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)
271104000475	521	Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Rice Lake Rd	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8895	303	28	10.6	47.5%	212 (70.0%)	12 (4.0%)	11 (3.6%)	6 (2.0%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.2%)	$13,604							47.8	50.8	474	47
274106001723	522	Wabasha-Kellogg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2113 Hiawatha Dr E	Wabasha	55981	Wabasha County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 565-3559	206	29	7.1	42.7%	187 (90.8%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.4%)	$12,572							47.8	40.1	576	54
274086001708	523	Upsala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2175	169	13	13.1	37.3%	166 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$9,597							47.7	56.7	405	118
270297000070	524	Halverson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	707 E 10th St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4900	368	27	13.6	74.2%	186 (50.5%)	9 (2.4%)	118 (32.1%)	41 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$15,829							47.4	34.3	604	80
274233001783	525	Pearson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 4th Ave N	Wheaton	56296	Traverse County	Wheaton Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 563-8282	179	17	10.2	48.6%	140 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	$13,628							47.3	52.2	454	71
274407001822	526	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-4	1268 W 5th St	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 494-2000	324	28	11.4	49.1%	213 (65.7%)	31 (9.6%)	41 (12.7%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	$17,944							47.2	62	346	180
270021803475	527	Crosslake Community Seat Based	Public, Charter	K-8	35808 County Rd 66	Crosslake	56442	Crow Wing County	Crosslake Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 692-5437	153	18	8.6	43.8%	137 (89.5%)	5 (3.3%)	5 (3.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$12,610							47.2	49	495	32
274227001778	528	Pilot Knob Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-4	1436 Lone Oak Rd	Eagan	55121	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 403-7900	378	2	185.2	55.8%	115 (30.4%)	110 (29.1%)	81 (21.4%)	32 (8.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	$12,319							47.1	58.2	389	139
270318000110	529	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	11331 Jefferson St NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2900	648	47	13.7	47.7%	328 (50.6%)	107 (16.5%)	52 (8.0%)	99 (15.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	$13,478							47.1	52.9	442	87
272897000039	530	Pine River-Backus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Murray Ave	Pine River	56474	Cass County	Pine River-Backus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 587-4447	477	39	12.1	68.6%	436 (91.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$11,652							46.9	42.7	554	24

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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