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Best Elementary Schools in Excelsior, MN

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1,587

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5-star schools

Top rankedExcelsior Elementary21^st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Excelsior, Minnesota is home to three high-performing elementary schools that are part of the Minnetonka Public School District. These schools, Minnewashta Elementary, Excelsior Elementary, and Deephaven Education Center, consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state, with Excelsior Elementary and Minnewashta Elementary standing out as exceptional performers.

Excelsior Elementary is the top-performing school in the area, ranking 21st out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools in 2024-2025 and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20 elementary schools in the state over the past three years, outperforming both the Minnetonka Public School District and the state of Minnesota in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels.

Minnewashta Elementary is another high-performing school, ranking 56th out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools in 2024-2025 and also earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has maintained its 5-star rating and consistently ranked in the top 60 elementary schools in the state over the past three years, outperforming the state of Minnesota in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Excelsior Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Oak St	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 401-5650	707	56	12.7	9.2%	514 (72.7%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (5.8%)	65 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.0%)	94.2	21^st of 872 public elementary schools	97.6%		92.8	19^th of 881 public elementary schools	97.8%	2	85.5	87.5	70.9	81.3	71.2	75.0	81.3	75.9	$13,455
Minnewashta Elementary	Public	K-5	26350 Smithtown Rd	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5500	880	63	13.9	6.8%	755 (85.8%)	11 (1.3%)	48 (5.5%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.9%)	88.5	56^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.6%		90.2	37^th of 881 public elementary schools	95.8%	19	75.9	72.1	61.5	70.1	62.8	72.8	87.7	74.2	$13,068

Cities Near Excelsior

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shorewood	2.17 mi	1
Wayzata	2.77 mi	2	17^th
Chanhassen	2.98 mi	5	36^th
Minnetonka	3.06 mi	26	121^st
Eden Prairie	4.2 mi	21	42^nd

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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.

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