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)
270819002294	81	Jonathan Elementary	Public	K-5	110300 Pioneer Trail West	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6500	556	32	17.4	17.8%	428 (77.0%)	25 (4.5%)	41 (7.4%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	$11,393							85.7	87.3	67	14
274216001760	82	Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	18005 Medina Rd	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5500	825	49	16.7	9.5%	496 (60.1%)	62 (7.5%)	29 (3.5%)	193 (23.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	$11,929							85.6	86.9	72	10
271875000868	83	O.H. Anderson Elementary	Public	3-5	666 S Warner Ave	Mahtomedi	55115	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 407-2301	651	40	16.3	16.4%	524 (80.5%)	34 (5.2%)	26 (4.0%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.5%)	$11,595							85.6	87.5	64	19
271778000025	84	Cherry View Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 175th St W	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3200	883	54	16.4	13.6%	587 (66.5%)	74 (8.4%)	30 (3.4%)	133 (15.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.9%)	$11,835							85.5	84.8	93	9
272520002212	85	Fernbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9661 Fernbrook Ln	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 420-8888	889	46	19.2	19.9%	633 (71.2%)	86 (9.7%)	50 (5.6%)	45 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.2%)	$12,848							85.5	88.2	57	28
273180001011	86	Washington District-Wide Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 11th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3800	332	20	16.3	18.7%	203 (61.1%)	32 (9.6%)	17 (5.1%)	41 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	$12,463							85.5			(n/a)
273243002186	87	Falcon Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	1393 Garden Ave W	Falcon Heights	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 646-0021	493	26	19.2	28.4%	320 (64.9%)	53 (10.8%)	34 (6.9%)	30 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)	$12,084							85.4	85.2	90	3
273180001004	88	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 10th Ave NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3500	525	36	14.4	36.2%	338 (64.4%)	59 (11.2%)	47 (9.0%)	32 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.3%)	$13,443							85.4			(n/a)
272124000938	89	Armatage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 W 56th Street	Minneapolis	55410	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3180	356	21	16.9	18.5%	254 (71.3%)	27 (7.6%)	18 (5.1%)	7 (2.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.4%)	$12,135							85.3	85.6	86	3
273180000992	90	Folwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	603 15th Ave SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3220	315	19	16.8	16.2%	223 (70.8%)	9 (2.9%)	24 (7.6%)	35 (11.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	$11,376							85.1			(n/a)

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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.