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)
270011704989	851	Banaadir Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1800 2nd St NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 724-4680	128	21	6.1	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	126 (98.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,810							4.3	3.3	820	31
270028903731	852	Stonebridge World School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	4530 Lyndale Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Stonebridge World School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 877-7400	313	21	14.9	83.4%	23 (7.3%)	177 (56.5%)	73 (23.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.9%)	$17,168							4.3	3.5	818	34
270032504338	853	Rise Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	355 Randolph Ave	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Rise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 605-2360	147	17	8.6	90.5%	3 (2.0%)	20 (13.6%)	1 (0.7%)	120 (81.6%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,969							4.2	7.6	780	73
273384004457	854	Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8970	388	31	12.3	94.1%	29 (7.5%)	136 (35.1%)	48 (12.4%)	145 (37.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	$5,237							4.1	6.7	786	68
272124005516	855	Folwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 20th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4550	372	27	13.7	87.1%	56 (15.1%)	105 (28.2%)	145 (39.0%)	9 (2.4%)	31 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)								3.9	3.8	813	42
272124002700	856	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 West 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4170	361	29	12.6	87.8%	36 (10.0%)	189 (52.4%)	92 (25.5%)	8 (2.2%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$15,943							3.9	5.7	797	59
273384001952	857	Benjamin E Mays Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	560 Concordia Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 325-2400	334	34	9.7	91.6%	26 (7.8%)	207 (62.0%)	27 (8.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.2%)	$5,237							3.8	6.8	785	72
270624000274	858	Brooklyn Center Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 59th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-4480	787	51	15.3	84.2%	42 (5.3%)	352 (44.7%)	202 (25.7%)	117 (14.9%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.1%)	$13,813							3.7	3.7	816	42
273384002454	859	Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1041 Marion St	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 290-8354	507	43	11.7	84.6%	50 (9.9%)	109 (21.5%)	244 (48.1%)	67 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	$18,198							3.5	3.9	812	47
273384001575	860	Bruce F Vento Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Case Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8685	546	49	11.1	91.0%	52 (9.5%)	192 (35.2%)	62 (11.4%)	201 (36.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.8%)	$18,990							3.4	4.3	807	53

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.