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)
271821000837	431	Lake Ripley Elementary	Public	K-4	100 W Pleasure Dr	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 693-2436	577	40	14.4	54.2%	466 (80.8%)	4 (0.7%)	84 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$11,629							55.5	47.4	511	80
270615000266	432	Breckenridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	810 Beede Ave	Breckenridge	56520	Wilkin County	Breckenridge Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 643-6681	279	21	13.4	55.9%	221 (79.2%)	4 (1.4%)	24 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.0%)	$10,380							55.5	72.9	224	208
270024505383	433	SET Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 722-2555	331	3	99.6	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	328 (99.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								55.3	53.3	436	3
271878000881	434	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Monroe Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7889	428	31	14	40.4%	323 (75.5%)	32 (7.5%)	33 (7.7%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.2%)	$10,983							55.2	62	344	90
273225001370	435	Roseau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	509 3rd St NE	Roseau	56751	Roseau County	Roseau Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 463-2746	625	43	14.6	34.4%	559 (89.4%)	11 (1.8%)	21 (3.4%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$10,111							55	58.8	382	53
270297000074	436	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	902 Abbott St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5020	435	31	14	56.3%	270 (62.1%)	13 (3.0%)	109 (25.1%)	21 (4.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$14,996							54.9	48.2	504	68
271108500157	437	East Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 245-6013	400	26	15.3	56.0%	326 (81.5%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$12,261							54.7	56.4	408	29
270033904177	438	Great Expectations	Public, Charter	K-8	550 E 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Great Expectations	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 387-9322	136	12	11.3	39.0%	114 (83.8%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	$16,258							54.4	36.7	593	155
272055000911	439	Melrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 256-5160	471	42	11.1	50.3%	301 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$11,747							54.3	53.9	431	8
271500000759	440	Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1414 15th Ave	International Falls	56649	Koochiching County	International Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 283-2571	393	30	13.1	48.9%	343 (87.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	$11,969							54.3	52.4	450	10

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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.