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)
273239001942	561	Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Technical	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14100 County Road 11	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 431-8390	765	64	11.8	48.6%	298 (39.0%)	190 (24.8%)	157 (20.5%)	31 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (11.6%)	$14,079							42.5	35.8	600	39
270272000053	562	Southland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 582-3283	196	18	10.9	49.0%	170 (86.7%)	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$13,315							42.5	39.9	577	15
270022503464	563	Schoolcraft Learning Community	Public, Charter	K-8	8955 Deer School Rd	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Schoolcraft Learning Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-2102	196	18	11.1	42.3%	135 (68.9%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.6%)	2 (1.0%)	24 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.7%)	$14,863							42.5	45.4	529	34
273180001010	564	Sunset Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 19th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3770	412	32	12.8	56.1%	182 (44.2%)	101 (24.5%)	34 (8.3%)	47 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.7%)	$12,381							42.3			(n/a)
271182002642	565	North Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5580 170th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 460-1800	609	40	15.3	32.8%	348 (57.1%)	108 (17.7%)	88 (14.4%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	$11,358							42.3	48.2	506	59
274092001712	566	Verndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 445-5184	262	22	11.7	55.0%	241 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$10,713							42.2	31.8	619	53
272385002182	567	Castle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6675 50th St N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6700	620	37	16.9	63.9%	173 (27.9%)	113 (18.2%)	101 (16.3%)	174 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.5%)	$14,340							42	33.7	609	42
271182002205	568	Akin Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5231 195th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 460-1700	520	34	15.1	32.1%	334 (64.2%)	44 (8.5%)	70 (13.5%)	37 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	$10,853							42	45.5	525	43
272301001134	569	Mountain Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 12th St N	Mountain Lake	56159	Cottonwood County	Mountain Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 427-2325	269	22	12	61.7%	144 (53.5%)	3 (1.1%)	81 (30.1%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (10.4%)	$12,056							41.9	44.3	536	33
271407000585	570	Finlayson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2159 Hwy 18	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 233-7611	58	6	10.1	63.8%	53 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$12,831							41.7	49.8	488	82

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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