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)
271503000547	591	Pine Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9875 Inver Grove Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7701	535	34	15.5	51.8%	262 (49.0%)	44 (8.2%)	156 (29.2%)	25 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	$11,158							38.5	42.8	553	38
270012302697	592	Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	803 Elm Ave	Waverly	55390	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4680	278	21	13.2	32.0%	248 (89.2%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$11,301							38.2	57.4	397	195
271113000495	593	South Point Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1900 13th St SE	East Grand Forks	56721	Polk County	East Grand Forks Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(218) 773-1149	433	31	13.7	39.3%	312 (72.1%)	42 (9.7%)	41 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$10,356							38.1	43.6	544	49
271878004388	594	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Heron Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7672	434	35	12.4	63.1%	241 (55.5%)	102 (23.5%)	32 (7.4%)	15 (3.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	$11,596							37.9	46.6	513	81
273381001548	595	Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 School Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4601	471	42	11.2	42.5%	214 (45.4%)	59 (12.5%)	65 (13.8%)	81 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.8%)	$14,186							37.8	45	531	64
273381001544	596	Pine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9015 Hadley Ave S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3901	530	33	16.1	32.6%	305 (57.5%)	62 (11.7%)	56 (10.6%)	71 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.4%)	$13,370							37.5	43.3	547	49
270729002641	597	Harriet Bishop Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14400 O'Connell Rd	Savage	55378	Scott County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3900	581	37	15.7	64.5%	191 (32.9%)	114 (19.6%)	202 (34.8%)	36 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$14,136							37.5	45.4	530	67
273381001538	598	Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7830 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3801	418	34	12.2	53.8%	226 (54.1%)	61 (14.6%)	46 (11.0%)	35 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.5%)	$14,724							37.5	45.8	522	76
270013000241	599	Blue Earth Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E 6th St	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 526-3090	491	30	16.1	53.8%	383 (78.0%)	4 (0.8%)	91 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,825							37.2	27.6	638	39
271857000859	600	Madelia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 E Main St	Madelia	56062	Watonwan County	Madelia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 642-3234	348	27	13	64.1%	177 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,163							37.1	51.5	464	136

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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.