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
341	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Northdale Blvd	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2300	491	41	11.8	53.8%	243 (49.5%)	43 (8.8%)	79 (16.1%)	59 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.8%)	$11,999							63.3	57.5	416	75		270318000103
342	Cedar Park Elementary STEM School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7500 Whitney Dr	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 431-8360	722	55	13	42.8%	221 (30.6%)	183 (25.3%)	115 (15.9%)	112 (15.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.3%)	$13,261							63.3	67.8	284	58		273239001374
343	Westwood Elementary	Public	3-5	13651 4th Ave S	Zimmerman	55398	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-3180	562	27	20.6	31.1%	501 (89.1%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	$11,868							63	61.6	356	13		271137004141
344	Brookview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11099 Brookview Road	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 275-2500	607	34	17.8	26.2%	332 (54.7%)	111 (18.3%)	38 (6.3%)	68 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.6%)	$12,968							63	76.3	180	164		273819005114
345	Carver Elementary School	Public	K-5	1717 Ironwood Drive	Carver	55315	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-1900	782	45	17.5	22.5%	571 (73.0%)	85 (10.9%)	44 (5.6%)	25 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.9%)	$12,300							62.9	63.3	335	10		270819005049
346	PACT Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	7250 E Ramsey Pkwy NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Pact Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 712-4301	673	38	17.7	27.2%	519 (77.1%)	74 (11.0%)	36 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.6%)	$10,486							62.8	50.3	490	144		270009302488
347	Hamilton Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8100 157th St	Savage	55378	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0000	586	39	15.2	19.5%	418 (71.3%)	33 (5.6%)	46 (7.8%)	37 (6.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.0%)								62.7	64.2	319	28		273006005244
348	Underwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 826-6101	282	23	12.1	36.5%	270 (95.7%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$9,506							62.6	63.6	331	17		274083001706
349	Oak Crest Elementary	Public	3-6	1101 West Commerce Dr	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2402	432	26	16.6	30.8%	354 (81.9%)	13 (3.0%)	28 (6.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	$2,717							62.4	63.8	324	25		270405003718
350	Richmond Elementary	Public	K-5	34 2nd St NE	Richmond	56368	Stearns County	Rocori Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 597-2016	135	11	12.6	25.2%	113 (83.7%)	2 (1.5%)	10 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.4%)	$11,339							62.2	44.8	546	196		270944000386

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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.