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)
270894000362	311	Chokio-Alberta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	311 1st St West	Chokio	56221	Stevens County	Chokio-Alberta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 324-7131	65	10	6.8	55.4%	62 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$14,944							65.2			(n/a)
271426001884	312	Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5430 Glenwood Ave	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-5100	777	52	14.8	22.9%	513 (66.0%)	105 (13.5%)	42 (5.4%)	25 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.8%)	$12,049							65	70.1	251	61
270747000321	313	Canby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	307 1st St W	Canby	56220	Yellow Medicine County	Canby Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 223-2003	297	24	12.3	47.1%	270 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$10,622							65	75.9	195	118
272343001144	314	Falcon Ridge	Public	K-5	1200 Columbus Ave N	New Prague	56071	Scott County	New Prague Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 758-1600	518	38	13.7	22.6%	481 (92.9%)	6 (1.2%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$10,576							64.8	66.7	285	29
270013201419	315	Red Rock Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 6th Ave E	Lamberton	56152	Redwood County	Red Rock Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 752-7361	181	20	9.2	30.4%	160 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	$13,210							64.7	66.2	294	21
272139001837	316	Little Mountain Elementary	Public	1-5	9350 Fallon Ave NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2600	598	41	14.5	34.3%	447 (74.7%)	28 (4.7%)	54 (9.0%)	19 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.0%)	$12,686							64.4	66.4	289	27
270024903309	317	Swan River Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	500 Maple St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Swan River Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 271-7926	162	13	12	29.6%	150 (92.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$12,079							64.4	52.4	448	131
272343003641	318	Eagle View	Public	K-5	25600 Nevada Ave	Elko New Market	55020	Scott County	New Prague Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 758-6000	551	45	12.3	18.5%	491 (89.1%)	5 (0.9%)	26 (4.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$9,869							64.2	77.5	172	146
273006005244	319	Hamilton Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8100 157th Street	Savage	55378	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0000	596	41	14.6	20.1%	437 (73.3%)	39 (6.5%)	39 (6.5%)	33 (5.5%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.5%)								64.2	72.3	229	90
274236003699	320	Oneka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4888 Heritage Pkwy N	Hugo	55038	Washington County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 288-1800	423	33	12.7	22.0%	324 (76.6%)	19 (4.5%)	24 (5.7%)	28 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	$11,004							64.2	68.5	270	50

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.