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)
271317005236	391	West Rapids Elementary	Public	K-5	901 SW 22nd Ave	Grand Rapids	55744	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 327-5870	639	39	16.3	49.1%	566 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.1%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)								58.6	52.8	444	53
270720000283	392	Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	207 3rd St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8500	340	27	12.8	44.4%	286 (84.1%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.4%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$13,171							58.6	66.6	288	104
270972000414	393	Highland Elementary	Public	1-5	801 N Central Ave	Crookston	56716	Polk County	Crookston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 281-5600	392	32	12.2	66.1%	216 (55.1%)	19 (4.8%)	109 (27.8%)	5 (1.3%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$12,289							58.6	61.3	355	38
273354000258	394	East Bethel Elementary School	Public	K-5	21210 Polk St NE	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 213-8901	478	38	12.5	39.1%	378 (79.1%)	10 (2.1%)	25 (5.2%)	42 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$10,999							58.6	44	541	147
272811001237	395	Parkers Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	518 S McCornell	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 338-4079	257	18	14.1	39.3%	251 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,211							58.5	60.8	360	35
271152000529	396	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 E Harvey St	Ely	55731	St. Louis County	Ely Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 365-6166	201	15	13.3	50.2%	182 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	$13,995							58.4	58.2	391	5
271712001890	397	Murdock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Hollis St N	Murdock	56271	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 875-2441	402	34	11.9	43.3%	311 (77.4%)	3 (0.7%)	77 (19.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,477							58.4	55.7	415	18
270948000394	398	Vandyke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Cole Ave	Coleraine	55722	Itasca County	Greenway Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 245-2510	420	33	12.7	56.0%	350 (83.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.7%)	$14,247							58.4	55.7	414	16
271227000598	399	Linwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21900 Typo Creek Dr NE	Wyoming	55092	Chisago County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-1900	388	19	20.6	28.1%	335 (86.3%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (4.9%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$11,780							58.3	57.4	398	1
271551000769	400	Isle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	730 5th Ave S	Isle	56342	Mille Lacs County	Isle Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 676-3494	216	18	11.8	71.3%	171 (79.2%)	5 (2.3%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$13,159							58.2	63.8	321	79

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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