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)
279144602313	421	Karlstad Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Pembina Trl S	Karlstad	56732	Kittson County	Tri-County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 436-2374	115	9	12.7	55.7%	107 (93.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,407							56.7	44.1	539	118
274419001842	422	Wrenshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4274	175	15	12	52.0%	159 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	$10,989							56.6	31.6	620	198
270010303467	423	Clearbrook-Gonvick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16770 Clearwater Lake Rd	Clearbrook	56634	Clearwater County	Clearbrook-Gonvick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 776-3112	273	22	12.3	58.6%	209 (76.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	$12,123							56.5	43.5	545	122
271725000799	424	La Crescent-Hokah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	504 S Oak St	La Crescent	55947	Houston County	La Crescent-Hokah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 895-4484	355	32	10.9	27.3%	312 (87.9%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.1%)	$12,930							56.2	58.3	387	37
270023100814	425	Pleasantview Elementary	Public	4-5	703 Mill Road E	Lakefield	56150	Jackson County	Jackson County Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 662-6625	156	15	10.5	44.9%	131 (84.0%)	3 (1.9%)	11 (7.1%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$13,741							56.2	65.2	303	122
273384001565	426	Chelsea Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1557 Huron St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8790	326	22	15.1	42.3%	171 (52.5%)	56 (17.2%)	28 (8.6%)	30 (9.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.0%)	$14,359							56	46	520	94
271104000482	427	Piedmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2827 Chambersburg Ave	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8950	426	43	9.9	63.1%	279 (65.5%)	28 (6.6%)	17 (4.0%)	7 (1.6%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (17.8%)	$15,315							56	44.1	538	111
273300003166	428	Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 Old Carriage Ct	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 496-5852	500	44	11.2	58.4%	177 (35.4%)	136 (27.2%)	90 (18.0%)	58 (11.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	$12,399							55.8	46.1	519	91
273180001006	429	Longfellow 45-15 Districtwide Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3600	340	24	14.3	45.9%	164 (48.2%)	74 (21.8%)	54 (15.9%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.3%)	$12,148							55.8			(n/a)
273333001461	430	Northpoint Elementary	Public	K-4	2350 124th Ct	Blaine	55449	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5700	510	33	15.4	29.6%	337 (66.1%)	58 (11.4%)	15 (2.9%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.4%)	$11,078							55.7	50.7	475	45

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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.