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)
271839000856	691	Lynd Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	106 Saint Albans St	Lynd	56157	Lyon County	Lynd Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(507) 865-4404	98	11	9	57.1%	65 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	$16,137							24.8	38	587	104
272505005107	692	Onamia Elementary School	Public	3-6	35465 125th Ave	Onamia	56359	Mille Lacs County	Onamia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 532-6707	117	15	7.5	78.6%	46 (39.3%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	$10,220							24.7	15.8	716	24
273239002302	693	Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4350 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 683-6970	590	46	12.6	52.9%	210 (35.6%)	161 (27.3%)	107 (18.1%)	43 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.5%)	$15,478							24.7	24.9	656	37
272520001220	694	Park Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Hampshire Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-6870	308	22	14	80.2%	29 (9.4%)	112 (36.4%)	40 (13.0%)	93 (30.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	$16,347							24.6	23.5	671	23
270036712727	695	STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville	Public, Charter	K-5	14450 Burnhaven Dr	Burnsville	55306	Dakota County	STEP Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 289-6120	240	3	96	37.1%	0 (0.0%)	239 (99.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								24.6			(n/a)
270745000319	696	Campbell-Tintah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	430 Connecticut Ave	Campbell	56522	Wilkin County	Campbell-Tintah Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 630-5311	76	5	16.8	26.3%	64 (84.2%)	2 (2.6%)	8 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$15,831							24.4	20.7	684	12
270579000640	697	Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5500	352	29	12.1	70.5%	92 (26.1%)	66 (18.8%)	135 (38.4%)	15 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.6%)	$15,844							24.3	18.9	699	2
273384001619	698	Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1089 Cypress St	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 293-8935	695	57	12.1	83.3%	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.2%)	642 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$16,185							23.8	18.1	701	3
270807000330	699	Cass Lake-Bena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15 4th St NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2201	458	46	10	86.2%	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	451 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,545							23.7	11.7	745	46
273384001173	700	Jj Hill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	998 Selby Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 293-8720	342	27	12.7	40.9%	183 (53.5%)	67 (19.6%)	29 (8.5%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.6%)	$15,611							23.6	24.3	660	40

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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.