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)
270387000179	341	Becker Intermediate Elementary	Public	3-5	12100 Hancock St	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4504	666	34	19.8	28.8%	620 (93.1%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$11,393							62.9	69.6	256	85
271917000903	342	McGregor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	148 S 2nd St	McGregor	55760	Aitkin County	McGregor Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 768-2111	233	23	9.9	63.5%	172 (73.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$14,094							62.8	65.5	302	40
273178005078	343	FAIR School Pilgrim Lane	Public, Magnet	K-5	3725 Pilgrim Lane N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-8401	397	23	17.5	43.8%	222 (55.9%)	85 (21.4%)	36 (9.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (11.6%)	$14,192							62.8	58.2	390	47
273345001475	344	St. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	925 Church Ave	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 932-4910	508	40	12.6	34.3%	429 (84.4%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$10,229							62.7	66.2	293	51
274236002191	345	Matoska International	Public	K-5	2530 Spruce Place	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2847	554	33	16.7	24.5%	412 (74.4%)	38 (6.9%)	44 (7.9%)	26 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	$11,802							62.6	60	368	23
270047305440	346	Oak Hill Montessori Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4665 Hodgson Rd	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Oak Hill Montessori Community	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 484-8242	156	12	13	10.3%	124 (79.5%)	5 (3.2%)	4 (2.6%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)								62.6	69.2	261	85
274236001795	347	Vadnais Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3645 Centerville Rd	White Bear Lake	55127	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2858	375	31	12.2	42.9%	201 (53.6%)	28 (7.5%)	25 (6.7%)	87 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	$13,451							62.5	67.7	274	73
270037904606	348	Lonsdale Pre K-6	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Idaho St SW	Lonsdale	55046	Rice County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 744-3900	305	21	14.4	32.5%	258 (84.6%)	6 (2.0%)	25 (8.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$10,332							62.4	62.9	327	21
273378001531	349	Susan Lindgren Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 W 41st St	Saint Louis Park	55416	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6700	434	32	13.4	41.5%	227 (52.3%)	107 (24.7%)	43 (9.9%)	9 (2.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.2%)	$15,927							62.4	70.4	248	101
272355001158	350	Newfolden Elementary	Public	3-6	305 Minnesota Ave W	Newfolden	56738	Marshall County	Marshall County Central Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 874-8805	141	10	13.5	46.8%	133 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$11,942							62.3	71.6	235	115

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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.

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