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)
272382003514	321	Sunrise River Elementary School	Public	1-5	37775 Grand Ave	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 674-1100	875	49	17.7	40.2%	717 (81.9%)	6 (0.7%)	43 (4.9%)	64 (7.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	$11,234							64.1	59.3	377	56
273819001656	322	Lake Elmo Elementary	Public	K-5	11030 Stillwater Blvd N	Lake Elmo	55042	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 351-6700	653	45	14.5	28.0%	406 (62.2%)	43 (6.6%)	112 (17.2%)	45 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	$14,731							64	72.4	228	94
271854000857	323	Mabel-Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	316 W Fillmore Ave	Mabel	55954	Fillmore County	Mabel-Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 493-5422	158			37.3%	151 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$10,645							63.9	65	307	16
270405003718	324	Oak Crest Elementary	Public	3-6	1101 West Commerce Dr	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2402	430	24	17.9	30.0%	354 (82.3%)	11 (2.6%)	27 (6.3%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$2,717							63.8	64	320	4
270012801444	325	Lakeside Elementary	Public	3-6	229 Lake Ave	Silver Lake	55381	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2501	399	30	13.2	46.6%	277 (69.4%)	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,532							63.8	59.3	374	49
270318000102	326	Dayton Elementary	Public	K-5	12000 S Diamond Lake Rd	Dayton	55327	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-2200	702	46	15.1	28.8%	464 (66.1%)	73 (10.4%)	67 (9.5%)	48 (6.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.8%)	$13,776							63.8	79.1	154	172
270039104764	327	Discovery Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4100 66th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 444-8464	202	16	13	54.5%	102 (50.5%)	20 (9.9%)	47 (23.3%)	6 (3.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.9%)	$9,911							63.7	64.9	309	18
273239002282	328	Pinewood Community Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Dodd Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6980	514	36	14.2	23.2%	360 (70.0%)	24 (4.7%)	64 (12.5%)	31 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.6%)	$12,339							63.7	66.9	282	46
272835001253	329	Pillager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 746-2110	478	40	11.9	51.5%	446 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$11,169							63.6	63.1	324	5
272124005514	330	Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary	Public	2-5	5209 30th Ave South	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4670	356	20	17.9	33.4%	226 (63.5%)	39 (11.0%)	34 (9.6%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.6%)								63.6	67.3	278	52

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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.