Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Minnesota elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
270010700920	531	Greenbush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Park Ave W	Greenbush	56726	Roseau County	Greenbush Middle River Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 782-2232	115	10	11.2	49.6%	108 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$13,927							46.9	56.1	410	121
270018201305	532	Reede Gray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 McPhail Dr	Redwood Falls	56283	Redwood County	Redwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 644-7628	419	34	12.3	52.0%	285 (68.0%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$11,770							46.8	69.4	260	272
271227000594	533	Forest Lake Elementary	Public	4-6	408 SW 4th St	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-3200	333	23	14.6	45.9%	238 (71.5%)	12 (3.6%)	35 (10.5%)	28 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$12,033							46.8	50	486	47
271894005391	534	Southview Elementary	Public	2-4	601 E Southview Dr	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 537-6924	527	43	12.2	64.1%	271 (51.4%)	40 (7.6%)	105 (19.9%)	76 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.5%)								46.6	50.6	479	55
271824000962	535	Knight Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	504 E Minnesota Ave	Randall	56475	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-5200	110	13	8.2	58.2%	102 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$15,321							46.6	50.1	485	50
270012503017	536	Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	316 4th St	Madison	56256	Lac qui Parle County	Lac qui Parle Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 598-7528	140	11	13	52.1%	128 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$15,407							46.2	46.8	512	24
271182004376	537	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 208th St West	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 460-1600	645	44	14.5	18.1%	524 (81.2%)	26 (4.0%)	45 (7.0%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	$10,858							46.2	34.2	606	69
270009105565	538	MACCRAY Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Wolverine Dr	Clara City	56222	Chippewa County	MACCRAY School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 847-2154	370	33	11	51.6%	302 (81.6%)	3 (0.8%)	48 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	9 (2.4%)								46.1			(n/a)
274074001698	539	William Kelley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	137 Banks Blvd	Silver Bay	55614	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 226-4437	173	14	12.2	39.9%	157 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$11,620							45.9	58.8	383	156
270029303628	540	Glacial Hills Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	610 W 6th St	Starbuck	56381	Pope County	Glacial Hills Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 244-3334	93	10	9.6	58.1%	88 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$14,783							45.6	51.2	470	70

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Minnesota

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for MN student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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