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)
273239002519	101	Red Pine Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Red Pine Ln	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7870	728	47	15.4	20.5%	524 (72.0%)	53 (7.3%)	58 (8.0%)	39 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.0%)	$12,070							84.3	79.2	152	51
273006002679	102	Glendale Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Connelly Pkwy	Savage	55378	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 226-0200	546	36	15	27.8%	342 (62.6%)	67 (12.3%)	34 (6.2%)	46 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.3%)	$11,000							83.9	83.2	109	7
273348001477	103	St. Clair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 Main St W	Saint Clair	56080	Blue Earth County	St. Clair Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 245-3533	401	23	17.7	26.4%	386 (96.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$9,814							83.8	79.2	150	47
271104000472	104	Lester Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Glenwood St	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8875	575	38	15	20.2%	510 (88.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$13,351							83.7	88	58	46
271833000851	105	Luverne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	709 N Kniss	Luverne	56156	Rock County	Luverne Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 283-4497	524	40	13.2	43.1%	453 (86.5%)	5 (1.0%)	39 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$11,948							83.7	80.9	126	21
271125000506	106	Cornelia Elementary	Public	K-5	7000 Cornelia Dr	Edina	55435	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-4600	577	44	13.1	29.5%	278 (48.2%)	84 (14.6%)	58 (10.1%)	113 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	$15,051							83.6	80.4	133	27
271356000698	107	Hawley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	915 7th St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 483-3316	614	37	16.5	20.4%	583 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$9,863							83.5	84.3	101	6
270318000101	108	Crooked Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	2939 Bunker Lake Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-2100	454	31	14.6	33.9%	340 (74.9%)	40 (8.8%)	22 (4.8%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$12,759							83.4	80.7	128	20
273006003449	109	La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood	Public	K-5	5061 Minnesota St SE	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0900	443	23	19.1	14.7%	312 (70.4%)	11 (2.5%)	81 (18.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$12,349							83.4	85.1	91	18
271746000801	110	Lake Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 S Garfield St	Lake Benton	56149	Lincoln County	Lake Benton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 368-4241	116	12	9.5	41.4%	111 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$11,899							83.4	71.6	234	124

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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

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

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