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Best Public Schools in Cedar, MN

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Schools

1,140

Students

Top rankedEast Bethel Elementary School383^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

East Bethel Elementary School up 11 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Cedar, Minnesota is home to three elementary schools, all of which are consistently ranked in the top half of Minnesota elementary schools according to SchoolDigger. Cedar Creek Elementary School and East Bethel Elementary School stand out as the top performers, both earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the district and state averages in math and reading proficiency.

Cedar Creek Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.7, while East Bethel Elementary School has an even lower ratio of 12.5. In contrast, Ecse@ Independent School District (Isd) 15 Lifelong Learning has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10, but lacks available test score data, making it difficult to fully assess its academic performance.

The St. Francis Area Schools district, which includes these three schools, has a free and reduced lunch rate ranging from 37.41% at Cedar Creek Elementary School to 46.15% at Ecse@ Independent School District (Isd) 15 Lifelong Learning. This suggests that Ecse@ Independent School District (Isd) 15 Lifelong Learning may face unique challenges that warrant further investigation.

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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
Cedar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	21108 NE Polk St	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 213-8781	680	47	14.4	28.8%	522 (76.8%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	67 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	57.4	401^st of 872 public elementary schools	54.0%		61.6	355^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.7%	46	44.9	65.2	44.4	51.0	38.8	53.6	64.5	52.1	$10,593
East Bethel Elementary School	Public	K-5	21210 Polk St NE	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 213-8901	460	36	12.7	34.6%	349 (75.9%)	10 (2.2%)	20 (4.3%)	52 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	58.9	383^rd of 872 public elementary schools	56.1%		58.6	394^th of 881 public elementary schools	55.3%	11	61.4	60.6	29.2	48.8	49.4	53.0	61.1	54.8	$10,999

Cities Near Cedar

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Bethel	2.21 mi	2	413^th
Oak Grove	3.09 mi	2
Saint Francis	5.71 mi	10	217^th
Ham Lake	5.89 mi	2	80^th
Andover	6.31 mi	5	28^th

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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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