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Best Elementary Schools in Aitkin County, MN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

808

Students

Districts

Top rankedRippleside Elementary173^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hill City Elementary up 186 spots statewide this year

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Rippleside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	225 2nd Ave SW	Aitkin	56431	Aitkin County	Aitkin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 927-4838	476	35	13.4	47.3%	438 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	77.4	173^rd of 872 public elementary schools	80.2%		66.3	297^th of 881 public elementary schools	66.3%	124	77.6	63.1	55.8	58.6	64.0	53.5	53.9	63.5	65.5	58.8	$10,644
Hill City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Ione Ave	Hill City	55748	Aitkin County	Hill City Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 697-2394	112	9	12.0	62.5%	96 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.5%)	58.5	389^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.4%		40.7	575^th of 881 public elementary schools	34.7%	186	94.1	35.7			67.7	58.8	28.6			45.2	$17,261
McGregor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	148 S 2nd St	McGregor	55760	Aitkin County	McGregor Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 768-5131	220	25	8.8	45.0%	179 (81.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	69.6	276^th of 872 public elementary schools	68.3%		62.8	342^nd of 881 public elementary schools	61.2%	66	76.0	54.6	57.1	48.5	58.3	52.0	42.9	63.9	54.6	54.8	$14,094

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.