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)
271006000426	51	Cokato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 5th St SW	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	428	29	15	37.1%	398 (93.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$10,883							89.3	84.7	96	45
274216002248	52	Gleason Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	310 County Road 101 N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-5400	563	38	14.8	19.9%	366 (65.0%)	37 (6.6%)	51 (9.1%)	64 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	$15,507							89.3	89.9	39	13
272520002522	53	Rush Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 County Rd 101	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 494-4549	774	42	18.2	17.7%	532 (68.7%)	85 (11.0%)	21 (2.7%)	66 (8.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.4%)	$12,814							89.2	88.9	50	3
271422000736	54	Forest Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13708 Holly Rd	Eden Prairie	55346	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-8600	527	37	14.3	38.7%	239 (45.4%)	121 (23.0%)	48 (9.1%)	56 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.4%)	$13,814							89.2	77.1	178	124
271137003534	55	Hassan Elementary	Public	K-4	14055 Orchid Ave	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7230	664	43	15.3	19.0%	510 (76.8%)	52 (7.8%)	31 (4.7%)	25 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.3%)	$10,464							89.1	81.3	124	69
271125000508	56	Creek Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Gleason Rd	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-3200	612	43	14.1	21.4%	396 (64.7%)	71 (11.6%)	37 (6.0%)	68 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	$13,783							89	83.7	106	50
272832001251	57	Pioneer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	66 Kamnic St	Pierz	56364	Morrison County	Pierz Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 468-6458	610	45	13.6	43.1%	568 (93.1%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$9,977							88.9	86.6	76	19
271137000521	58	Rogers Elementary	Public	K-4	12521 Main Street	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3462	627	36	17.4	12.0%	522 (83.3%)	27 (4.3%)	22 (3.5%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)	$11,510							88.6	90.5	34	24
271104000471	59	Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	5207 N Tischer Rd	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8870	254	14	18.6	35.0%	246 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$13,114							88.3	80.3	137	78
271167000542	60	Deephaven Elementary	Public	K-5	4452 Vine Hill Rd	Wayzata	55391	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 401-6900	658	44	14.9	11.1%	531 (80.7%)	17 (2.6%)	63 (9.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	$12,345							88.1	87.8	61	1

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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.