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)
273243001389	631	Edgerton Elementary	Public	K-6	1929 Edgerton St	Maplewood	55117	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 772-2565	399	31	12.9	73.7%	61 (15.3%)	50 (12.5%)	63 (15.8%)	186 (46.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	$13,874							33.1	29.9	626	5
271242000612	632	Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Mississippi St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5200	431	38	11.3	72.4%	139 (32.3%)	156 (36.2%)	69 (16.0%)	30 (7.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	$15,056							32.9	33.2	613	19
270016301417	633	Renville County West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 NE 3rd St	Renville	56284	Renville County	Renville County West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 329-8368	332	24	13.7	58.4%	196 (59.0%)	1 (0.3%)	127 (38.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,501							32.7	34.3	605	28
271794000825	634	Laporte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Main St W	Laporte	56461	Hubbard County	Laporte Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 224-2288	176	17	10.2	68.8%	135 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.5%)	$13,157							32.6	24.5	658	24
273180000990	635	Elton Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1421 Elton Hills Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3200	323	24	13.1	57.3%	163 (50.5%)	57 (17.6%)	36 (11.1%)	30 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.1%)	$12,408							32.6			(n/a)
273180001009	636	Pinewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Pinewood Rd SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3630	275	18	15.1	31.3%	196 (71.3%)	20 (7.3%)	26 (9.5%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	$11,782							32.6			(n/a)
271428005379	637	Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar	Public, Virtual	K-5	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 896-5323	426	21	19.9	76.1%	204 (47.9%)	85 (20.0%)	50 (11.7%)	10 (2.3%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (16.0%)								32.5	29.6	627	10
270609000254	638	Harrison Elementary	Public	K-4	1515 Oak St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6500	224	19	11.9	67.4%	186 (83.0%)	6 (2.7%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.6%)	$14,382							32.3	43.9	542	96
270038005549	639	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	Public, Charter	2-4	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 350-7655	123	11	11.1	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.3%)	2 (1.6%)	95 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								32.2			(n/a)
273381001545	640	Pullman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Selby Ave	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3601	378	33	11.4	43.9%	213 (56.3%)	26 (6.9%)	52 (13.8%)	42 (11.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (10.8%)	$14,778							32.1	31.9	618	22

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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.

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