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)
274275001811	441	Willow River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8142 Pine St	Willow River	55795	Pine County	Willow River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 372-3131	224	19	11.7	44.2%	202 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$12,165							54	64	319	122
272145001093	442	Moose Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4812 County Rd 10	Moose Lake	55767	Carlton County	Moose Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 485-4834	304	25	12.2	44.1%	269 (88.5%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$11,820							54	57.6	395	47
270035404849	443	New City School	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 6th St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	New City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 623-3309	339	32	10.5	51.0%	189 (55.8%)	86 (25.4%)	30 (8.8%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$9,904							54	49	494	51
270037904625	444	Montgomery Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	101 2nd St NE	Montgomery	56069	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 364-8119	606	44	13.9	46.0%	477 (78.7%)	11 (1.8%)	95 (15.7%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$10,560							53.9	51.4	465	21
272295001128	445	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	1-5	2070 County Rd H	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7600	488	45	10.8	54.3%	245 (50.2%)	65 (13.3%)	84 (17.2%)	43 (8.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.4%)	$15,287							53.9	53.1	438	7
272124000941	446	Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 13th Ave South	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-3550	431	33	13	52.7%	187 (43.4%)	58 (13.5%)	120 (27.8%)	9 (2.1%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.5%)	$17,079							53.9	52	456	10
271878000875	447	Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	1524 Hoover Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 388-5202	493	31	16	32.0%	367 (74.4%)	55 (11.2%)	31 (6.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	$10,759							53.7	62.2	343	104
272823001247	448	Heart Of The Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	810 2nd Ave SW	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 346-5437	596	45	13.2	41.9%	477 (80.0%)	8 (1.3%)	65 (10.9%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$12,045							53.7	50.6	478	30
272520003186	449	Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Oak Grove Pkwy	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 315-6400	633	41	15.3	53.2%	140 (22.1%)	209 (33.0%)	43 (6.8%)	163 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (12.3%)	$13,006							53.7	52.8	446	3
273321001450	450	Sleepy Eye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County	Sleepy Eye Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 794-7905	349	26	13.5	49.3%	230 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (33.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,861							53.6	48.4	498	48

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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.

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