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)
271824000961	461	Lindbergh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 9th St SE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-3200	503	34	14.5	58.3%	442 (87.9%)	14 (2.8%)	19 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$11,279							52.4	55.6	416	45
270035804102	462	LILA Lower School	Public, Charter	1-5	246 SE 11th Ave	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 464-0771	581	41	14.1	21.9%	442 (76.1%)	18 (3.1%)	63 (10.8%)	29 (5.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$9,418							52.4	52.2	455	7
270008900523	463	Nrheg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 School St	Ellendale	56026	Steele County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 684-3181	363	31	11.5	51.5%	332 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$11,190							52.4	48.3	502	39
270009900676	464	Bert Raney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 7th Ave	Granite Falls	56241	Yellow Medicine County	Yellow Medicine East	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 564-4081	267	24	11.2	58.8%	166 (62.2%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (17.2%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.2%)	$14,264							52.3	52.3	453	11
270444005094	465	Gene Dillon Elementary School	Public	4-5	3795 Division St W	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 333-3100	695	47	14.8	51.4%	476 (68.5%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	171 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$10,964							52.3	52	458	7
270033304524	466	Parnassus Prep School-Grammar	Public, Charter	K-4	11201 96th Ave N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Parnassus Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 496-1416	658	35	18.9	53.2%	164 (24.9%)	318 (48.3%)	47 (7.1%)	91 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.6%)	$11,951							52.3	62.5	338	128
273351001481	467	Clearview Elementary	Public	K-5	7310 State Highway 24	Clear Lake	55319	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6510	398	20	19.4	34.4%	297 (74.6%)	12 (3.0%)	53 (13.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$12,810							52.2	58.4	386	81
270609000252	468	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-4	1120 10th Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6450	320	27	11.9	66.9%	276 (86.3%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$12,674							52.2	39.5	580	112
270039704766	469	Art and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	903 6th Avenue Ct NE Ste A	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Art and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 444-0342	206	17	12.2	44.2%	166 (80.6%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.2%)	$14,970							52.1	56.1	411	58
272817001242	470	Viking Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Viking Dr	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 863-2911	460	41	11.3	60.7%	236 (51.3%)	46 (10.0%)	156 (33.9%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,438							52	45.8	523	53

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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