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)
270041004873	761	New Century School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1380 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	New Century School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 478-4535	349	33	10.4	96.0%	2 (0.6%)	347 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,325							14.6	12.1	743	18
270030403728	762	Community School of Excellence Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	270 Larpenteur Ave W	Saint Paul	55113	Ramsey County	Community School Of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 917-0073	1,319	65	20.4	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1,308 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,655							14.6	17.7	704	58
273243001394	763	Little Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Eli Rd	Little Canada	55117	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 490-1353	623	41	15.1	58.4%	167 (26.8%)	71 (11.4%)	255 (40.9%)	92 (14.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	$12,165							14.5	17.7	702	61
273384001590	764	Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Saunders Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8770	359	25	14.1	78.0%	79 (22.0%)	209 (58.2%)	25 (7.0%)	14 (3.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$22,201							14.4	17.4	708	56
273384004684	765	Nokomis Montessori South Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	525 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-5500	264	24	10.9	68.9%	69 (26.1%)	39 (14.8%)	21 (8.0%)	107 (40.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$17,309							14.3	15.1	721	44
270039804757	766	Northeast College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Industrial Blvd. NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Northeast College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 248-8240	324	42	7.6	97.5%	27 (8.3%)	198 (61.1%)	87 (26.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$17,752							14.1	17.4	707	59
270010900680	767	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	205 2nd St S	Long Prairie	56347	Todd County	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 732-2194	500	47	10.6	75.4%	188 (37.6%)	2 (0.4%)	289 (57.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	10 (2.0%)	$11,766							13.8	12.5	739	28
270045505196	768	Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn	Public, Charter	K-8	3604 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3077	125	12	10	60.0%	58 (46.4%)	2 (1.6%)	6 (4.8%)	2 (1.6%)	40 (32.0%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (12.8%)								13.6	7.4	781	13
271176000561	769	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	922 SW Home Place	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6500	458	33	13.7	88.6%	94 (20.5%)	212 (46.3%)	116 (25.3%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$15,329							13.5	11.1	752	17
270040604843	770	Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	9060 Zanzibar Lane	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 205-4396	200	29	6.8	71.0%	21 (10.5%)	147 (73.5%)	19 (9.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$17,632							13.5	10.6	756	14

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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.