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)
270009204748	751	Minnesota New Country Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	127 N 8th St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Minnesota New Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 868-0071	78	8	9.9	46.2%	67 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.3%)	$10,848							16.5	17.5	705	46
270024703308	752	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	415 16th St SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 252-5995	419	13	32.9	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	417 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,173							16.5	13.4	731	21
270039004759	753	Star of the North Academy Charter S	Public, Charter	K-8	1562 Viking Blvd	East Bethel	55011	Anoka County	Star of the North Academy Charter S	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-5560	180	12	15	89.4%	58 (32.2%)	86 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,385							16.5	26	645	108
273333001462	754	Park Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8301 Terrace Rd NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 600-5600	525	39	13.3	70.1%	184 (35.0%)	101 (19.2%)	102 (19.4%)	58 (11.0%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	69 (13.1%)	$10,998							16.2	18.6	700	54
271104000476	755	Laura MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 N Central Ave	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8900	308	35	8.8	78.2%	200 (64.9%)	28 (9.1%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.2%)	$17,576							16.2	16.6	712	43
272124000999	756	Lyndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	312 West 34th St	Minneapolis	55408	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4000	404	36	11.1	72.5%	90 (22.3%)	141 (34.9%)	135 (33.4%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	$14,936							15.9	25.6	650	106
270018905160	757	Twin Cities International Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 821-6470	622	30	20.5	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	620 (99.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,272							15.9	13.4	732	25
273178001326	758	Meadow Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8525 62nd Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7700	496	41	12	85.9%	60 (12.1%)	272 (54.8%)	80 (16.1%)	30 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.5%)	$15,533							15.9	22	678	80
271426001880	759	Gatewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14900 Gatewood Dr	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 988-5250	399	37	10.8	57.6%	155 (38.8%)	146 (36.6%)	48 (12.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.3%)	$15,506							15	25.6	651	108
270025303311	760	New Millennium Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5105 Brooklyn Boulevard	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	New Millennium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 235-7900	851	52	16.4	84.8%	5 (0.6%)	22 (2.6%)	12 (1.4%)	806 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$13,397							14.7	8.7	769	9

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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:

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

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.