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)
270720002686	541	Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	301 2nd Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8400	256	15	16.5	19.5%	251 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,939							45.5	61.5	353	188
271824000960	542	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 6th St SW	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-6200	418	36	11.6	54.3%	389 (93.1%)	6 (1.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$12,056							45.3	15.7	717	175
272520002299	543	Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 E Fish Lake Rd	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 425-1881	485	31	15.7	47.8%	232 (47.8%)	118 (24.3%)	42 (8.7%)	39 (8.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.3%)	$14,510							45.1	37.5	589	46
273015001286	544	Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	29101 Dawson Ave	Randolph	55065	Dakota County	Randolph Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 263-2151	461	31	15	22.1%	439 (95.2%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$10,241							45	51.6	463	81
270447000201	545	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Nevada Ave	Benson	56215	Swift County	Benson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 843-2710	383	20	19.1	50.4%	304 (79.4%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (10.2%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$12,180							44.9	48.2	505	40
270944000386	546	Richmond Elementary	Public	K-5	34 2nd St NE	Richmond	56368	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 597-2016	128	11	11.6	29.7%	104 (81.3%)	3 (2.3%)	10 (7.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	$11,339							44.8	85.2	89	457
272132001074	547	Sanford Elementary School	Public	1-4	412 S 13th St	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	Montevideo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 269-6538	259	18	14.1	60.6%	179 (69.1%)	2 (0.8%)	65 (25.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	7 (2.7%)	$19,064							44.8	51.6	462	85
271317000882	548	Bigfork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Huskie Blvd	Bigfork	56628	Itasca County	Grand Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 743-3444	149	10	15.6	65.8%	124 (83.2%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	$11,945							44.8	50.6	477	71
274278005282	549	Windom Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 831-6925	447	39	11.4	57.7%	256 (57.3%)	14 (3.1%)	121 (27.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	25 (5.6%)								44.5	52.8	445	104
273288001430	550	Mississippi Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1003 S 4th St	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 252-0122	817	56	14.6	37.5%	668 (81.8%)	30 (3.7%)	46 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.0%)	$9,911							44.4	48.3	501	49

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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