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)
272829001407	241	Rushford-Peterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Pine Meadows Lane	Rushford	55971	Fillmore County	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 864-7785	254	22	11.7	43.3%	230 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$11,587							71.4	61.6	352	111
270029603736	242	International Spanish Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	5350 W 78th St	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	International Spanish Language Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 746-6020	396	23	16.9	16.4%	215 (54.3%)	12 (3.0%)	136 (34.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.3%)	$10,040							71.2	78.8	158	84
271221000588	243	Floodwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	115 W 4th Ave	Floodwood	55736	St. Louis County	Floodwood Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 476-2285	89	10	8.7	51.7%	78 (87.6%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.9%)	$17,407							71.1	60.2	366	123
273387001638	244	North Elementary School	Public	2-4	815 N 9th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-3260	383	30	12.8	48.0%	253 (66.1%)	28 (7.3%)	80 (20.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	$11,472							71	70.4	247	3
270032004268	245	Davinci Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	532 Bunker Lake Boulevard NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Davinci Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 754-6577	970	59	16.5	32.6%	577 (59.5%)	202 (20.8%)	30 (3.1%)	97 (10.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.9%)	$10,827							70.9	66.7	286	41
270039404751	246	Agamim Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5300 France Avenue South	Edina	55410	Hennepin County	Agamim Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 856-2531	268	20	13.7	36.9%	123 (45.9%)	57 (21.3%)	13 (4.9%)	36 (13.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.8%)	$13,101							70.8	79.3	149	97
272142005544	247	Probstfield Elementary	Public	K-4	2410 14th St S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 284-3800	262	2	157.8	80.2%	130 (49.6%)	73 (27.9%)	29 (11.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)								70.8			(n/a)
273239001376	248	Greenleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13333 Galaxie Ave	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8270	785	59	13.3	48.0%	389 (49.6%)	120 (15.3%)	174 (22.2%)	22 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.9%)	$13,560							70.6	62.9	329	81
270026203578	249	Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1031 Como Avenue	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 492-7106	615	49	12.4	10.1%	519 (84.4%)	20 (3.3%)	27 (4.4%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)	$11,805							70.5	69.5	257	8
271009000429	250	Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	848 Chestnut St	Dawson	56232	Lac qui Parle County	Dawson-Boyd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 769-4590	288	23	12.2	45.1%	246 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$11,674							70.5	64.2	316	66

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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.