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)
270028403614	131	Seven Hills -Bloomington Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8600 Bloomington Ave S	Bloomington	55425	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 426-6001	550	55	10	33.1%	263 (47.8%)	97 (17.6%)	39 (7.1%)	102 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.7%)	$11,738							81.2	82.7	111	20
273379000032	132	St. Michael Elementary	Public	1-4	101 Central Ave W	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 497-4882	588	32	18.4	22.8%	467 (79.4%)	37 (6.3%)	42 (7.1%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$11,841							81	86.8	73	59
270942000380	133	Churchill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	515 Granite St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3308	376	34	11	47.6%	272 (72.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.4%)	$12,463							81	74.3	211	78
270579000234	134	Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Nesbitt Rd	Bloomington	55438	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7100	402	28	14.1	23.6%	265 (65.9%)	52 (12.9%)	27 (6.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (10.0%)	$13,266							80.8	87.3	66	68
271422002197	135	Eden Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12000 Anderson Lakes Pkwy	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-8400	661	45	14.7	40.2%	305 (46.1%)	204 (30.9%)	25 (3.8%)	72 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.9%)	$13,246							80.7	70.6	242	107
274216001761	136	Oakwood Elementary	Public	K-5	17340 County Road 6	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-5700	418	31	13.3	20.3%	306 (73.2%)	61 (14.6%)	11 (2.6%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	$14,276							80.7	74.3	212	76
270822000349	137	Chatfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11555 Hillside Dr SE	Chatfield	55923	Fillmore County	Chatfield Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 867-4521	467	32	14.5	30.2%	449 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$10,134							80.7	74.6	208	71
270318000113	138	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Territorial Rd NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3300	407	32	12.8	54.8%	226 (55.5%)	45 (11.1%)	51 (12.5%)	58 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	$13,799							80.6	71.6	231	93
271878000873	139	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Broad St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4287	414	30	13.5	59.4%	237 (57.2%)	76 (18.4%)	54 (13.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.2%)	$12,553							80.4	84	104	35
279144902320	140	Win-E-Mac Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	23130 345th St SE	Erskine	56535	Polk County	Win-E-Mac School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 563-2900	227	17	13.6	50.7%	208 (91.6%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$9,745							80.2	75.9	196	56

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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