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Best Public Schools in Sherburne County, MN

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Schools

18,407

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedPrairie View Elementary School56^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Three Rivers Montessori School up 215 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln Elementary 11.5 students per teacher

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17 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Talahi Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1321 University Dr SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7780	701	60	11.7	84.0%	148 (21.1%)	382 (54.5%)	78 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	11 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	65 (9.3%)								(n/a)	20.0							20.0					20.6							20.6	$14,864
Lincoln Elementary	Public	4-5	336 5th Ave SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6660	328	29	11.5	81.1%	62 (18.9%)	180 (54.9%)	34 (10.4%)	8 (2.4%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (10.1%)	5.6	833^rd of 869 public elementary schools	4.1%		4.4	842^nd of 872 public elementary schools	3.4%	9		17.1	19.0					18.0	3.6			3.6		19.1	4.4					12.1	$14,628
Clearview Elementary	Public	K-5	7310 State Highway 24	Clear Lake	55319	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6510	401	28	14.0	33.9%	251 (62.6%)	31 (7.7%)	78 (19.5%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	53.1	423^rd of 869 public elementary schools	51.3%		51.5	462^nd of 872 public elementary schools	47.0%	39	28.8	47.8	57.9					44.9	36.8			36.8	45.2	61.8	36.5					47.4	$12,810
Prairie View Middle School	Public	5-8	8300 Maciver Ave NE	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	953	37	25.4	18.3%	706 (74.1%)	93 (9.8%)	46 (4.8%)	42 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.7%)	80.3	70^th of 546 public middle schools	87.2%		85.2	47^th of 519 public middle schools	90.9%	23			67.7	56.9	49.6	65.6		59.8	30.6	19.3		25.3			56.7	47.4	52.8	74.8		57.2
Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	1	1	.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)																					$2,295
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-4	12220 80th St NE	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-6270	755	45	16.8	19.5%	488 (64.6%)	141 (18.7%)	27 (3.6%)	47 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.9%)	88.4	56^th of 869 public elementary schools	93.6%		82.1	126^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.6%	70	65.6	65.5						65.6					79.4	78.1						78.8	$10,554
Online728 High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 241-3400	81	8	9.5	23.5%	71 (87.7%)	2 (2.5%)	5 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)																					$9,015
C.O.M.P.A.S.S.	Public	12	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	28	4	7.0	35.7%	21 (75.0%)	4 (14.3%)	1 (3.6%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)																					$21,349
Elk River District Shared Time Prog	Public	K-5	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$2,295
Independent School District (Isd) 728 Focus/Journey	Public, Alternative	3-12	948 Proctor Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	23	3	7.6	60.9%	18 (78.3%)	1 (4.3%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)								(n/a)																					$30,758
Westwood Elementary	Public	3-5	13651 4th Ave S	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-3180	562	27	20.6	31.1%	501 (89.1%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	61.8	326^th of 869 public elementary schools	62.5%		63	343^rd of 872 public elementary schools	60.7%	17	55.3	53.4	52.5					53.6	21.4			21.4	66.9	63.0	40.7					56.6	$11,868
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	10051 191st Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7242	704	39	18.0	22.3%	570 (81.0%)	47 (6.7%)	21 (3.0%)	24 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	87.8	61^st of 869 public elementary schools	93.0%		94.2	20^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.7%	41	75.9	75.8	63.5					71.9	31.6			31.6	82.8	84.8	63.5					77.4	$12,229
Ivan Sand Community School Summer	Public	10-12	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$2,295
Ivan Sand After School Credit Recov	Public	9-12	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$21,021
Ivan Sand Community School- Is	Public	9-12	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,516
Zimmerman High School	Public	9-12	25900 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3505	704	27	25.8	21.3%	629 (89.3%)	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.8%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	77.5	87^th of 473 public high schools	81.6%		77.4	93^rd of 450 public high schools	79.3%	6							50.4	50.4			45.3	45.3							38.6	38.6	$12,416
Zimmerman Middle	Public	6-8	25900 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3505	514	25	20.5	26.8%	451 (87.7%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.7%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.4%)	78.2	83^rd of 546 public middle schools	84.8%		78.5	87^th of 519 public middle schools	83.2%	4				57.1	46.9	54.5		52.9		19.3		19.3				58.5	59.1	53.4		56.9	$10,145
Otsego Elementary	Public	K-4	8125 NE River Rd	Otsego	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3494	536	32	16.8	21.5%	408 (76.1%)	33 (6.2%)	35 (6.5%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	81.1	135^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.5%		73	229^th of 872 public elementary schools	73.7%	94	64.9	61.7						63.3					72.8	64.5						68.8	$11,654
Ivan Sand Community High School	Public	9-12	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	88	9	10.2	51.1%	47 (53.4%)	18 (20.5%)	9 (10.2%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.4%)								(n/a)																					$25,381
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	11970 Highland Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3455	638	26	24.4	26.3%	441 (69.1%)	113 (17.7%)	16 (2.5%)	27 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	77.9	84^th of 546 public middle schools	84.6%		72	128^th of 519 public middle schools	75.3%	44				66.8	51.1	56.9		58.7		21.1		21.1				55.3	48.9	39.3		48.0	$10,867
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	998 Jackson Street NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3480	554	33	16.5	45.7%	350 (63.2%)	56 (10.1%)	68 (12.3%)	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	68.9	265^th of 869 public elementary schools	69.5%		71.8	246^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.8%	19	62.4	57.4	57.8					59.3	26.5			26.5	74.2	56.4	41.0					57.8	$12,091
Zimmerman Elementary	Public	K-2	25959 4th St W	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3475	522	30	17.5	28.7%	469 (89.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)								(n/a)																					$12,890
Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	500 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3500	513	30	16.9	28.3%	430 (83.8%)	34 (6.6%)	14 (2.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	77.1	178^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.5%		78.7	159^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.8%	19	61.5	57.3	77.1					65.2	37.8			37.8	65.4	59.6	49.4					58.0	$11,152
Elk River Senior High	Public	9-12	900 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3434	1,562	60	26.0	20.6%	1,229 (78.7%)	99 (6.3%)	98 (6.3%)	39 (2.5%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.4%)	64.6	172^nd of 473 public high schools	63.6%		78.4	90^th of 450 public high schools	80.0%	82							36.6	36.6			39.7	39.7							43.1	43.1	$11,811
Vandenberge Middle School	Public	6-8	948 Proctor Ave	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3450	557	24	23.3	24.1%	433 (77.7%)	37 (6.6%)	39 (7.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	66.3	154^th of 546 public middle schools	71.8%		58.7	198^th of 519 public middle schools	61.8%	44				58.1	47.2	58.9		54.2		10.6		10.6				38.9	40.6	49.7		43.2	$10,762
Meadowvale Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Elk Lake Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3470	554	32	17.2	16.2%	466 (84.1%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	85.8	88^th of 869 public elementary schools	89.9%		85.1	93^rd of 872 public elementary schools	89.3%	5	66.7	69.0	70.5					68.8	40.4			40.4	76.5	69.0	56.8					67.1	$11,037
Big Lake Online 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 262-2547	118	1	140.4	43.2%	83 (70.3%)	11 (9.3%)	9 (7.6%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.5%)								(n/a)								31.6												8.3
Big Lake Online K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 262-6174	24	1	35.8	33.3%	15 (62.5%)	2 (8.3%)	1 (4.2%)	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)								50.0												20.0
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	17901 205th Ave N W	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 262-8100	756	58	13.1	34.4%	581 (76.9%)	36 (4.8%)	66 (8.7%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)								(n/a)																					$11,455
Big Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2567	632	42	15.0	35.0%	473 (74.8%)	33 (5.2%)	53 (8.4%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.2%)	62.7	179^th of 546 public middle schools	67.2%		73	122^nd of 519 public middle schools	76.5%	57				47.2	36.9	60.8		48.1		16.6		16.6				39.4	36.8	54.9		43.4	$10,402
Big Lake Senior High	Public	9-12	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2547	902	46	19.6	28.7%	684 (75.8%)	59 (6.5%)	77 (8.5%)	20 (2.2%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	54.3	231^st of 473 public high schools	51.2%		49.6	258^th of 450 public high schools	42.7%	27							44.2	44.2			28.1	28.1							29.0	29.0	$12,296
Independence Elementary	Public	3-5	701 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2537	758	49	15.3	35.4%	593 (78.2%)	34 (4.5%)	62 (8.2%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)	50.3	456^th of 869 public elementary schools	47.5%		56.3	412^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.8%	44	43.3	42.9	49.8					45.3	22.7			22.7	46.9	54.5	51.0					51.1	$11,086
Becker Alternative Learning Program	Public	9-12	12000 Hancock St SE	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4501	24	1	24.0	41.7%	20 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)								(n/a)																					$2,061
Becker Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	12050 Hancock St SE	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 261-6330	672	53	12.6	22.9%	611 (90.9%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)								(n/a)																					$12,268
Becker Middle	Public	6-8	13725 Bradley Blvd	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-6300	656	35	18.5	21.6%	596 (90.9%)	8 (1.2%)	20 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	74.1	103^rd of 546 public middle schools	81.1%		71.6	129^th of 519 public middle schools	75.1%	26				54.1	47.3	55.3		52.2		20.1		20.1				46.7	44.7	59.0		50.0	$10,831
Becker Senior High	Public	9-12	12000 Hancock St SE	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4501	881	47	18.6	17.0%	801 (90.9%)	9 (1.0%)	26 (3.0%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	53.6	236^th of 473 public high schools	50.1%		59.6	205^th of 450 public high schools	54.4%	31							33.3	33.3			36.3	36.3							31.4	31.4	$12,792
Becker Intermediate Elementary	Public	3-5	12100 Hancock St SE	Becker	55308	Sherburne County	Becker Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 261-4504	644	39	16.6	20.5%	576 (89.4%)	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	60.9	336^th of 869 public elementary schools	61.3%		68.1	293^rd of 872 public elementary schools	66.4%	43	54.2	52.3	52.5					53.0	16.8			16.8	65.1	68.4	42.7					58.6	$11,393
Three Rivers Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-6	17267 Yale St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Three Rivers Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 595-1213	119	7	15.8	30.3%	106 (89.1%)	4 (3.4%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	51.8	441^st of 869 public elementary schools	49.3%		29.3	656^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.8%	215	52.6	44.4						48.0	20.0			20.0	57.9	55.6	20.0					45.1
Spectrum Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17823 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	291	17	16.7	15.1%	255 (87.6%)	10 (3.4%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	68.4	135^th of 546 public middle schools	75.3%		64.7	158^th of 519 public middle schools	69.6%	23				58.0	57.0	61.3		58.8		14.2		14.2				43.7	46.8	27.9		39.4	$10,772
Spectrum Elementary School	Public, Charter	5	11044 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-8703	147	9	16.8	15.0%	129 (87.8%)	5 (3.4%)	7 (4.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)			64.5					64.5	14.5			14.5			33.9					33.9	$12,369
Spectrum High School	Public, Charter	9-12	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-9845	502	30	16.6	14.7%	424 (84.5%)	13 (2.6%)	33 (6.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	76.7	95^th of 473 public high schools	79.9%		89.3	30^th of 450 public high schools	93.3%	65							55.5	55.5			39.6	39.6							37.5	37.5	$13,886

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