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)
271242000614	711	Stevenson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6080 E River Rd	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5300	447	32	13.9	76.3%	112 (25.1%)	155 (34.7%)	79 (17.7%)	37 (8.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.5%)	$15,765							22.3	24.5	657	54
272520001219	712	Palmer Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 W Palmer Lake Dr	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-1930	481	36	13.4	76.5%	39 (8.1%)	168 (34.9%)	60 (12.5%)	166 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.6%)	$14,962							22.1	14.8	723	11
271104000485	713	Stowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 101st Ave W	Duluth	55808	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8965	239	23	10.5	69.9%	181 (75.7%)	10 (4.2%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (15.1%)	$17,769							22.1	29.4	629	84
274416005399	714	Intermediate School	Public	3-5	671 N Crailsheim Rd	Worthington	56187	Nobles County	Worthington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 727-1275	662	50	13.2	80.8%	122 (18.4%)	43 (6.5%)	410 (61.9%)	61 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.7%)								22			(n/a)
273828001670	715	Swanville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Degraff Ave	Swanville	56382	Morrison County	Swanville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 547-5100	203	17	12.1	49.8%	176 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$10,057							21.8	16.1	715
273178001327	716	Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Medicine Lake Rd	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7400	361	32	11.2	76.2%	87 (24.1%)	157 (43.5%)	36 (10.0%)	21 (5.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.5%)	$15,287							21.2	14.7	724	8
272385001176	717	Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 17th Ave E	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6900	575	37	15.6	73.9%	108 (18.8%)	92 (16.0%)	74 (12.9%)	239 (41.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.3%)	$13,758							21	20	687	30
270042304942	718	North Metro Flex Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2350 Helen Street	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 300-6300	173	14	12.1	79.2%	41 (23.7%)	72 (41.6%)	39 (22.5%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	$15,422							20.9	19	696	22
272124001882	719	Emerson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1421 Spruce Place	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-3610	502	34	14.5	62.4%	122 (24.3%)	21 (4.2%)	317 (63.1%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$14,384							20.8	13.9	728	9
270039504752	720	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 774-2201	241	22	11.2	95.4%	4 (1.7%)	233 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,533							20.7	19.7	691	29

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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.