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)
272385001166	671	Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2680 Upper Afton Rd	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 702-8200	878	54	16.1	64.7%	256 (29.2%)	197 (22.4%)	152 (17.3%)	197 (22.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.0%)	$12,340							27.6	38.1	586	85
272520002211	672	Edinbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8925 Zane Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 493-4737	707	44	16.1	73.6%	63 (8.9%)	308 (43.6%)	73 (10.3%)	198 (28.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.1%)	$13,762							27.5	28.4	634	38
270936000377	673	Climax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 E Broadway	Climax	56523	Polk County	Climax-Shelly Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 857-2385	96	10	9.5	65.6%	68 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (20.8%)	2 (2.1%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$11,177							27.5	51.2	471	202
270047505442	674	Creekstone Montessori	Public, Charter	K-7	5225 Highway 61 W	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Creekstone Montessori Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 327-2468	74	4	17.3	23.0%	63 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)								27.1			(n/a)
274227001776	675	Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	217 W Moreland Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7800	384	41	9.3	67.7%	105 (27.3%)	60 (15.6%)	155 (40.4%)	20 (5.2%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	$16,650							27	34	608	67
274106005487	676	Falcon View Connections Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	724 Bielenberg Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(651) 565-3559	89	7	11.9	58.4%	50 (56.2%)	14 (15.7%)	17 (19.1%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)								26.8	25	654	22
274236001798	677	Willow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Willow Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 773-6170	344	31	10.9	72.7%	110 (32.0%)	87 (25.3%)	59 (17.2%)	51 (14.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.6%)	$14,768							26.6	25.9	647	30
270357000164	678	Bagley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Bagley Ave NW	Bagley	56621	Clearwater County	Bagley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 694-6528	520	41	12.7	61.0%	357 (68.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	$13,007							26.2	23.8	665	13
270045105182	679	Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	117	5	25	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	117 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								26.1	24.9	655	24
270011705530	680	Minnesota Connections Academy K-6	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	1350 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 523-0888	990	28	35.5	65.9%	588 (59.4%)	130 (13.1%)	90 (9.1%)	30 (3.0%)	31 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	119 (12.0%)								26.1	23.6	670	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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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