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)
273243001386	471	Brimhall Elementary	Public	K-6	1744 County Rd B West	Roseville	55113	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 638-1958	573	36	15.9	44.3%	254 (44.3%)	113 (19.7%)	66 (11.5%)	79 (13.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.4%)	$12,339							51.7	53.6	433	38
270010801262	472	Pipestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 7th Street SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 562-6200	518	44	11.8	50.6%	345 (66.6%)	10 (1.9%)	120 (23.2%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$11,769							51.7	62.5	340	132
273003001271	473	Princeton Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1202 N 7th Ave	Princeton	55371	Mille Lacs County	Princeton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 389-6801	686	45	15.1	37.8%	620 (90.4%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	$10,839							51.6	43.8	543	70
274188001746	474	Waseca Intermediate School	Public	4-6	400 19th Ave NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 835-3000	356	33	10.9	41.0%	274 (77.0%)	5 (1.4%)	51 (14.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.2%)	$13,181							51.6	56.6	407	67
270012300908	475	Winsted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	431 4th St N	Winsted	55395	McLeod County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4690	199	18	11	47.2%	178 (89.4%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$12,107							51.6	62.7	334	141
271359000701	476	Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 671-1557	274	27	10	44.5%	249 (90.9%)	5 (1.8%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$3,193							51.6	59.3	376	100
270000804456	477	North Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10248 Olson Rd E	Cook	55723	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 666-5221	242	24	10.2	53.7%	184 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	$12,293							51.5	59.5	372	105
270944000387	478	Rockville Elementary	Public	K-5	415 W Broadway	Rockville	56369	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 251-8651	130	9	14.4	26.2%	111 (85.4%)	1 (0.8%)	18 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,865							51.3	42.5	558	80
273300001441	479	Sweeney Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Adams St S	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5832	624	47	13.2	48.7%	314 (50.3%)	73 (11.7%)	135 (21.6%)	39 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.8%)	$11,852							51.2	59	378	101
271752000803	480	Bluff View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1156 West Lakewood Ave	Lake City	55041	Wabasha County	Lake City Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 345-4551	586	44	13.2	40.1%	490 (83.6%)	5 (0.9%)	69 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$10,151							51.2	55.4	418	62

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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.