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)
273351001487	701	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 9th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6330	649	34	19.2	73.8%	201 (31.0%)	274 (42.2%)	59 (9.1%)	20 (3.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (13.6%)	$12,943							23.6	25.8	648	53
270009601892	702	Athlos Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10100 Noble Parkway North	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Athlos Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 777-8942	828	48	17.3	80.7%	51 (6.2%)	558 (67.4%)	82 (9.9%)	21 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (13.4%)	$12,945							23.6	13.7	729	27
271426001886	703	Alice Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Minnetonka Mills Rd	Hopkins	55343	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 988-4200	515	35	14.8	62.9%	188 (36.5%)	168 (32.6%)	89 (17.3%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.7%)	$15,052							23.6	25.3	652	51
272142003510	704	Ellen Hopkins Elementary	Public	K-4	2020 S 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-4300	643	43	14.8	45.7%	426 (66.3%)	63 (9.8%)	79 (12.3%)	10 (1.6%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	$12,351							23.5	51.3	467	237
273333005028	705	Centerview Elementary	Public	K-4	10365 Davenport Street NE	Blaine	55449	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 600-5500	661	48	13.7	56.4%	322 (48.7%)	91 (13.8%)	87 (13.2%)	94 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.1%)	$10,334							23.5	23.2	674	31
270318000005	706	River Trail Learning Center @ Lo Jacob	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 Coon Rapids Blvd NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-1900	145	36	4	73.1%	78 (53.8%)	30 (20.7%)	9 (6.2%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (15.9%)	$60,958							23.5			(n/a)
270729000296	707	Edward Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13409 Upton Ave S	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3100	396	26	15.2	71.5%	111 (28.0%)	109 (27.5%)	110 (27.8%)	19 (4.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.6%)	$16,459							23.5	17.5	706	1
272124005515	708	Seward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2309 28th Ave South	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4950	599	40	15	63.1%	219 (36.6%)	246 (41.1%)	40 (6.7%)	28 (4.7%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)								23.2	27.3	639	69
270035204099	709	Spero Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2701 California St. NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Spero Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 465-8600	153	26	5.8	43.8%	73 (47.7%)	38 (24.8%)	17 (11.1%)	12 (7.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	$57,541							22.9	14.9	722	13
271188005409	710	iQ Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	147	0		68.7%	84 (57.1%)	25 (17.0%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.6%)								22.9	36.5	595	115

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.