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)
270810000332	401	Centennial Elementary	Public	K-5	4657 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 792-5300	507	37	13.7	46.9%	292 (57.6%)	109 (21.5%)	24 (4.7%)	48 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	$11,377							58.1	66.3	292	109
273288001431	402	Pleasantview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 N 6th Ave	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 253-0506	722	57	12.7	45.2%	535 (74.1%)	40 (5.5%)	47 (6.5%)	12 (1.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.4%)	$11,315							58.1	58.9	381	21
270975000291	403	Cuyuna Range Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	509 6th Ave NE	Crosby	56441	Crow Wing County	Crosby-Ironton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 545-8803	530	45	11.8	52.8%	488 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$12,452							58.1	68.1	273	130
270630000277	404	Browerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	620 Park Ave N	Browerville	56438	Todd County	Browerville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 594-2272	266	0		63.5%	243 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$9,494							58	66.2	295	109
270318000120	405	Ramsey Elementary	Public	K-5	15100 Nowthen Blvd	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4000	946	67	14.2	56.3%	477 (50.4%)	243 (25.7%)	65 (6.9%)	74 (7.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (8.7%)	$11,511							58	69.9	253	152
273239001382	406	Southview Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 Whitney Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8370	573	47	12.1	40.8%	279 (48.7%)	110 (19.2%)	91 (15.9%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.9%)	$12,780							58	54.3	428	22
273239001378	407	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	6795 Gerdine Path	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 431-8350	701	53	13.3	39.9%	382 (54.5%)	125 (17.8%)	78 (11.1%)	34 (4.9%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (10.7%)	$12,472							58	54.3	427	20
272391001187	408	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 7th St SW	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 467-7300	400	34	11.8	29.5%	331 (82.8%)	11 (2.8%)	39 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$10,102							57.9	62.8	332	76
270606000245	409	Braham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	528 SW 8th St	Braham	55006	Isanti County	Braham Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 396-3316	432	31	14.1	48.1%	373 (86.3%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$9,480							57.9	57.4	399	10
270741003657	410	Cambridge Intermediate School	Public	3-5	428 2nd Ave NW	Cambridge	55008	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 691-6600	522	32	16.4	36.6%	418 (80.1%)	12 (2.3%)	20 (3.8%)	20 (3.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	$11,808							57.8	61.3	357	53

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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