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)
270028405030	361	Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1401 West 76th Street	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 314-7602	306	25	12	50.0%	96 (31.4%)	75 (24.5%)	47 (15.4%)	62 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	$8,867							61.5	69.7	255	106
271896000072	362	Trimont Elementary	Public	3-6	77 W Beech St	Trimont	56176	Martin County	Martin County West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 639-2071	185	12	15.2	47.6%	163 (88.1%)	2 (1.1%)	9 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$11,420							61.4	52.5	447	85
273381001540	363	Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8177 Hillside Tr S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4001	425	33	12.7	42.6%	262 (61.6%)	29 (6.8%)	59 (13.9%)	40 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	$13,590							61.3	50.8	473	110
271182003183	364	Meadowview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 195th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 460-3100	627	49	12.8	31.3%	414 (66.0%)	35 (5.6%)	89 (14.2%)	45 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	$11,904							61.3	73.6	219	145
272295001130	365	Valentine Hills Elementary	Public	1-5	1770 County Rd E2 W	Arden Hills	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7800	732	51	14.2	48.4%	402 (54.9%)	119 (16.3%)	116 (15.8%)	31 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.7%)	$12,396							61.1	62.6	336	29
270318000128	366	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 Sunny Ln N	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4701	560	37	15.1	54.6%	319 (57.0%)	89 (15.9%)	33 (5.9%)	53 (9.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.3%)	$12,449							61	54.8	425	59
270729000298	367	Gideon Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	613 E 130th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3000	394	25	15.7	64.5%	117 (29.7%)	203 (51.5%)	29 (7.4%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$13,024							60.6	64.7	310	57
272805001226	368	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 22nd St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8200	525	36	14.4	49.9%	323 (61.5%)	91 (17.3%)	91 (17.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$11,896							60.5	47.8	508	140
271353000695	369	Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-4	1175 Tyler St	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 480-7223	450	28	15.8	35.1%	364 (80.9%)	8 (1.8%)	34 (7.6%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$11,838							60.5	75.8	198	171
274236005555	370	North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	15198 Forest Blvd N	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 242-5500	473	24	19.8	29.4%	371 (78.4%)	23 (4.9%)	19 (4.0%)	37 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)								60.2			(n/a)

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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.