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)
273288001433	381	Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NE 3rd Ave	Rice	56367	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 393-2177	361	29	12.4	34.1%	331 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$12,304							59.4	48.3	500	119
270001301752	382	Waterville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 E Paquin St	Waterville	56096	Le Sueur County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 362-4439	273	20	13.7	41.0%	252 (92.3%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$12,980							59.2	44.2	537	155
273378001525	383	Aquila Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 W 31st St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 928-6500	499	34	14.5	46.7%	218 (43.7%)	114 (22.8%)	80 (16.0%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.0%)	$15,303							59.2	54.9	424	41
270579002292	384	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Thomas Rd	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5300	358	24	14.9	25.1%	253 (70.7%)	54 (15.1%)	20 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	$14,094							59.2	52.4	451	67
270543000203	385	Bertha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Central Ave S	Bertha	56437	Todd County	Bertha-Hewitt Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 924-2500	292	22	13.4	53.4%	269 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$12,003							59	62.4	342	43
271248000617	386	Fulda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 N Lafayette Ave	Fulda	56131	Murray County	Fulda Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 425-2581	195	16	11.9	59.5%	145 (74.4%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (12.8%)	17 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.1%)	$14,392							59	46.2	518	132
270008800407	387	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	875 Barstad Rd N	Cottonwood	56229	Lyon County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 423-5164	394	32	12.1	35.8%	340 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$11,401							59	64.4	313	74
271023002268	388	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 11th Ave	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 847-1106	583	45	13.1	55.2%	386 (66.2%)	21 (3.6%)	32 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	120 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$14,329							58.9	48.4	499	111
273378001530	389	Peter Hobart Elementary	Public	K-5	6500 W 26th St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 928-6600	449	31	14.4	46.5%	215 (47.9%)	96 (21.4%)	51 (11.4%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (16.5%)	$15,262							58.8	41	565	176
270318004406	390	Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci	Public	K-5	6100 109th Ave N	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6000	773	56	13.9	41.3%	413 (53.4%)	128 (16.6%)	52 (6.7%)	111 (14.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.4%)	$12,366							58.7	69	264	126

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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.