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)
270043705088	661	Marine Area Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	601 Main St N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Marine Area Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 409-3122	219	18	12.1	16.0%	202 (92.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	$12,203							28.9	40.9	566	95
273180000993	662	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 9th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3300	562	40	13.8	66.9%	203 (36.1%)	103 (18.3%)	157 (27.9%)	38 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.5%)	$15,056							28.7			(n/a)
270729002233	663	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13875 Glendale Ave	Savage	55378	Scott County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3800	484	38	12.9	79.8%	86 (17.8%)	199 (41.1%)	97 (20.0%)	47 (9.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.5%)	$17,785							28.7	30.8	624	39
271806000831	664	Leroy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5786	120	11	11.1	38.3%	113 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$14,240							28.7	47.6	510	154
271311000658	665	Sawtooth Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 387-2271	185	17	10.7	53.5%	124 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.6%)	$15,755							28.3	48.3	503	162
273175001312	666	Richfield Stem School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7020 12th Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 798-6600	588	36	16.2	52.2%	257 (43.7%)	89 (15.1%)	120 (20.4%)	38 (6.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.8%)	$15,817							28.1	23.9	664	2
272124001879	667	Green Central Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3416 4th Ave S	Minneapolis	55408	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-3730	590	40	14.8	59.2%	149 (25.3%)	6 (1.0%)	405 (68.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)	$22,453							28.1	23.7	667
271304000152	668	Granada Huntley East Chain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Reynolds St.	Granada	56039	Martin County	Granada Huntley East Chain	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 447-2211	147	9	15.9	68.7%	133 (90.5%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$9,679							28	23.6	669	1
270573000212	669	Blackduck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	156 1st St NE	Blackduck	56630	Beltrami County	Blackduck Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 835-5300	402	28	14.2	69.4%	321 (79.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$11,810							27.9	31.1	623	46
270579000240	670	Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 W 108th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7200	343	29	11.7	46.6%	171 (49.9%)	70 (20.4%)	52 (15.2%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	$17,686							27.8	38.3	585	85

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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:

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

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.