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)
274573500200	71	Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School	Public	3-6	343 3rd Ave NE	Mazeppa	55956	Wabasha County	Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 732-1420	362	27	13.3	31.2%	329 (90.9%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$10,595							87	84.7	94	23
272127001067	72	Minneota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	504 N Monroe St	Minneota	56264	Lyon County	Minneota Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 872-6122	238	20	11.7	35.3%	207 (87.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$10,961							86.8	81.4	122	50
272508003444	73	Orono Intermediate Elementary	Public	3-5	685 Old Crystal Bay Rd N	Long Lake	55356	Hennepin County	Orono Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 449-8470	637	44	14.6	8.3%	560 (87.9%)	5 (0.8%)	26 (4.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	$11,628							86.6	91	29	44
273888001683	74	Winterquist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3361	670	40	16.8	16.7%	624 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	$8,964							86.5	85.8	84	10
271698000783	75	Kasson-Mantorville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	604 16th St NE	Kasson	55944	Dodge County	Kasson-Mantorville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 634-1234	794	55	14.5	25.3%	701 (88.3%)	6 (0.8%)	52 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	$9,277							86.5	80.7	129	54
270720000286	76	Hanover Elementary	Public	K-5	274 Labeauxe Ave NE	Hanover	55341	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-0800	369	22	16.7	18.2%	330 (89.4%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$10,890							86.4	91.2	27	49
279144502308	77	Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 E Watonwan St	Lake Crystal	56055	Blue Earth County	Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 726-2320	439	37	11.8	31.2%	400 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,691							86.1	90.4	36	41
271426004662	78	Xinxing Academy	Public	K-5	1001 Highway 7	Hopkins	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4300	299	13	23.4	11.4%	163 (54.5%)	11 (3.7%)	27 (9.0%)	47 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (17.1%)	$9,012							86.1	88.6	52	26
270375000175	79	Battle Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	402 Summit St W	Battle Lake	56515	Otter Tail County	Battle Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 864-5217	224	17	13.3	44.6%	200 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$10,997							86	86.7	74	5
273384001594	80	Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	Public, Magnet	1-8	560 Concordia Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 325-2500	1,082	52	20.7	44.3%	428 (39.6%)	235 (21.7%)	72 (6.7%)	219 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (11.8%)	$12,271							86	84.6	97	17

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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