Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota for African American Students

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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, African American 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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 310)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
273381003198	1	Liberty Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	11395 Eagle View Blvd	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5901	788	54	14.5	12.9%	498 (63.2%)	61 (7.7%)	34 (4.3%)	134 (17.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.6%)	$12,428							99.7%	96.3%	3.42%
271137003534	2	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							99.4%	93.8%	5.60%
273381004967	3	Valley Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	9900 Park Crossing	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-7501	712	41	17.5	14.2%	419 (58.8%)	61 (8.6%)	43 (6.0%)	135 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	$11,318							99.0%	97.7%	1.30%
271137004932	4	Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-4	12220 80th St NE	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-6270	675	40	16.9	21.5%	479 (71.0%)	85 (12.6%)	20 (3.0%)	40 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.4%)	$10,554							98.7%	86.5%	12.22%
271778000025	5	Cherry View Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 175th St W	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3200	883	54	16.4	13.6%	587 (66.5%)	74 (8.4%)	30 (3.4%)	133 (15.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.9%)	$11,835							98.4%	90.5%	7.92%
270318005272	6	Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-5	12576 Lever St NE	Blaine	55449	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-5000	1,078	69	15.5	24.1%	696 (64.6%)	178 (16.5%)	31 (2.9%)	100 (9.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.5%)								98.1%	93.1%	4.99%
270318002203	7	Andover Elementary	Public	K-5	14950 Hanson Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-1700	1,189	74	16	20.6%	933 (78.5%)	56 (4.7%)	51 (4.3%)	70 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (6.6%)	$11,323							97.7%	95.3%	2.40%
270810003172	8	Blue Heron Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Elm St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6200	761	43	17.5	28.9%	550 (72.3%)	56 (7.4%)	32 (4.2%)	61 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.0%)	$10,644							97.4%	78.1%	19.33%
270318000107	9	Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng	Public	K-5	2369 109th Ave NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2800	482	36	13.3	61.0%	254 (52.7%)	68 (14.1%)	44 (9.1%)	49 (10.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.3%)	$16,085							97.1%	70.6%	26.50%
270032004268	10	Davinci Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	532 Bunker Lake Boulevard NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Davinci Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 754-6577	970	59	16.5	32.6%	577 (59.5%)	202 (20.8%)	30 (3.1%)	97 (10.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.9%)	$10,827							96.8%	72.2%	24.58%

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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:

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

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