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151
Waite Park Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
1800 34th Ave NE
Minneapolis
55418
Hennepin County
Minneapolis Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(612) 668-1600
274
18
15.6
30.7%
171 (62.4%)
23 (8.4%)
23 (8.4%)
7 (2.6%)
6 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
44 (16.1%)
$13,491
79.2
64.3
332
181
273239002519
152
Red Pine Elementary
Public
K-5
530 Red Pine Ln
Eagan
55123
Dakota County
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(651) 423-7870
728
47
15.4
20.5%
524 (72.0%)
53 (7.3%)
58 (8.0%)
39 (5.4%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
51 (7.0%)
$12,070
79.2
87.5
55
97
273381003169
153
Cottage Grove Elementary
Public
K-5
7447 65th St S
Cottage Grove
55016
Washington County
South Washington County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(651) 425-5801
424
28
15.1
24.8%
254 (59.9%)
49 (11.6%)
10 (2.4%)
80 (18.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (7.3%)
$14,065
79.1
82.2
117
36
270318000102
154
Dayton Elementary
Public
K-5
12000 S Diamond Lake Rd
Dayton
55327
Hennepin County
Anoka-Hennepin School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(763) 506-2200
702
46
15.1
28.8%
464 (66.1%)
73 (10.4%)
67 (9.5%)
48 (6.8%)
7 (1.0%)
2 (0.3%)
41 (5.8%)
$13,776
79.1
82.4
112
42
270002300288
155
Buffalo Lake-Hector Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
211 3rd Street
Buffalo Lake
55314
Renville County
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(320) 833-5311
201
16
12.4
60.7%
163 (81.1%)
1 (0.5%)
28 (13.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.5%)
$14,748
79
74.7
198
43
273819001654
156
Afton-Lakeland Elementary
Public
K-5
475 St Croix Trl S
Lakeland
55043
Washington County
Stillwater Area Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(651) 351-6500
474
27
17.5
19.2%
408 (86.1%)
4 (0.8%)
22 (4.6%)
22 (4.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
17 (3.6%)
$12,376
78.9
73
232
76
270028703667
157
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6
Public
4-6
210 2nd St SW
Elgin
55932
Wabasha County
Plainview-Elgin-Millville
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(507) 876-2213
352
23
15.6
38.9%
306 (86.9%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (10.2%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.3%)
$8,397
78.8
73.3
221
64
270029603736
158
International Spanish Language Academy
Public, Charter
K-6
5350 W 78th St
Edina
55439
Hennepin County
International Spanish Language Academy
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(952) 746-6020
396
23
16.9
16.4%
215 (54.3%)
12 (3.0%)
136 (34.3%)
3 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
29 (7.3%)
$10,040
78.8
79.1
149
9
271878000883
159
Roosevelt Elementary
Public
K-5
300 W 6th St
Mankato
56001
Blue Earth County
Mankato Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(507) 345-4285
333
26
12.6
42.0%
242 (72.7%)
42 (12.6%)
21 (6.3%)
4 (1.2%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (6.9%)
$12,110
78.7
72.7
237
78
270019403147
160
Ridgeway Community School
Public, Charter
K-5
35564 County Road 12
Houston
55943
Winona County
Ridgeway Community School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(507) 454-9566
91
10
9.2
15.4%
91 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,347
78.6
79.5
137
23
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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, 2023, 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.
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