Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCA-III test scores by the Minnesota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 872)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
721	Vista View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13109 County Road 5	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3400	311	27	11.4	66.6%	61 (19.6%)	83 (26.7%)	109 (35.0%)	18 (5.8%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	$15,975							18.8	16.7	749	28		270729000303
722	Laura MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 N Central Ave	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8900	277	33	8.4	69.7%	179 (64.6%)	24 (8.7%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.5%)	$17,576							18.7	16.2	755	33		271104000476
723	Naytahwaush Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	242 Church St	Naytahwaush	56566	Mahnomen County	Naytahwaush Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 935-5025	134	16	8.5	81.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,146							18.3	9	799	76		270027503580
724	Nokomis Montessori South Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	525 White Bear Ave N	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 744-5500	258	26	9.9	67.8%	61 (23.6%)	35 (13.6%)	24 (9.3%)	107 (41.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	$17,309							18.2	14.3	765	41		273384004684
725	Cass Lake-Bena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15 4th St NW	Cass Lake	56633	Cass County	Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 335-2201	450	45	10.1	85.3%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	425 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$19,545							18.2	23.7	699	26		270807000330
726	Pankalo Education Center	Public	K-8	8568 Eagle Point Blvd	Lake Elmo	55042	Washington County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 415-6300	88	24	3.6	64.8%	37 (42.0%)	32 (36.4%)	5 (5.7%)	3 (3.4%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)								18.1	5.2	838	112		270226404951
727	Emerson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1421 Spruce Place	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-3610	491	43	11.3	57.4%	121 (24.6%)	28 (5.7%)	306 (62.3%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$14,384							18.1	20.8	719	8		272124001882
728	Level Up Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2600 County Road E East	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	145	11	13.6	40.7%	108 (74.5%)	9 (6.2%)	4 (2.8%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	$17,669							17.9	18	737	9		270040804800
729	Partnership Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6500 Nicollet Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Partnership Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 866-3630	515	43	11.9	87.0%	8 (1.6%)	28 (5.4%)	473 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,318							17.9	7.6	812	83		270023703278
730	Crossroads Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	178	18	10.1	75.3%	44 (24.7%)	50 (28.1%)	25 (14.0%)	21 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.3%)	$17,592							17.7	8.5	805	75		273384002999

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2025, 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.