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)
270000800158	601	Babbitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	30 South Dr	Babbitt	55706	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 827-3101	97	11	8.8	66.0%	88 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$16,195							37.1	32.5	615	14
274236001786	602	Birch Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Birch Lake Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2776	281	22	12.5	54.4%	159 (56.6%)	22 (7.8%)	44 (15.7%)	24 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.7%)	$15,796							37	42.3	560	42
270345002230	603	Southgate Elementary	Public	1-4	1601 19th Ave SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1300	496	39	12.8	64.5%	245 (49.4%)	33 (6.7%)	146 (29.4%)	56 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.4%)	$13,247							36.6	41.6	564	39
273333001467	604	Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	Public	K-4	880 Osborne Rd NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5800	542	31	17.5	36.9%	224 (41.3%)	26 (4.8%)	250 (46.1%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	$12,009							36.1	55.1	421	183
272295001124	605	Pinewood Elementary	Public	1-5	5500 Quincy St	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7500	541	49	11	55.8%	261 (48.2%)	76 (14.0%)	71 (13.1%)	67 (12.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.7%)	$13,820							36.1	33.5	612	7
273351001496	606	Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	5800 Ridgewood Rd	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7630	387			63.3%	175 (45.2%)	96 (24.8%)	41 (10.6%)	25 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.7%)	$15,046							36	46.4	515	91
270012400554	607	Fairmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	714 Victoria Street Ste 101	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Fairmont Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 238-4487	956	62	15.4	62.0%	672 (70.3%)	11 (1.2%)	244 (25.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	19 (2.0%)	$11,653							35.9	48.1	507	100
270042504902	608	FIT Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7200 147th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	FIT Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 847-3798	308	17	17.8	42.9%	189 (61.4%)	57 (18.5%)	30 (9.7%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$15,346							35.8	37.3	590	18
271836000853	609	Lyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 325-2201	122	9	13.3	59.0%	91 (74.6%)	1 (0.8%)	21 (17.2%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$15,341							35.8	16.3	713	104
273270001946	610	Northome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11731 Highway 1	Northome	56661	Koochiching County	South Koochiching School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 897-5275	84	11	7.9	63.1%	61 (72.6%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (16.7%)	3 (3.6%)	4 (4.8%)	$13,461							35.7	45.4	527	83

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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.