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
481	Gene Dillon Elementary School	Public	4-5	3795 Division St W	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Bemidji Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 333-3100	667	45	14.7	43.8%	440 (66.0%)	9 (1.3%)	20 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	179 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$10,964							49.2	52.3	465	16		270444005094
482	Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Oak Grove Pkwy	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 315-6400	609	40	15.1	42.7%	145 (23.8%)	206 (33.8%)	34 (5.6%)	151 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.0%)	$13,006							49.2	53.7	449	33		272520003186
483	Sleepy Eye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County	Sleepy Eye Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 794-7905	324	25	12.8	46.0%	214 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (33.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,861							49.2	53.6	450	33		273321001450
484	Menahga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	216 Aspen Ave SE	Menahga	56464	Wadena County	Menahga Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 564-4141	537	36	14.9	54.7%	515 (95.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$10,865							48.9	48.2	511	27		272058000917
485	Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NE 3rd Ave	Rice	56367	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 393-2177	357	28	12.7	33.3%	327 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$12,304							48.8	59.4	381	104		273288001433
486	Red Lake County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	260 Minnesota St S	Plummer	56748	Red Lake County	Red Lake County Central Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 465-4222	178	18	9.9	40.4%	164 (92.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$5,214							48.8	48	517	31		270038504734
487	Melrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 256-5160	512	40	12.9	48.0%	310 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,747							48.8	54.3	439	48		272055000911
488	Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Technical	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14100 County Road 11	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 431-8390	732	57	12.8	48.4%	283 (38.7%)	181 (24.7%)	155 (21.2%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.6%)	$14,079							48.7	42.5	561	73		273239001942
489	Montgomery Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	101 2nd St NE	Montgomery	56069	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 364-8119	608	45	13.5	38.0%	476 (78.3%)	17 (2.8%)	85 (14.0%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	$10,560							48.6	53.9	444	45		270037904625
490	Minnesota Virtual Academy Elementar	Public, Virtual	K-5	306 W Elm St	Houston	55943	Houston County	Houston Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 792-8787	392	21	18.8	64.3%	189 (48.2%)	80 (20.4%)	50 (12.8%)	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.5%)								48.3	32.5	637	147		271428005379

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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