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)
274146003065	121	Bayview Elementary	Public	K-5	24 S Walnut St	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0630	562	36	15.7	16.7%	496 (88.3%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$11,341							82.3	81.1	125	4
273239004981	122	East Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4715 162nd Street	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7782	824	51	16.2	15.0%	556 (67.5%)	71 (8.6%)	47 (5.7%)	82 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.3%)	$10,749							82.1	81.9	117	5
273239000512	123	Glacier Hills School - Arts/Science	Public, Magnet	K-5	3825 Glacier Dr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 683-8570	662	47	14	30.8%	284 (42.9%)	114 (17.2%)	58 (8.8%)	145 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	$12,334							81.9	84.3	100	23
272820001244	124	Eagle View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6539 County Rd 11	Breezy Point	56472	Crow Wing County	Pequot Lakes Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 562-6100	601	46	13.1	39.3%	576 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,458							81.8	80.3	138	14
271137000030	125	Meadowvale Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Elk Lake Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3470	542	32	17	17.0%	461 (85.1%)	16 (3.0%)	21 (3.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.6%)	$11,037							81.8	84	105	20
271497000754	126	Hutchinson Park Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Glen St S	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-2837	381	30	12.8	38.1%	308 (80.8%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)	$10,698							81.5	71.4	237	111
270819002509	127	Bluff Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Coulter Blvd.	Chanhassen	55317	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6600	507	35	14.6	19.5%	366 (72.2%)	12 (2.4%)	60 (11.8%)	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	$12,741							81.5	76.9	180	53
271191000582	128	Fertile-Beltrami Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	210 S Mill St	Fertile	56540	Polk County	Fertile-Beltrami School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 945-6953	260	19	13.5	50.0%	241 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$11,369							81.5	78.1	163	35
272124001054	129	Waite Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 34th Ave NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1600	274	18	15.6	30.7%	171 (62.4%)	23 (8.4%)	23 (8.4%)	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (16.1%)	$13,491							81.3	79.2	151	22
270036404423	130	Eagle Ridge Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	11111 Bren Rd W	Minnetonka	55343	Hennepin County	Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 746-7760	828	56	14.8	25.5%	197 (23.8%)	201 (24.3%)	20 (2.4%)	383 (46.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.8%)	$9,377							81.3	90.7	33	97

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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.