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Best Elementary Schools in Wright County, MN

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Schools

10,003

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHanover Elementary36^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Montrose Elementary School of Innov up 113 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Eastview Education Center 7 students per teacher

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6 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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Total
Journeys Alternative Program	Public	K-8	720 9th Ave	Howard Lake	55349	Wright County	Meeker And Wright Special Education	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-1122	9	4	2.3	66.7%	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)
Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	803 Elm Ave	Waverly	55390	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4680	243	19	12.7	29.6%	204 (84.0%)	4 (1.6%)	26 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	44.4	521^st of 869 public elementary schools	40.0%		38.1	584^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.0%	63	36.5	42.0			39.2			50.9	56.0			53.4	$11,301
Swan River Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	500 Maple St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Swan River Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 271-7926	161	12	12.9	3.7%	151 (93.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	66.2	289^th of 869 public elementary schools	66.7%		60.1	368^th of 872 public elementary schools	57.8%	79	71.4	60.0	52.6	72.7	63.4	20.0	20.0	76.2	66.7	20.0		53.5	$12,079
Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 428-1890	300	28	10.9	35.0%	220 (73.3%)	20 (6.7%)	20 (6.7%)	7 (2.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	31.5	633^rd of 869 public elementary schools	27.2%		26.6	677^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.4%	44	42.0	38.3	34.7		38.4	8.2	8.2	45.1	52.5	20.4		40.3	$14,535
Pinewood Elementary - SNW	Public	K-6	1010 W Broadway St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2050	7	2	4.0		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Foundations I	Public	K-6	302 Washington St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2600	5	0	2.6		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)								(n/a)
Annandale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Park St E	Annandale	55302	Wright County	Annandale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 274-8218	929	54	17.2	27.4%	858 (92.4%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.4%)	68.3	269^th of 869 public elementary schools	69.0%		74.5	214^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.5%	55	47.5	58.6	59.4		55.5	27.4	27.4	61.7	67.9	50.0		59.9	$10,146
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	207 3rd St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8500	348	27	12.8	42.8%	286 (82.2%)	7 (2.0%)	26 (7.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	42.7	541^st of 869 public elementary schools	37.7%		44.3	527^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.6%	14	40.0	42.7	49.1		43.9	25.0	25.0	47.3	45.3	33.3		42.2	$13,171
Hanover Elementary	Public	K-5	274 Labeauxe Ave NE	Hanover	55341	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-0800	368	21	17.8	11.4%	319 (86.7%)	9 (2.4%)	18 (4.9%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	91.5	36^th of 869 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.7	39^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.5%	3	69.8	69.0	72.0		70.1	44.0	44.0	88.9	78.3	68.6		79.2	$10,890
Montrose Elementary School of Innov	Public	PK, KG-5	100 2nd St S	Montrose	55363	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8345	363	25	14.4	45.7%	307 (84.6%)	14 (3.9%)	29 (8.0%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	68.9	263^rd of 869 public elementary schools	69.7%		59.6	376^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.9%	113	58.8	46.7	67.3		57.2	34.5	34.5	72.5	56.7	40.0		56.0	$13,186
Tatanka Elementary STEM School	Public	K-5	703 8th St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8600	393	26	14.8	35.1%	301 (76.6%)	32 (8.1%)	24 (6.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	36.5	590^th of 869 public elementary schools	32.1%		42.5	544^th of 872 public elementary schools	37.6%	46	44.4	30.9	51.9		42.5	14.8	14.8	51.4	41.8	22.2		39.8	$10,828
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	301 2nd Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8400	257	15	16.6	16.0%	252 (98.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	48.6	480^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.8%		51.4	464^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.8%	16	43.9	50.0	50.0		47.9	17.1	17.1	43.9	69.0	30.6		48.7	$12,939
Northwinds Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 7th Ave NW	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8800	419	28	14.8	25.8%	394 (94.0%)	7 (1.7%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	74.9	208^th of 869 public elementary schools	76.1%		67.3	296^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.1%	88	58.7	54.9	59.0		57.6	35.5	35.5	77.3	70.0	44.3		63.4	$11,493
Cokato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 5th St SW	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	401	27	14.6	32.9%	370 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	86.8	72^nd of 869 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.2	60^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.1%	12	59.2	71.3			65.8			76.1	75.9			75.9	$10,883
Delano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	678 Tiger Dr	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 972-6200	744	48	15.5	14.1%	662 (89.0%)	11 (1.5%)	35 (4.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)								(n/a)	62.1				62.1			80.2				80.2	$11,974
Maple Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 Highway 55 E	Maple Lake	55358	Wright County	Maple Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 963-3024	404	33	12.2	27.2%	384 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	72	240^th of 869 public elementary schools	72.4%		66	314^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.0%	74	42.6	56.9	65.9	64.8	56.7	34.1	34.1	59.0	67.7	52.3	50.9	58.3	$11,302
Pinewood Elementary	Public	1-5	1010 W Broadway St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2401	794	53	14.8	35.0%	621 (78.2%)	23 (2.9%)	83 (10.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.1%)	68.7	267^th of 869 public elementary schools	69.3%		68.2	290^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.7%	23	55.0	53.6	63.3		57.3	30.9	30.9	63.8	57.6	47.3		56.2	$12,623
Little Mountain Elementary	Public	1-5	9350 Fallon Ave NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2600	576	42	13.6	32.6%	414 (71.9%)	29 (5.0%)	61 (10.6%)	23 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	67.9	272^nd of 869 public elementary schools	68.7%		66.2	310^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.4%	38	41.9	59.2	71.3		57.6	32.0	32.0	59.7	53.3	54.3		55.8	$12,686
Eastview Education Center	Public	PK-K	9375 Fenning Ave NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	301	43	7.0	38.5%	229 (76.1%)	14 (4.7%)	33 (11.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)								(n/a)													$16,426
Monticello Nature Based Education	Public	PK, KG-5	9842 Briarwood Avenue NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	65	0		23.1%	59 (90.8%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	83.9	105^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.9%		80	148^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.0%	43		43.8	81.8		65.8	50.0	50.0		62.5	77.3		71.1
Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	7650 County Road 50	Rockford	55373	Wright County	Rockford Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 477-5837	599	37	16.2	34.2%	443 (74.0%)	25 (4.2%)	78 (13.0%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	57.1	384^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.8%		53.4	444^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.1%	60	46.3	51.3			48.7			55.4	56.1			55.7	$11,524
St. Michael Elementary	Public	1-4	101 Central Ave W	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 497-4882	654	40	16.2	21.3%	495 (75.7%)	64 (9.8%)	40 (6.1%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	84.1	101^st of 869 public elementary schools	88.4%		79.5	154^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.3%	53	64.4	65.0			64.7			76.9	67.8			71.9	$11,841
Albertville Primary	Public	PK-K	5386 Main Ave NE	Albertville	55301	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-2688	422	30	13.9	21.8%	328 (77.7%)	40 (9.5%)	13 (3.1%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)								(n/a)													$11,565
Fieldstone Elementary School	Public	1-4	5255 Jansen Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 497-0904	585	38	15.5	24.3%	445 (76.1%)	66 (11.3%)	18 (3.1%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)	77.8	169^th of 869 public elementary schools	80.6%		83.4	108^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.6%	61	59.6	63.5			61.7			66.4	64.9			65.6	$10,642
Big Woods Elementary	Public	1-4	13470 Frankfort Pkwy NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-8025	656	39	16.9	18.0%	508 (77.4%)	39 (5.9%)	32 (4.9%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.4%)	78	167^th of 869 public elementary schools	80.8%		80.8	140^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.9%	27	55.2	65.1			60.3			65.4	69.9			67.7	$9,739

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