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)
270021203273	191	Prairie Creek Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	27695 Denmark Ave	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Prairie Creek Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 645-9640	177	14	12.4	15.3%	147 (83.1%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.3%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.2%)	$11,947							75.6	79.9	142	49
271227000601	192	Wyoming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	25701 Forest Blvd N	Wyoming	55092	Chisago County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-8000	488	31	15.7	30.9%	420 (86.1%)	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.5%)	22 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$11,377							75.5	73.7	217	25
270810003172	193	Blue Heron Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Elm St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6200	761	43	17.5	28.9%	550 (72.3%)	56 (7.4%)	32 (4.2%)	61 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.0%)	$10,644							75.5	74.5	210	17
270819003067	194	Clover Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	114000 Hundertmark Road	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-6900	657	44	14.8	26.6%	452 (68.8%)	68 (10.4%)	59 (9.0%)	35 (5.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	$11,945							75.5	69.1	262	68
273239001377	195	Northview Elementary	Public	K-5	965 Diffley Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6820	391	28	13.9	23.8%	262 (67.0%)	43 (11.0%)	28 (7.2%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.0%)	$15,419							75.4	76.2	191	4
273819001657	196	Lily Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2003 Willard St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 351-6800	414	32	13	33.3%	328 (79.2%)	15 (3.6%)	25 (6.0%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	$14,495							75.3	59.3	375	179
270019403147	197	Ridgeway Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	35564 County Road 12	Houston	55943	Houston County	Ridgeway Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 454-9566	91	10	9.2	15.4%	91 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,347							75.3	78.6	160	37
272337001139	198	Nevis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	210 Pleasant St W	Nevis	56467	Hubbard County	Nevis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 652-3500	333	23	14.2	59.8%	289 (86.8%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$10,584							75.3	77.1	179	19
271392000715	199	Hermantown Elementary	Public	K-4	5365 W Arrowhead	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 729-6891	739	45	16.2	22.6%	658 (89.0%)	4 (0.5%)	19 (2.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	$9,348							75.2	86.4	78	121
270720004186	200	Northwinds Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 7th Ave NW	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8800	437	27	15.9	27.7%	407 (93.1%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$11,493							75	84.1	102	98

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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