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)
272142003509	681	Robert Asp Elementary	Public	K-4	910 N 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-6300	622	44	14.1	54.8%	386 (62.1%)	57 (9.2%)	100 (16.1%)	9 (1.4%)	34 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	$13,516							25.9	25.2	653	28
270035304173	682	Urban Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	441	31	14.2	100.0%	5 (1.1%)	52 (11.8%)	4 (0.9%)	377 (85.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,951							25.8	19.9	690	8
273384001568	683	Como Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8820	322	36	8.9	87.0%	37 (11.5%)	77 (23.9%)	41 (12.7%)	135 (41.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	$21,235							25.6	24.1	662	21
271407000728	684	Hinckley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	111 Blair Ave S	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 384-6443	449	35	12.6	66.6%	286 (63.7%)	5 (1.1%)	26 (5.8%)	5 (1.1%)	62 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.5%)	$10,344							25.6	20.6	685	1
273180000996	685	Gage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 40th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3400	563	48	11.8	62.0%	193 (34.3%)	147 (26.1%)	146 (25.9%)	27 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	$13,855							25.3			(n/a)
270033504554	686	Hennepin Schools Lower Campus	Public, Charter	K-4	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	258	23	11.2	98.4%	2 (0.8%)	216 (83.7%)	31 (12.0%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,221							25.1	11.3	749	63
273327001457	687	Kaposia Education Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 1st Ave S	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 451-9260	636	45	14.2	64.2%	233 (36.6%)	58 (9.1%)	240 (37.7%)	29 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.3%)	$13,591							25.1	35.8	599	88
270036604110	688	Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3415 Louisiana Ave N	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 546-9999	521	47	11.1	52.4%	187 (35.9%)	192 (36.9%)	68 (13.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.9%)	$12,254							25	26.3	644	44
270014800634	689	Glenville Emmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	240 2nd Ave SW	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 448-3334	123	11	10.7	43.1%	105 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.1%)	$12,553							24.9	32.3	617	72
270038604695	690	Sejong Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1885 University Ave. W	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	251	24	10.3	80.9%	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	235 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$14,569							24.9	11.2	751	61

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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