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)
270043805258	821	The Journey School	Public, Charter	K-6	775 Lexington Parkway N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	The Journey School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 389-1579	122	8	14.6	83.6%	1 (0.8%)	79 (64.8%)	20 (16.4%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.9%)								6.5	3.8	814	7
273178001337	822	Sonnesyn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3421 Boone Ave N	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7600	354	26	13.6	68.9%	110 (31.1%)	142 (40.1%)	52 (14.7%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.2%)	$13,985							6.5	15.5	719	103
270951000398	823	Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4405	512	31	16.4	84.8%	105 (20.5%)	176 (34.4%)	178 (34.8%)	18 (3.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$14,593							6.4	11.4	747	76
270579000238	824	Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	351 E 88th St	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5700	514	33	15.8	82.3%	94 (18.3%)	104 (20.2%)	248 (48.2%)	28 (5.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	$17,291							6.4	5.7	796	28
272520001224	825	Zanewood Community School STEAM	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7000 Zane Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-9077	312	28	11.3	83.3%	16 (5.1%)	164 (52.6%)	61 (19.6%)	52 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$14,751							6.4	7.2	783	42
270035205539	826	Spero Academy Brooklyn Park	Public, Charter	K-4	7444 Humboldt Ave	Brooklyn Park	55444	Hennepin County	Spero Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(612) 465-8611	52	8	6.9	55.8%	19 (36.5%)	17 (32.7%)	9 (17.3%)	4 (7.7%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								6.4			(n/a)
270043004959	827	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Public, Charter	K-5	3701 33rd Street South	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 281-4430	446	33	13.3	85.7%	91 (20.4%)	264 (59.2%)	53 (11.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	$12,516							6.2	6.9	784	43
272520005369	828	279Online Learning Program K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 391-8890	133	17	7.8	57.1%	21 (15.8%)	41 (30.8%)	15 (11.3%)	40 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.0%)								6	17	710	118
273384012803	829	East African Culture and Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	437 Edmund Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 767-8232	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								6			(n/a)
272124002476	830	Lucy Laney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Penn Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2200	339	31	10.8	88.8%	13 (3.8%)	235 (69.3%)	30 (8.8%)	6 (1.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.6%)	$18,583							5.9	5	801	29

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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