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)
274272005083	721	Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Lakeland Drive SE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 263-5020	565	46	12.3	76.6%	175 (31.0%)	70 (12.4%)	284 (50.3%)	16 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$12,031							20.5	30.4	625	96
270318000095	722	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8989 Sycamore St NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-1600	481	42	11.4	70.5%	202 (42.0%)	114 (23.7%)	38 (7.9%)	70 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.6%)	$14,522							20.5	26	646	76
273178001321	723	Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 47th Ave N	Crystal	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7900	453	28	16.1	72.6%	128 (28.3%)	139 (30.7%)	69 (15.2%)	25 (5.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (19.4%)	$14,665							20.3	19.3	694	29
271503000763	724	Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 68th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7400	574	41	14.1	62.4%	242 (42.2%)	86 (15.0%)	162 (28.2%)	21 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.3%)	$13,412							19.8	12.4	740	16
273384001555	725	Battle Creek Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Ruth St S	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-4130	438	39	11	82.4%	43 (9.8%)	105 (24.0%)	51 (11.6%)	197 (45.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	$17,494							19.7	20	688	37
270026303320	726	Midway Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Snelling Avenue North	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Midway Star Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 642-0667	416	23	17.7	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	414 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,098							19.5	28.5	633	93
270032404271	727	Cannon River Stem School	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 14th St NE	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Cannon River Stem School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 331-7836	220	21	10.3	62.7%	152 (69.1%)	3 (1.4%)	48 (21.8%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$10,834							19.1	20.7	683	44
274212001755	728	Waubun Elementary	Public	4-6	1013 3rd St	Waubun	56589	Becker County	Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 473-6171	172	14	12.2	76.2%	30 (17.4%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$11,974							19.1	19	698	30
270010100622	729	Norman County East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Main Ave W	Twin Valley	56584	Norman County	Norman County East School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 584-5151	111	11	9.7	61.3%	83 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.7%)	$14,691							19	40.1	575	154
273243001388	730	Central Park Elementary	Public	K-6	535 County Rd B2 West	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 481-9951	390	32	12.3	77.2%	82 (21.0%)	90 (23.1%)	48 (12.3%)	127 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.0%)	$13,814							18.8	19	697	33

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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

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

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