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)
273381004232	371	Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	1020 Third Street	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3101	499	24	20.9	16.2%	316 (63.3%)	16 (3.2%)	121 (24.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.8%)	$11,755							60.2	53.9	430	59
273300003719	372	Eagle Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	6855 Woodward Ave	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 496-5922	643	50	12.8	43.2%	326 (50.7%)	93 (14.5%)	92 (14.3%)	60 (9.3%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.5%)	$10,824							60	57.2	401	29
270029403679	373	Rtr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 County Highway 8	Tyler	56178	Lincoln County	Rtr Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 247-5913	261	25	10.2	42.9%	242 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$11,852							59.9	61.8	350	23
272808001233	374	Park Rapids Area Century Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Helten Ave	Park Rapids	56470	Hubbard County	Park Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 237-6220	618	51	12	62.3%	508 (82.2%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.3%)	$10,356							59.6	62.9	326	48
270016200142	375	Lake Park Audubon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 4th St	Audubon	56511	Becker County	Lake Park Audubon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 325-0754	359	35	10.2	45.7%	302 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$9,754							59.6	55.5	417	42
270330000136	376	Ashby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Birch Ave	Ashby	56309	Grant County	Ashby Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 747-2257	206	17	12	39.3%	197 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$8,994							59.6	59.6	370	6
271026000447	377	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	108 N Main	Dilworth	56529	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 477-6844	606	40	15	39.4%	488 (80.5%)	16 (2.6%)	67 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$10,431							59.5	53	439	62
270046605297	378	North Star Elementary	Public	3-6	7 Fayal Avenue	Eveleth	55734	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 742-3943	408	29	14	41.7%	326 (79.9%)	8 (2.0%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.3%)								59.5	46.4	516	138
271878000876	379	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	100 James Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 388-5480	204	17	12.2	40.2%	151 (74.0%)	24 (11.8%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	$11,943							59.4	77.6	170	209
273381002304	380	Gordon Bailey Elementary	Public	K-5	4125 Woodlane Dr	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4801	653	40	16.2	18.2%	459 (70.3%)	45 (6.9%)	41 (6.3%)	71 (10.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	$12,514							59.4	68.7	267	113

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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.