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)
271778005348	641	Lakeville Online Academy-Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	17630 Juniper Path	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 232-2023	44	4	11.8	47.7%	31 (70.5%)	3 (6.8%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.6%)								31.9			(n/a)
270027703616	642	New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1000 5th Ave SE	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-6362	223	19	11.4	61.4%	188 (84.3%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$21,781							31.9	35.6	602	40
272805001231	643	Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Meadow Ln	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8400	560	33	16.8	67.9%	294 (52.5%)	60 (10.7%)	160 (28.6%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.5%)	$13,994							31.8	28.7	631	12
270036004104	644	Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 428-1890	288	10	28	34.7%	219 (76.0%)	22 (7.6%)	15 (5.2%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.7%)	$14,535							31.6	42.5	557	87
270291001736	645	W.H.A. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 4th St	Walker	56484	Cass County	Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 547-4261	388	37	10.4	67.5%	218 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	4 (1.0%)	108 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (10.6%)	$13,346							31.2	28.7	632	13
270029503727	646	Noble Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9477 Decatur Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55445	Hennepin County	Noble Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 592-7706	436	21	20.5	58.3%	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.6%)	13 (3.0%)	371 (85.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,713							31.2	19.6	692	46
271176000562	647	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Lincoln Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6600	423	38	11	81.6%	124 (29.3%)	112 (26.5%)	138 (32.6%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	$15,689							31	24.2	661	14
270045805256	648	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Public, Charter	K-6	426 Osceola Ave S	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 285-4672	185	10	18.1	33.5%	125 (67.6%)	10 (5.4%)	14 (7.6%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.8%)								30.5	33.6	611	37
270045605224	649	Modern Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	111 Dean Avenue West	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Modern Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 358-8148	186	16	11.5	26.3%	145 (78.0%)	11 (5.9%)	8 (4.3%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.1%)								30.5	32.5	616	33
270002200431	650	Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	215 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 632-2400	464	38	12	60.6%	397 (85.6%)	5 (1.1%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	$12,842							30.4	44.5	535	115

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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.