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)
273239001384	481	Westview Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Garden View Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8380	509	41	12.4	45.4%	273 (53.6%)	78 (15.3%)	74 (14.5%)	23 (4.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.8%)	$15,611							51.1	53.3	437	44
273175001316	482	Sheridan Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Sheridan Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6900	419	24	17.7	52.3%	167 (39.9%)	72 (17.2%)	110 (26.3%)	29 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.6%)	$15,782							51.1	47.8	509	27
271722000796	483	Kimball Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Hazel Ave E	Kimball	55353	Stearns County	Kimball Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 398-5425	310	23	13.5	35.8%	290 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,851							50.9	61.4	354	129
274074001699	484	Minnehaha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 7th St	Two Harbors	55616	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 834-8221	382	29	13.3	43.5%	355 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$11,481							50.8	54.6	426	58
272067000923	485	Milaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 982-7301	851	57	15	52.1%	780 (91.7%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$11,978							50.7	60.6	362	123
270000801513	486	Cherry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3943 Tamminen Rd	Iron	55751	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 258-8991	307	25	12	44.0%	270 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	$10,430							50.7	46.3	517	31
272520001940	487	Rice Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13755 89th Ave N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 420-4220	627	34	18.2	41.6%	332 (53.0%)	121 (19.3%)	54 (8.6%)	49 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.2%)	$13,274							50.5	50.3	480	7
274236001790	488	Lakeaires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3963 Van Dyke	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2809	385	26	14.6	45.2%	265 (68.8%)	24 (6.2%)	37 (9.6%)	33 (8.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$13,632							50.4	42.6	556	68
273885002451	489	Challenger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 County Rd 61	Thief River Falls	56701	Pennington County	Thief River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 681-2345	783	58	13.5	41.0%	649 (82.9%)	4 (0.5%)	63 (8.0%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.3%)	$10,437							50.4	57.1	402	87
270009302488	490	PACT Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	7250 E Ramsey Pkwy NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Pact Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 712-4200	348	22	16.1	28.2%	281 (80.7%)	36 (10.3%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	$10,486							50.3	61.3	356	134

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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