Minnesota Elementary School Rankings

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 845)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
273819005119	1	Gate 4/5	Public	4-5	523 Marsh Street W.	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8082	62	1	62	4.8%	53 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	6 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$3,320							99.1	99.2	1
271503003184	2	Atheneum Elementary	Public	2-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7300	74	4	18.5	14.9%	51 (68.9%)	4 (5.4%)	5 (6.8%)	10 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	$7,574							98.8	99.1	2
271167000549	3	Scenic Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	5650 Scenic Heights Dr	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5400	885	60	14.8	2.7%	579 (65.4%)	22 (2.5%)	26 (2.9%)	145 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (12.7%)	$13,010							96.9	96.5	3
272124000945	4	Burroughs Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 W 50th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3280	475	27	17.8	4.4%	398 (83.8%)	13 (2.7%)	21 (4.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.7%)	$11,963							96	95.3	5	1
274216002307	5	Kimberly Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	17405 Old Rockford Rd	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5600	563	35	16.1	5.0%	245 (43.5%)	31 (5.5%)	24 (4.3%)	228 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	$11,920							95.6	94.8	6	1
270036204106	6	St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower	Public, Charter	K-4	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5920	449	25	18	6.7%	333 (74.2%)	23 (5.1%)	19 (4.2%)	59 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$11,771							95.3	96	4	2
272124005513	7	Lake Harriet Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	4912 Vincent Ave South	Minneapolis	55410	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3310	319	18	17.3	4.4%	276 (86.5%)	7 (2.2%)	9 (2.8%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)								94.5			(n/a)
272124000989	8	Kenny Elementary	Public	K-5	5720 Emerson Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3340	331	21	15.8	6.0%	269 (81.3%)	18 (5.4%)	12 (3.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.6%)	$12,590							94.3	91.7	18	10
271125000709	9	Normandale Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Normandale Rd	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-4100	664	37	17.7	3.2%	519 (78.2%)	15 (2.3%)	45 (6.8%)	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.4%)	$10,808							93.8	93.7	10	1
273381004967	10	Valley Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	9900 Park Crossing	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-7501	0	36	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$11,318							93.7	87.3	56	46

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.