80	12
270001903535	93	Minnewaska Area Intermediate School	Public	4-6	25122 State Hwy 28	Glenwood	56334	Pope County	Minnewaska School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 239-4800	292	13	22.4	31.5%	279 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$8,440							85	82.1	115	22
273819001654	94	Afton-Lakeland Elementary	Public	K-5	475 St Croix Trl S	Lakeland	55043	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6500	474	27	17.5	19.2%	408 (86.1%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.6%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	$12,376							85	78.9	156	62
273379004187	95	Big Woods Elementary	Public	1-4	13470 Frankfort Pkwy NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-8025	660	34	19.1	15.8%	561 (85.0%)	19 (2.9%)	25 (3.8%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.1%)	$9,739							84.7	90.3	37	58
271167000541	96	Clear Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Hwy 101	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 401-6950	857	59	14.6	12.6%	670 (78.2%)	37 (4.3%)	74 (8.6%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.2%)	$12,271							84.5	86.2	79	17
272124002177	97	Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	4315 31st Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4520	365	20	18.2	20.3%	277 (75.9%)	27 (7.4%)	20 (5.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	$11,947							84.5	88.9	51	46
272295001129	98	Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	1141 Lepak Ct	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-7700	988	71	13.8	13.8%	717 (72.6%)	26 (2.6%)	49 (5.0%)	112 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.5%)	$11,995							84.4	87.7	62	36
270819000342	99	Chanhassen Elementary	Public	K-5	7600 Laredo Drive	Chanhassen	55317	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6700	445	36	12.3	20.0%	341 (76.6%)	33 (7.4%)	25 (5.6%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$13,181							84.4	87.2	68	31
271878002977	100	Bridges Community Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Garfield Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-2800	233	16	14.5	18.9%	193 (82.8%)	5 (2.1%)	13 (5.6%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	$12,880							84.3	88.5	53	47

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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