Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Minnesota!

Every year, the Minnesota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 572)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
272292001110	1	Hilltop Primary School	Public	K-4	5700 Game Farm Rd	Minnetrista	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8500	466	31	14.9	15.2%	407 (87.3%)	10 (2.1%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$12,777							99.8%	98.5%	1.30%
271167000549	2	Scenic Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	5650 Scenic Heights Dr	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5400	906	64	14.1	7.3%	576 (63.6%)	19 (2.1%)	33 (3.6%)	150 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	126 (13.9%)	$13,010							99.7%	99.4%	0.22%
271125002269	3	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	5505 Doncaster Way	Edina	55436	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-4500	564	40	14.1	14.5%	410 (72.7%)	42 (7.4%)	29 (5.1%)	38 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	$13,265							99.5%	95.2%	4.24%
273384001594	4	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							99.3%	90.9%	8.38%
270036204106	5	St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower	Public, Charter	K-4	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5920	457	26	17.6	12.9%	323 (70.7%)	30 (6.6%)	24 (5.3%)	66 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$11,771							99.1%	99.3%	0.19%
271137003534	6	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							99.0%	93.8%	5.19%
271167000544	7	Groveland Elementary	Public	K-5	17310 Minnetonka Blvd	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5600	879	61	14.2	6.9%	731 (83.2%)	10 (1.1%)	57 (6.5%)	33 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	$12,577							98.8%	98.9%	0.09%
270720000286	8	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							98.6%	91.4%	7.23%
273006003449	9	La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood	Public	K-5	5061 Minnesota St SE	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0900	443	23	19.1	14.7%	312 (70.4%)	11 (2.5%)	81 (18.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$12,349							98.4%	87.6%	10.80%
271017000437	10	Delano Intermediate School	Public	4-6	683 Tiger Drive	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 972-7602	529	30	17.4	13.6%	486 (91.9%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$10,808							98.3%	96.9%	1.32%

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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