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)
273384001587	781	The Heights Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1863 Clear Ave E	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8815	285	29	9.7	85.3%	32 (11.2%)	56 (19.6%)	50 (17.5%)	114 (40.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.9%)	$16,687							11.8	10.1	761	20
273243004842	782	Harambee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 County Road B East	Maplewood	55117	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 379-2500	305	22	13.7	77.0%	46 (15.1%)	124 (40.7%)	36 (11.8%)	69 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.8%)	$15,649							11.2	16.1	714	68
273384001566	783	Cherokee Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	694 Charlton St	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8610	225	19	12	83.1%	53 (23.6%)	49 (21.8%)	70 (31.1%)	17 (7.6%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.3%)	$23,552							11.2	8.3	773	10
270579000218	784	Indian Mounds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 11th Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6000	382	32	12.1	80.1%	78 (20.4%)	123 (32.2%)	104 (27.2%)	27 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.6%)	$17,990							11.1	12.8	736	48
273175001311	785	Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7315 Bloomington Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6800	334	24	14.1	84.1%	57 (17.1%)	76 (22.8%)	168 (50.3%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	$15,948							11.1	11	753	32
272124002297	786	Sullivan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3100 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-5000	651	45	14.4	85.7%	78 (12.0%)	460 (70.7%)	39 (6.0%)	14 (2.2%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	$19,672							11	7.6	779	7
273384004491	787	Saint Paul Music Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	27 Geranium Ave E	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8795	504	51	9.9	91.5%	43 (8.5%)	94 (18.7%)	73 (14.5%)	253 (50.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	$17,299							11	10.5	758	29
272124002296	788	Pillsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Garfield St NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1530	373	30	12.3	72.7%	108 (29.0%)	139 (37.3%)	52 (13.9%)	29 (7.8%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	$19,221							10.8	9.9	762	26
271104001562	789	Merritt Creek Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	4000 W 9th St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 625-2689	78	11	7.3	96.2%	62 (79.5%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.0%)	$26,567							10.4	16.9	711	78
270025204405	790	Stride Academy K-8 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3241 Oakham Ln	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	STRIDE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 230-5340	544	40	13.7	84.6%	69 (12.7%)	434 (79.8%)	20 (3.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	$12,178							10.3	15.6	718	72

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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.