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)
270318002203	41	Andover Elementary	Public	K-5	14950 Hanson Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-1700	1,189	74	16	20.6%	933 (78.5%)	56 (4.7%)	51 (4.3%)	70 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (6.6%)	$11,323							89.8	89.9	40	1
271125002269	42	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	5505 Doncaster Way	Edina	55436	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-4500	564	40	14.1	14.5%	410 (72.7%)	42 (7.4%)	29 (5.1%)	38 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	$13,265							89.7	87.4	65	23
271125000507	43	Countryside Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Benton Ave S	Edina	55436	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-4700	606	47	12.8	16.8%	428 (70.6%)	63 (10.4%)	43 (7.1%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	$12,358							89.7	89.3	47	4
270306000087	44	Miltona Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	271 Dale St	Miltona	56354	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(877) 736-1419	140	10	14.2	21.4%	136 (97.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$11,394							89.6	76.3	189	145
270810000335	45	Centerville Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 Westview Street	Centerville	55038	Washington County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5800	575	32	18	12.7%	461 (80.2%)	14 (2.4%)	24 (4.2%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$11,272							89.6	85.5	88	43
271104000459	46	Congdon Elementary	Public	K-5	3116 E Superior St	Duluth	55812	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8825	452	31	14.5	20.1%	380 (84.1%)	8 (1.8%)	15 (3.3%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.3%)	$12,698							89.6	92.4	16	30
274216002247	47	Plymouth Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	16005 41st Ave N	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5800	584	37	15.5	11.1%	325 (55.7%)	38 (6.5%)	33 (5.7%)	142 (24.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)	$12,479							89.5	92.7	14	33
270002300288	48	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Element	Public	PK, KG-5	220 3rd St W	Hector	55342	Renville County	Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 848-2233	201	16	12.4	60.7%	163 (81.1%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$14,748							89.5	79	155	107
273009001559	49	Pike Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	5682 Martin Rd	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 729-8214	280	17	16.5	24.3%	263 (93.9%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$12,445							89.4	90	38	11
271422003620	50	Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion	Public	PK, KG-5	13400 Staring Lake Pkwy	Eden Prairie	55347	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 975-7700	715	36	19.7	9.0%	526 (73.6%)	14 (2.0%)	102 (14.3%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	$10,916							89.3	86.6	77	27

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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.

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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.