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)
270028103611	31	Yinghua Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 Buchanan St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Yinghua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 788-9095	822	51	15.9	19.1%	370 (45.0%)	27 (3.3%)	49 (6.0%)	219 (26.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (19.0%)	$10,389							91.2	91.7	24	7
273384001622	32	Randolph Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	348 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8780	437	25	17.4	31.1%	301 (68.9%)	54 (12.4%)	24 (5.5%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.4%)	$13,333							90.7	85.6	87	55
273381003198	33	Liberty Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	11395 Eagle View Blvd	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5901	788	54	14.5	12.9%	498 (63.2%)	61 (7.7%)	34 (4.3%)	134 (17.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.6%)	$12,428							90.7	87.1	71	38
270318000114	34	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1740 Constance Blvd NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3400	584	35	16.4	19.7%	486 (83.2%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.4%)	34 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	$11,492							90.4	85.6	85	51
273006003711	35	Jeffers Pond Elementary	Public	K-5	14800 Jeffers Pass NW	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0600	506	31	16.5	11.1%	403 (79.6%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.0%)	37 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$10,922							90.3	93	12	23
273384001607	36	Horace Mann School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Eleanor Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8965	399	21	19.4	20.6%	272 (68.2%)	37 (9.3%)	37 (9.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.8%)	$14,581							90.3	87.8	59	23
271167000548	37	Minnewashta Elementary	Public	K-5	26350 Smithtown Rd	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5500	904	64	14.2	5.3%	786 (86.9%)	10 (1.1%)	48 (5.3%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	$13,068							90.2	87.8	60	23
273339001470	38	Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12 S Burns	Springfield	56087	Brown County	Springfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 723-4286	302	22	13.9	55.3%	240 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (16.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$10,414							90.1	91.4	26	12
271104000466	39	Homecroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4784 Howard Gnesen Rd	Duluth	55803	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8865	402	24	16.7	27.9%	374 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$13,660							90.1	86	82	43
273239002283	40	Shannon Park Elementary	Public	K-5	13501 Shannon Pkwy	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7670	525	34	15.4	15.6%	363 (69.1%)	56 (10.7%)	35 (6.7%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.8%)	$12,332							90	88.4	55	15

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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