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
41	Afton-Lakeland Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Saint Croix Trl S	Lakeland	55043	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6500	437	26	16.6	15.8%	369 (84.4%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.8%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$12,376							90.6	85	94	53		273819001654
42	Somerset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1355 Dodd Rd	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-8201	412	32	12.8	24.8%	277 (67.2%)	20 (4.9%)	70 (17.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	$12,309							90.5	92.2	25	17		274227001780
43	Horace Mann School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Eleanor Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8965	445	25	17.8	19.6%	312 (70.1%)	32 (7.2%)	42 (9.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.0%)	$14,581							90.4	90.3	36	7		273384001607
44	O.H. Anderson Elementary	Public	3-5	666 S Warner Ave	Mahtomedi	55115	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 407-2301	656	40	16.4	12.7%	534 (81.4%)	28 (4.3%)	34 (5.2%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.1%)	$11,595							90.2	85.6	83	39		271875000868
45	Forest Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13708 Holly Rd	Eden Prairie	55346	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-8600	603	44	13.6	35.8%	263 (43.6%)	130 (21.6%)	51 (8.5%)	84 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (12.1%)	$13,814							90.1	89.2	54	9		271422000736
46	Andover Elementary	Public	K-5	14950 Hanson Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-1700	1,165	71	16.5	18.6%	896 (76.9%)	58 (5.0%)	61 (5.2%)	77 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.1%)	$11,323							90	89.8	41	5		270318002203
47	Park Spanish Immersion Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Cedar Lake Rd	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6555	533	32	16.6	10.7%	378 (70.9%)	12 (2.3%)	87 (16.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.0%)	$13,336							90	87.6	67	20		273378002653
48	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	5505 Doncaster Way	Edina	55436	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-4500	564	37	15	14.9%	420 (74.5%)	32 (5.7%)	35 (6.2%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	$13,265							89.9	89.7	42	6		271125002269
49	Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	945 Wescott Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6990	720	43	16.5	14.3%	528 (73.3%)	43 (6.0%)	37 (5.1%)	61 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.4%)	$12,267							89.9	91.5	29	20		273239002216
50	Laketown Elementary	Public	K-5	960 Airport Road	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0690	530	40	13.2	10.0%	472 (89.1%)	8 (1.5%)	23 (4.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$11,092							89.3	87.4	69	19		274146004916

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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.