Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
273333004657	1	Elementary Lighthouse	Public	1-6	7925 Able Street NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	24	3	8	29.2%	14 (58.3%)	1 (4.2%)	2 (8.3%)	4 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)	$12,979	99.6			(n/a)
273819005119	2	Gate 4/5	Public	4-5	523 Marsh Street W.	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	58	1	42.3	5.2%	49 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	6 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$3,320	99.3	99.1	1	1
271503003184	3	Atheneum Elementary	Public	2-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7300	85	0		22.4%	56 (65.9%)	3 (3.5%)	8 (9.4%)	11 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.2%)	$7,574	98.3	98.8	2	1
272124000945	4	Burroughs Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 W 50th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3280	468	26	18.1	7.3%	376 (80.3%)	17 (3.6%)	23 (4.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	$11,963	97.5	96	4
271167000549	5	Scenic Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	5650 Scenic Heights Dr	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5400	906	64	14.1	7.3%	576 (63.6%)	19 (2.1%)	33 (3.6%)	150 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	126 (13.9%)	$13,010	97.2	96.9	3	2
270036204106	6	St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower	Public, Charter	K-4	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5920	457	26	17.6	12.9%	323 (70.7%)	30 (6.6%)	24 (5.3%)	66 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$11,771	96.9	95.3	6
272124005513	7	Lake Harriet Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	4912 Vincent Ave South	Minneapolis	55410	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3310	287	16	17.7	7.7%	240 (83.6%)	7 (2.4%)	11 (3.8%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)		95.9	94.5	7
274216002307	8	Kimberly Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	17405 Old Rockford Rd	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5600	527	32	16.4	8.5%	233 (44.2%)	30 (5.7%)	28 (5.3%)	192 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.3%)	$11,920	95.5	95.6	5	3
272139005310	9	Monticello Nature Based Education	Public	K-5	9842 Briarwood Avenue NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	60	0		43.3%	56 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)		95.3			(n/a)
271167000544	10	Groveland Elementary	Public	K-5	17310 Minnetonka Blvd	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5600	879	61	14.2	6.9%	731 (83.2%)	10 (1.1%)	57 (6.5%)	33 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	$12,577	95.1	91.9	23	13

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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.
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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)
273333004657	1	Elementary Lighthouse	Public	1-6	7925 Able Street NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	24	3	8	29.2%	14 (58.3%)	1 (4.2%)	2 (8.3%)	4 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.5%)	$12,979							99.6			(n/a)
273819005119	2	Gate 4/5	Public	4-5	523 Marsh Street W.	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	58	1	42.3	5.2%	49 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	6 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$3,320							99.3	99.1	1	1
271503003184	3	Atheneum Elementary	Public	2-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7300	85	0		22.4%	56 (65.9%)	3 (3.5%)	8 (9.4%)	11 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.2%)	$7,574							98.3	98.8	2	1
272124000945	4	Burroughs Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 W 50th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3280	468	26	18.1	7.3%	376 (80.3%)	17 (3.6%)	23 (4.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	$11,963							97.5	96	4
271167000549	5	Scenic Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	5650 Scenic Heights Dr	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5400	906	64	14.1	7.3%	576 (63.6%)	19 (2.1%)	33 (3.6%)	150 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	126 (13.9%)	$13,010							97.2	96.9	3	2
270036204106	6	St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower	Public, Charter	K-4	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5920	457	26	17.6	12.9%	323 (70.7%)	30 (6.6%)	24 (5.3%)	66 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$11,771							96.9	95.3	6
272124005513	7	Lake Harriet Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	4912 Vincent Ave South	Minneapolis	55410	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3310	287	16	17.7	7.7%	240 (83.6%)	7 (2.4%)	11 (3.8%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)								95.9	94.5	7
274216002307	8	Kimberly Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	17405 Old Rockford Rd	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5600	527	32	16.4	8.5%	233 (44.2%)	30 (5.7%)	28 (5.3%)	192 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.3%)	$11,920							95.5	95.6	5	3
272139005310	9	Monticello Nature Based Education	Public	K-5	9842 Briarwood Avenue NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	60	0		43.3%	56 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)								95.3			(n/a)
271167000544	10	Groveland Elementary	Public	K-5	17310 Minnetonka Blvd	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5600	879	61	14.2	6.9%	731 (83.2%)	10 (1.1%)	57 (6.5%)	33 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	$12,577							95.1	91.9	23	13