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)
271014000434	301	King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 5th St SE	Deer River	56636	Itasca County	Deer River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 246-8860	424	44	9.5	72.2%	222 (52.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	117 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (17.5%)	$17,165							65.9	60.9	359	58
270969000410	302	Cromwell-Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5624 Highway 210	Cromwell	55726	Carlton County	Cromwell-Wright Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 644-3716	149	15	10.2	43.0%	141 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$16,179							65.7	76.2	192	110
270037904626	303	Le Center Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W Tyrone St	Le Center	56057	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 357-0132	424	34	12.2	52.6%	254 (59.9%)	3 (0.7%)	148 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$11,755							65.7	55.8	413	110
270032604393	304	Tracy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 S 4th St	Tracy	56175	Lyon County	Tracy Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 629-5518	327	29	11.3	56.3%	232 (70.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	57 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$11,813							65.7	76.8	183	121
272520001939	305	Elm Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9830 Revere Ln N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 425-0577	521	32	16.1	40.7%	309 (59.3%)	71 (13.6%)	39 (7.5%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.2%)	$13,840							65.6	55	423	118
273297001435	306	Sebeka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 1st St NW	Sebeka	56477	Wadena County	Sebeka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 837-5101	215	24	9	61.4%	203 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	$12,778							65.6	60.4	363	57
273180000994	307	Montessori at Franklin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1801 9th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(507) 328-3300	181	11	16.5	24.9%	121 (66.9%)	22 (12.2%)	6 (3.3%)	11 (6.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.0%)	$8,448							65.6			(n/a)
274236001050	308	Otter Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 County Rd H2	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2831	484	33	14.6	23.8%	370 (76.4%)	17 (3.5%)	27 (5.6%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	$13,984							65.6	84	103	205
273243001046	309	Parkview Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 County Rd B W	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 487-4360	717	56	12.8	32.9%	366 (51.0%)	126 (17.6%)	48 (6.7%)	101 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.5%)	$13,773							65.6	62.5	341	32
271227000597	310	Lino Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Main Street	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-8850	444	28	15.7	34.9%	293 (66.0%)	45 (10.1%)	28 (6.3%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$10,330							65.4	67.1	279	31

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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.