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)
270034404665	351	Great River Elementary School	Public, Charter	1-6	1326 Energy Park Dr	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Great River School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 305-2780	385	19	20.5	22.1%	303 (78.7%)	9 (2.3%)	28 (7.3%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.3%)	$5,108							62.2	60.7	361	10
270579000227	352	Olson Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8800	488	33	14.9	40.6%	233 (47.7%)	94 (19.3%)	81 (16.6%)	33 (6.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.6%)	$13,140							62.1	65	308	44
273180000984	353	Bishop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	406 36th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3100	536	37	14.3	43.5%	277 (51.7%)	76 (14.2%)	69 (12.9%)	73 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.5%)	$12,598							61.7			(n/a)
270048305569	354	Marine Village School	Public, Charter	K-5	550 Pine St	Marine on Saint Croix	55047	Washington County	Marine Village School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 477-0380	95	2	38.9	3.2%	90 (94.7%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								61.7			(n/a)
273354000233	355	Cedar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	21108 NE Polk St	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 213-8781	663	45	14.7	37.4%	524 (79.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	55 (8.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.3%)	$10,593							61.6	53	440	85
271137004141	356	Westwood Elementary	Public	3-5	13651 4th Ave S	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-3180	537	28	19.3	30.5%	477 (88.8%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.2%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.4%)	$11,868							61.6	64.1	318	38
270819004598	357	La Academia	Public	K-5	1800 N Chestnut St	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-6300	457	31	14.5	26.3%	274 (60.0%)	4 (0.9%)	158 (34.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$11,371							61.6	53.5	434	77
271137001635	358	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	998 Jackson Street NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3480	548	33	16.6	48.2%	367 (67.0%)	47 (8.6%)	67 (12.2%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	$12,091							61.6	62	345	13
274185001744	359	Warroad Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Cedar Ave NW	Warroad	56763	Roseau County	Warroad Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 386-6094	440	39	11.2	45.2%	319 (72.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	21 (4.8%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.6%)	$10,624							61.6	74.2	214	145
270318000115	360	Mississippi Elementary	Public	K-5	10620 Direct River Dr	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3500	461	34	13.7	58.8%	238 (51.6%)	71 (15.4%)	38 (8.2%)	55 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (12.6%)	$14,220							61.5	56.6	406	46

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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.