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)
272124005517	801	Marcy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 SE 4th Ave	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1020	481	33	14.4	72.1%	128 (26.6%)	192 (39.9%)	51 (10.6%)	17 (3.5%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.9%)								8.9	13.3	733	68
273351001486	802	Lincoln Elementary	Public	3-5	336 5th Ave SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6660	396	29	13.6	92.4%	77 (19.4%)	241 (60.9%)	33 (8.3%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	$14,628							8.6	7.3	782	20
273351002287	803	Discovery Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 7th St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6180	483	34	14.3	85.3%	94 (19.5%)	251 (52.0%)	95 (19.7%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.6%)	$14,592							8.6	12.5	738	65
273384002540	804	Global Arts Plus Lower	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1023 Osceola Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-6606	396	33	12	65.7%	127 (32.1%)	92 (23.2%)	72 (18.2%)	63 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.6%)	$15,689							8.6	17.2	709	95
273384002999	805	Crossroads Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	185	18	10.1	79.5%	34 (18.4%)	55 (29.7%)	23 (12.4%)	37 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.5%)	$17,592							8.5	4.1	810	5
270030912832	806	Wakanda Virtual Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Best Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(612) 876-4105	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								8.5			(n/a)
270002505315	807	Tier Two	Public, Alternative	K-12	1820 Xenium Ln N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Intermediate School District 287	No	No	No	No	(763) 550-7232	243	63	3.8	72.0%	83 (34.2%)	99 (40.7%)	11 (4.5%)	8 (3.3%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (14.8%)								8.2			(n/a)
273384001172	808	Farnsworth Aerospace Lower	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	1290 Arcade St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8675	425	33	12.6	82.6%	48 (11.3%)	60 (14.1%)	32 (7.5%)	258 (60.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$14,678							8.1	9.7	764	44
270015602951	809	LIFE Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	930 Geranium Ave East	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Life Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 793-6624	174	17	10.5	91.4%	6 (3.4%)	103 (59.2%)	13 (7.5%)	44 (25.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$15,084							8.1	4	811	2
273384005420	810	Saint Paul Online Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	740 York Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 767-8100	224	30	7.4	80.8%	23 (10.3%)	67 (29.9%)	31 (13.8%)	79 (35.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.4%)								7.7	11.2	750	60

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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.