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)
271892000896	571	Grygla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	114 N Fladland Ave	Grygla	56727	Marshall County	Grygla Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 294-6155	64	8	8.1	50.0%	53 (82.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.5%)	$19,758							41.3			(n/a)
270318000112	572	Lincoln Elementary School for Arts	Public	K-5	540 S St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3100	363	26	14	55.4%	224 (61.7%)	51 (14.0%)	30 (8.3%)	21 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.9%)	$16,557							41.3	43.1	549	23
270609000259	573	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	220 3rd St NW	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6800	472	42	11.1	65.5%	411 (87.1%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.0%)	$15,397							41.2	42.9	552	21
270891000356	574	Chisholm Elementary	Public	4-6	300 SW 3rd Ave	Chisholm	55719	St. Louis County	Chisholm Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 254-5726	136	11	12.5	58.1%	123 (90.4%)	4 (2.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$12,075							41.1	39.4	581	7
271401000723	575	Hill City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Ione Ave	Hill City	55748	Aitkin County	Hill City Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 697-2394	104	8	13.6	74.0%	97 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$17,261							40.7	60.4	364	211
270042904969	576	Phoenix Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	38460 Lincoln Trail Suite 1	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	Phoenix Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 237-0656	160	9	17.7	41.3%	138 (86.3%)	7 (4.4%)	10 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$10,620							40.6	31.6	621	45
274066500036	577	Triton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 W Highway St	Dodge Center	55927	Dodge County	Triton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 418-7500	411	37	11.1	48.4%	320 (77.9%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$10,114							40.6	40.1	574	3
274068001692	578	Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E 1st St S	Truman	56088	Martin County	Truman Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 776-2111	158	10	16.4	67.7%	136 (86.1%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.7%)	$13,534							40.5	40.1	572	6
273360001506	579	St. James Northside Elementary	Public	K-5	1273 10th Ave N	Saint James	56081	Watonwan County	St. James Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 375-3325	480	36	13.5	66.0%	180 (37.5%)	2 (0.4%)	288 (60.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$13,011							40.5	54.1	429	150
270036804523	580	Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1611 Ames Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 774-5000	138	9	16	55.1%	67 (48.6%)	18 (13.0%)	26 (18.8%)	9 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.0%)	$13,321							40.5	58.1	392	188

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.