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)
270038204739	171	Evansville Elementary	Public	2-5	123 2nd Ave	Evansville	56326	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 834-4084	159	6	25.3	39.6%	149 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	$11,068							77	77.8	167	4
271878000877	172	Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-2122	370	27	13.6	52.2%	204 (55.1%)	74 (20.0%)	43 (11.6%)	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.3%)	$12,284							76.9	69.8	254	82
271386000711	173	Henning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 583-2927	224	16	13.6	53.6%	204 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$11,751							76.8	66.7	287	114
272388001180	174	Greenvale Park Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Lincoln Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 645-3500	496	41	12.1	31.7%	343 (69.2%)	7 (1.4%)	99 (20.0%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	$16,548							76.5	81.8	118	56
274416012796	175	Virtual Instruction by Excellence E	Public	K-6	825 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 372-1322	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								76.5			(n/a)
271137000520	176	Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	500 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3500	530	30	17.8	32.6%	438 (82.6%)	30 (5.7%)	14 (2.6%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$11,152							76.5	80	141	35
270031104282	177	Aspen Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14825 Zinran Ave	Savage	55378	Scott County	Aspen Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 226-5940	647	34	19	28.0%	346 (53.5%)	118 (18.2%)	23 (3.6%)	118 (18.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.1%)	$11,537							76.5	77.9	165	12
271878000883	178	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	300 W 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4285	333	26	12.6	42.0%	242 (72.7%)	42 (12.6%)	21 (6.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	$12,110							76.4	78.7	159	19
272388002841	179	Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	527	40	13.1	29.6%	417 (79.1%)	11 (2.1%)	72 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$12,586							76.4	74.3	213	34
273819005114	180	Brookview Elementary	Public	K-5	11099 Brookview Road	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 275-2500	571	31	18.7	28.5%	339 (59.4%)	102 (17.9%)	36 (6.3%)	59 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	$12,968							76.3	75.8	197	17

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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