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
81	Woodbury Leadership Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8089 Globe Drive	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Woodbury Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 571-2100	658	35	18.7	23.3%	256 (38.9%)	128 (19.5%)	55 (8.4%)	155 (23.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.3%)	$9,012							86.4	79.1	150	69		270040104812
82	Waite Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 34th Ave NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1600	266	22	11.9	29.3%	157 (59.0%)	30 (11.3%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	$13,491							86.1	81.3	129	47		272124001054
83	Bayview Elementary	Public	K-5	24 S Walnut St	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0630	530	43	12.1	16.0%	462 (87.2%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$11,341							85.9	82.3	121	38		274146003065
84	Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12 S Burns	Springfield	56087	Brown County	Springfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 723-4286	339	23	14.5	44.5%	278 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$10,414							85.9	90.1	38	46		273339001470
85	Clear Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Hwy 101	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 401-6950	849	58	14.5	13.1%	642 (75.6%)	46 (5.4%)	84 (9.9%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.9%)	$12,271							85.9	84.5	96	11		271167000541
86	Victoria Elementary	Public	K-5	9300 Red Fox Drive	Victoria	55386	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-3000	670	41	16.4	6.4%	591 (88.2%)	8 (1.2%)	17 (2.5%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	$11,408							85.9	87.8	65	21		270819003506
87	Cherry View Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 175th St W	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-3200	599	42	14.1	20.2%	328 (54.8%)	85 (14.2%)	37 (6.2%)	89 (14.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	$11,835							85.8	85.5	84	3		271778000025
88	Lake Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 S Garfield St	Lake Benton	56149	Lincoln County	Lake Benton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 368-4241	100	12	8.3	36.0%	93 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,899							85.7	83.4	110	22		271746000801
89	Caledonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 W Main St	Caledonia	55921	Houston County	Caledonia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 725-5205	295	24	12.3	30.8%	275 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$12,802							85.7	79.8	146	57		270738000309
90	Eagle Ridge Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	11111 Bren Rd W	Minnetonka	55343	Hennepin County	Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 746-7760	830	71	11.6	31.3%	174 (21.0%)	262 (31.6%)	23 (2.8%)	334 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	$9,377							85.6	81.3	130	40		270036404423

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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.