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)
270318005272	61	Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-5	12576 Lever St NE	Blaine	55449	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-5000	1,078	69	15.5	24.1%	696 (64.6%)	178 (16.5%)	31 (2.9%)	100 (9.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.5%)								88	86	83	22
270609000256	62	Lowell Elementary	Public	K-4	704 3rd Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6550	342	25	13.6	40.4%	308 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$11,809							88	92.5	15	47
271137003689	63	Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	10051 191st Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7242	705	36	19.4	26.5%	570 (80.9%)	50 (7.1%)	21 (3.0%)	24 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.4%)	$12,229							87.9	89.5	45	18
270033704175	64	Nova Classical Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	1455 Victoria Way	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Nova Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-6320	483	30	15.8	22.4%	292 (60.5%)	64 (13.3%)	31 (6.4%)	62 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	$11,508							87.9	90.5	35	29
270819003506	65	Victoria Elementary	Public	K-5	9300 Red Fox Drive	Victoria	55386	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-3000	652	38	16.9	6.3%	584 (89.6%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.3%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	$11,408							87.8	87.1	70	5
274236001791	66	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1961 6th St	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2820	460	30	15.3	21.7%	369 (80.2%)	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.7%)	26 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$12,320							87.7	84.5	99	33
273378002653	67	Park Spanish Immersion Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Cedar Lake Rd	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6555	530	27	19.5	13.6%	389 (73.4%)	18 (3.4%)	61 (11.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.6%)	$13,336							87.6	89.7	42	25
272520002523	68	Basswood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15425 Bass Lake Rd	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 494-3858	865	45	19.3	18.2%	593 (68.6%)	93 (10.8%)	39 (4.5%)	64 (7.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.4%)	$11,932							87.5	86.1	81	13
274146004916	69	Laketown Elementary	Public	K-5	960 Airport Road	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0690	530	32	16.3	8.7%	476 (89.8%)	8 (1.5%)	21 (4.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$11,092							87.4	89.2	49	20
271422002271	70	Oak Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13400 Staring Lake Pkwy	Eden Prairie	55347	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-7600	635	43	14.8	36.5%	222 (35.0%)	133 (20.9%)	89 (14.0%)	150 (23.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.0%)	$15,220							87.1	89.3	46	24

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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