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
811	Frost Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Hoyt Ave E	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8930	593	45	13.1	84.1%	33 (5.6%)	101 (17.0%)	108 (18.2%)	302 (50.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.1%)	$17,828							7.8	5.5	837	26		273384001581
812	STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	4100 66th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 236-8280	77	5	15.1	88.3%	19 (24.7%)	49 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								7.8			(n/a)		270045305171
813	Crest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 Zane Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-5165	193	22	8.8	76.7%	11 (5.7%)	103 (53.4%)	35 (18.1%)	31 (16.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	$16,246							7.7	7.3	816	3		272520001210
814	North Park School for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-5	5575 Fillmore St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4305	433	31	13.9	80.8%	68 (15.7%)	102 (23.6%)	190 (43.9%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.7%)	$14,968							7.7	5.7	834	20		270951000400
815	HOPE Community Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	720 Payne Ave	Saint Paul	55130	Ramsey County	Hope Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 796-4500	434	51	8.5	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	9 (2.1%)	405 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,114							7.6	4.9	842	27		270023003482
816	Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm	Public, Charter	2-8	3320 E. 41st St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 879-6703	167	6	29.5	80.8%	5 (3.0%)	160 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								7.5	7.6	811	5		270019005280
817	Rum River North	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	303 3rd Ave SW	Milaca	55353	Mille Lacs County	Rum River Special Education Coop	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-6801	97	5	19.4	69.1%	75 (77.3%)	5 (5.2%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)								7.2			(n/a)		270031804296
818	Cherokee Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	694 Charlton St	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8610	228	22	10.3	71.9%	56 (24.6%)	65 (28.5%)	61 (26.8%)	13 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.6%)	$23,552							7.2	11.2	783	35		273384001566
819	Gage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 40th St NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3400	412	0		73.3%	93 (22.6%)	147 (35.7%)	95 (23.1%)	27 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.7%)	$13,855							7	25.3	685	134		273180000996
820	Hall Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1601 Aldrich Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2650	234	26	8.9	94.0%	10 (4.3%)	124 (53.0%)	41 (17.5%)	24 (10.3%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.0%)	$22,236							7	5.1	840	20		272124002580

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.