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)
271338000688	21	Hancock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	371 Hancock Ave	Hancock	56244	Stevens County	Hancock Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 392-5622	240	12	20.5	33.3%	197 (82.1%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$10,388							92.6	87.7	63	42
274216004847	22	Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	17905 Chankahda Trail	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-7100	768	43	17.9	8.6%	418 (54.4%)	44 (5.7%)	31 (4.0%)	222 (28.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.4%)	$12,433							92.5	87.1	69	47
270031904320	23	Cologne Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1221 Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 466-2276	658	52	12.6	17.8%	488 (74.2%)	18 (2.7%)	24 (3.6%)	85 (12.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	31 (4.7%)	$12,205							92.4	92	22	1
270810000022	24	Rice Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Birch St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5700	666	37	17.7	13.4%	564 (84.7%)	15 (2.3%)	27 (4.1%)	20 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	$10,505							92.4	91.1	28	4
274227001780	25	Somerset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1355 Dodd Rd	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-8201	383	30	12.5	25.3%	265 (69.2%)	18 (4.7%)	69 (18.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$12,309							92.2	89.2	48	23
271006000427	26	Dassel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	131 William Ave E	Dassel	55325	Meeker County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	326	21	15.8	32.2%	311 (95.4%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$10,673							91.9	91.4	25	1
271017000437	27	Delano Intermediate School	Public	4-6	683 Tiger Drive	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 972-7602	529	30	17.4	13.6%	486 (91.9%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$10,808							91.8	90.9	30	3
270735000306	28	Byron Intermediate School	Public	3-5	501 10th Ave NE	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 775-6620	553	29	18.8	14.5%	488 (88.2%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (4.0%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$7,224							91.5	92.3	17	11
273239002216	29	Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	945 Wescott Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6990	754	47	16	14.5%	524 (69.5%)	56 (7.4%)	42 (5.6%)	78 (10.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.5%)	$12,267							91.5	88.5	54	25
270318003058	30	Rum River Elementary	Public	K-5	16950 Verdin St NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-8200	863	56	15.3	23.1%	690 (80.0%)	35 (4.1%)	50 (5.8%)	38 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	$12,464							91.4	90.8	31	1

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.