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)
270048405570	871	Endazhi-Nitaawiging	Public, Charter	K-6	25065 Highway 1 W	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Endazhi-Nitaawiging	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 679-1060	73	6	12.1	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								2.6			(n/a)
272124004778	872	Cityview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 4th Street North	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 688-2270	200	20	10.1	88.5%	22 (11.0%)	109 (54.5%)	25 (12.5%)	10 (5.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.0%)	$20,322							2.6	3	828	44
270014202721	873	St. Paul City Primary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	215 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	St. Paul City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 225-9177	295	22	13.6	90.2%	3 (1.0%)	62 (21.0%)	135 (45.8%)	74 (25.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$17,124							2.4	2	840	33
270028804669	874	Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop	Public, Charter	K-4	1611 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4004	409	32	12.9	93.6%	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.5%)	349 (85.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$17,140							2.3	2.2	839	35
273051001302	875	Red Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	24900 Elementary Street	Redlake	56671	Beltrami County	Red Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 679-3329	489	47	10.4	90.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	478 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$22,794							2.3	1.8	842	33
270046505274	876	Aspire Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1210 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Aspire Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 295-0401	70	7	10.2	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	70 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								2.2	8.6	771	105
272124002699	877	Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	807 27th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2930	201	21	9.6	95.5%	10 (5.0%)	118 (58.7%)	34 (16.9%)	12 (6.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.4%)	$20,041							2.2	3.2	823	54
273384002671	878	Four Seasons Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	318 Moore St	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 290-7595	266	21	12.7	91.0%	19 (7.1%)	99 (37.2%)	64 (24.1%)	60 (22.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	$17,406							1.8	1.6	843	35
272124005518	879	Hmong International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 30th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-2250	234	23	10.1	93.2%	15 (6.4%)	82 (35.0%)	16 (6.8%)	83 (35.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.5%)								1.8	2.7	832	47
270027303575	880	Loveworks Academy For Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Mount Curve Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Loveworks Academy For Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 522-6830	149	9	16.8	67.8%	1 (0.7%)	140 (94.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$19,608							1.6	2.8	831	49

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.