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)
270024003340	791	Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	356	25	14.2	77.8%	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	25 (7.0%)	307 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,543							10.1	6.1	793	2
273384001623	792	Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	160 Isabel St E	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8665	254	69	3.6	84.6%	20 (7.9%)	17 (6.7%)	201 (79.1%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$16,432							10	7.9	775	17
271104000479	793	Myers-Wilkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 N 8th Ave E	Duluth	55805	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8860	341	42	8	88.0%	162 (47.5%)	48 (14.1%)	16 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (25.8%)	$18,907							9.7	15.3	720	73
272124004885	794	Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 5th Street NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1210	267	20	13.2	68.5%	79 (29.6%)	110 (41.2%)	23 (8.6%)	13 (4.9%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	$14,890							9.6	11.8	744	50
270041504876	795	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6201 Noble Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 338-9373	147	25	5.8	94.6%	10 (6.8%)	126 (85.7%)	10 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$16,325							9.5	12.2	742	53
273178001329	796	Noble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Noble Ave N	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-4000	264	20	13.1	68.6%	65 (24.6%)	81 (30.7%)	44 (16.7%)	23 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (18.9%)	$16,084							9.5	11.5	746	50
273384003000	797	Crossroads Science Program	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	185	15	12.4	90.3%	22 (11.9%)	79 (42.7%)	21 (11.4%)	36 (19.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.5%)	$16,043							9.4	10.5	757	40
270038005318	798	Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary	Public, Charter	2-4	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 205-9950	196	16	12.2	85.2%	2 (1.0%)	143 (73.0%)	44 (22.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								9.1	7.7	777	21
270027503580	799	Naytahwaush Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	242 Church St	Naytahwaush	56566	Mahnomen County	Naytahwaush Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 935-5025	136	20	6.8	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,146							9	9.5	765	34
270011802608	800	Achieve Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2169 Stillwater Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Achieve Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 738-4875	450	38	11.9	85.6%	22 (4.9%)	53 (11.8%)	200 (44.4%)	151 (33.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.7%)	$14,603							8.9	6.5	789	11

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.