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)
270018403137	841	Excell Academy Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Excell Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-0500	483	34	14.2	91.3%	1 (0.2%)	449 (93.0%)	23 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,757							5	4.7	804	37
270023003482	842	HOPE Community Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 796-4500	478	59	8.1	92.7%	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	8 (1.7%)	452 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$14,114							4.9	3.3	822	20
273384001584	843	Hamline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Englewood Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8715	294	24	12.3	83.3%	55 (18.7%)	144 (49.0%)	19 (6.5%)	42 (14.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	$17,968							4.8	5.3	800	43
272124000986	844	Ella Baker Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1200 W 26th St	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2720	575	46	12.5	84.2%	66 (11.5%)	223 (38.8%)	200 (34.8%)	20 (3.5%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	$19,075							4.8	4.1	808	36
270022003473	845	Aurora Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 870-3891	239	17	14.2	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,879							4.7	5.8	794	51
273384002303	846	American Indian Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1075 3rd St E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 778-3100	517	43	11.9	88.4%	22 (4.3%)	60 (11.6%)	107 (20.7%)	157 (30.4%)	74 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (18.8%)	$17,042							4.7	6.1	791	55
270011502605	847	Community of Peace Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	471 Magnolia Ave E	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Community Of Peace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 280-4579	335	23	14.8	86.0%	14 (4.2%)	104 (31.0%)	74 (22.1%)	110 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.9%)	$15,690							4.6	3	829	18
273384001593	848	Highwood Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2188 Londin Ln	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 744-3290	255	26	9.7	89.8%	19 (7.5%)	100 (39.2%)	53 (20.8%)	74 (29.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$18,142							4.5	3.1	826	22
270046705433	849	Escuela Exitos	Public, Charter	K-8	4741 Zealand Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Escuela Exitos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 421-0152	214	13	16	86.4%	2 (0.9%)	13 (6.1%)	198 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								4.4	3	827	22
270015902954	850	Sojourner Truth Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3820 Emerson Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Sojourner Truth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 588-3599	354	23	15.5	92.7%	4 (1.1%)	251 (70.9%)	88 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$17,859							4.3	3.3	819	31

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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