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)
272124000989	11	Kenny Elementary	Public	K-5	5720 Emerson Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3340	315	17	18.3	8.9%	263 (83.5%)	15 (4.8%)	13 (4.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$12,590							94.4	94.3	8	3
272292001113	12	Shirley Hills Primary School	Public	K-4	2450 Wilshire Blvd	Mound	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 491-8400	439	32	13.5	23.7%	369 (84.1%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.3%)	$13,784							94.3	90.7	32	20
272292001110	13	Hilltop Primary School	Public	K-4	5700 Game Farm Rd	Minnetrista	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8500	466	31	14.9	15.2%	407 (87.3%)	10 (2.1%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$12,777							94.3	92.1	21	8
274216005151	14	North Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18995 54th Ave N	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-4000	772	45	17	5.2%	459 (59.5%)	28 (3.6%)	26 (3.4%)	217 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)								93.7	92.3	18	4
272124005512	15	Field Elementary	Public	3-5	4645 Fourth Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3640	297	16	18.2	14.8%	225 (75.8%)	16 (5.4%)	15 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.4%)								93.6	89.6	44	29
273384004683	16	Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1845 Sheridan Ave W	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 744-4770	388	26	14.9	36.6%	109 (28.1%)	21 (5.4%)	25 (6.4%)	140 (36.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (23.7%)	$14,078							93.5	93.4	11	5
271125000709	17	Normandale Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Normandale Rd	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-4100	657	38	17.2	7.0%	504 (76.7%)	13 (2.0%)	46 (7.0%)	39 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.2%)	$10,808							93	93.8	9	8
271125000505	18	Concord Elementary	Public	K-5	5900 Concord Ave S	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-4300	723	48	15.1	10.9%	560 (77.5%)	31 (4.3%)	48 (6.6%)	33 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.1%)	$12,854							92.9	92.7	13	5
271167000543	19	Excelsior Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Oak St	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 401-5650	739	59	12.4	8.1%	538 (72.8%)	8 (1.1%)	36 (4.9%)	71 (9.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.0%)	$13,455							92.8	92.2	20	1
273381004967	20	Valley Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	9900 Park Crossing	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-7501	712	41	17.5	14.2%	419 (58.8%)	61 (8.6%)	43 (6.0%)	135 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	$11,318							92.8	93.7	10	10

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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