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)
272058000917	511	Menahga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	216 Aspen Ave SE	Menahga	56464	Wadena County	Menahga Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 564-4141	681	44	15.3	58.7%	648 (95.2%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$10,865							48.2	48.6	497	14
271182000569	512	Farmington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Maple St	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 463-9000	565	37	15	40.9%	401 (71.0%)	37 (6.5%)	56 (9.9%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.1%)	$10,470							48.2	39.8	578	66
270037804635	513	Nasha Shkola Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6717 85th Ave North	Brooklyn Park	55445	Hennepin County	Nasha Shkola Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 496-5550	119	10	11.3	71.4%	118 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,003							48.2			(n/a)
270750000323	514	Cannon Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Minnesota St E	Cannon Falls	55009	Goodhue County	Cannon Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 263-6800	466	38	12.1	28.3%	427 (91.6%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	$11,853							48.1	62.5	339	175
273819001655	515	Andersen Elementary	Public	K-5	309 4th St N	Bayport	55003	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 351-6600	335	23	14.3	21.2%	278 (83.0%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.5%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$13,486							48.1	37.6	588	73
270303000079	516	Alden-Conger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 874-3240	221	20	11	41.2%	202 (91.4%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$10,670							48	50.1	484	32
270038504734	517	Red Lake County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	260 Minnesota St S	Plummer	56748	Red Lake County	Red Lake County Central Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 465-4222	201	20	9.8	52.2%	184 (91.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$5,214							48	40.1	571	54
271788000821	518	Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Central Ave S	Lancaster	56735	Kittson County	Lancaster Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 762-5400	105	8	13.7	60.0%	99 (94.3%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$16,804							47.9	52.8	443	75
270001701672	519	Taylors Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 West St	Taylors Falls	55084	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 213-2100	341	24	14.1	32.6%	313 (91.8%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$13,119							47.9	52.4	452	67
273180001001	520	Hoover Elementary	Public	3-5	369 Elton Hills Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3450	226	14	16.1	36.7%	133 (58.8%)	39 (17.3%)	19 (8.4%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.2%)	$15,828							47.8			(n/a)

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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