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Best Elementary Schools in Douglas 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

2,568

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedGarfield Elementary57^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

West Central Area South Elementary up 213 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Brandon Elementary 9.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 (2025)	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
West Central Area South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	31 N Central	Kensington	56343	Douglas County	West Central Area	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 965-7600	138	12	11.1	39.9%	123 (89.1%)	3 (2.2%)	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	59.9	370^th of 872 public elementary schools	57.6%		40.2	583^rd of 881 public elementary schools	33.8%	213	72.2	54.6			60.8	61.1	39.4			47.1	$14,376
Brandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	206 3rd St W	Brandon	56135	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 834-4084	107	12	9.2	40.2%	101 (94.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)								(n/a)											$10,500
Evansville Elementary	Public	2-5	123 2nd Ave W	Evansville	56326	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 834-4084	163	8	19.4	32.5%	149 (91.4%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	76.5	188^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.4%		77	171^st of 881 public elementary schools	80.6%	17	66.7	73.3	64.3		67.5	45.1	56.7	79.1		59.7	$11,068
Carlos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 N Douglas Ave	Carlos	56319	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 852-7181	108	10	10.8	25.9%	96 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	87.9	63^rd of 872 public elementary schools	92.8%		68.8	269^th of 881 public elementary schools	69.5%	206	92.9	88.9	70.0		82.7	71.4	66.7	60.0		65.4	$11,599
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	303 Sanstead St E	Garfield	56332	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3350	117	9	12.8	17.1%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	88.4	57^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.5%		82.6	116^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.8%	59	68.8	94.4	68.4		77.4	56.3	72.2	79.0		69.8	$12,682
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 Lark St	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3320	481	31	15.3	37.8%	402 (83.6%)	10 (2.1%)	33 (6.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	66.4	305^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.0%		69.6	260^th of 881 public elementary schools	70.5%	45	52.0	77.6	56.9		61.4	43.4	64.9	57.5		54.1	$11,098
Miltona Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	271 Dale St	Miltona	56354	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(877) 736-1419	126	8	15.5	17.5%	121 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	83.6	106^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.6	44^th of 881 public elementary schools	95.0%	62	84.2	85.0	66.7		77.8	63.2	60.0	58.3		60.3	$11,394
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1410 McKay Ave S Ste #101	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 762-3300	410	37	11.1	41.7%	328 (80.0%)	8 (2.0%)	40 (9.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	48.2	493^rd of 872 public elementary schools	43.5%		48.8	505^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.7%	12	50.7	56.7	43.2		49.8	49.3	34.5	46.0		43.8	$11,322
Voyager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Voyager Drive	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 762-3325	446	35	12.8	27.8%	410 (91.9%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	74.7	211^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.8%		71.9	236^th of 881 public elementary schools	73.2%	25	74.2	74.7	57.1		68.9	60.7	54.1	49.4		55.0	$11,254
Osakis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 1st Ave E	Osakis	56360	Douglas County	Osakis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 859-2191	472	32	14.6	35.8%	445 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	77.5	172^nd of 872 public elementary schools	80.3%		77.5	167^th of 881 public elementary schools	81.0%	5	80.3	65.1	75.0	54.4	68.5	42.3	65.1	61.5	63.2	57.5	$10,425

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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.