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)
271230000603	251	Magelssen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 435-6036	343	24	14.2	55.4%	278 (81.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$12,462							70.5	59.9	369	118
272295001114	252	Bel Air Elementary	Public	1-5	1800 5th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-6300	722	52	13.9	36.7%	427 (59.1%)	89 (12.3%)	72 (10.0%)	68 (9.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.7%)	$12,365							70.4	64.3	315	63
270000501769	253	United South Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 11th St. SW	Wells	56097	Faribault County	United South Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 553-5810	445	31	14.2	55.3%	355 (79.8%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$12,465							70.3	59.6	371	118
273246001400	254	Rothsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2040 County Road 52	Rothsay	56579	Wilkin County	Rothsay Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 867-2116	169	13	13.1	40.8%	157 (92.9%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$10,888							70.3	57	403	149
270045405175	255	Great Oaks Academy - Grammar	Public, Charter	K-5	115 Elm St	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Great Oaks Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 615-0499	309	17	18.1	22.0%	279 (90.3%)	7 (2.3%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)								70.2	76.7	184	71
271023000445	256	Rossman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 Rossman Ave	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 847-9268	573	40	14.4	40.0%	467 (81.5%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	69 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$11,099							69.9	68.4	272	16
271368000707	257	Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 E Lincoln St	Hendricks	56136	Lincoln County	Hendricks Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 275-3115	98	8	12.9	50.0%	83 (84.7%)	3 (3.1%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$18,813							69.9	40.1	573	316
270017903047	258	Nerstrand Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	205 S 2nd St	Nerstrand	55053	Rice County	Nerstrand Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 333-6850	101	10	9.6	26.7%	97 (96.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$12,869							69.7	53.8	432	174
270318000107	259	Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng	Public	K-5	2369 109th Ave NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2800	482	36	13.3	61.0%	254 (52.7%)	68 (14.1%)	44 (9.1%)	49 (10.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.3%)	$16,085							69.6	64.1	317	58
270306000086	260	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 Lark St	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3320	466	34	13.6	38.2%	401 (86.1%)	10 (2.1%)	23 (4.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$11,098							69.6	77.9	166	94

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.