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
411	Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Central Ave S	Lancaster	56735	Kittson County	Lancaster Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 762-5400	122	8	14.8	63.9%	112 (91.8%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$16,804							56.4	47.9	518	107		271788000821
412	Independence Elementary	Public	3-5	701 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2537	758	49	15.3	35.4%	593 (78.2%)	34 (4.5%)	62 (8.2%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)	$11,086							56.3	52.8	457	45		270546000205
413	Lino Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Main Street	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-8850	501	30	16.5	32.1%	317 (63.3%)	48 (9.6%)	29 (5.8%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.4%)	$10,330							56.3	65.4	310	103		271227000597
414	Eagle Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	6855 Woodward Ave	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 496-5922	625	40	15.6	40.8%	283 (45.3%)	93 (14.9%)	113 (18.1%)	74 (11.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	$10,824							56.1	60	372	42		273300003719
415	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	423 14th St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8300	468	37	12.8	39.3%	357 (76.3%)	12 (2.6%)	75 (16.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	$12,662							56	57.6	413	2		272805001230
416	SET Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 722-2555	463	17	27.2	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	452 (97.6%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								55.9	55.3	433	17		270024505383
417	North Star Elementary	Public	3-6	411 S 5th Avenue	Virginia	55792	St. Louis County	Rock Ridge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 742-3943	389	26	14.7	42.2%	305 (78.4%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)								55.8	59.5	378	39		270046605297
418	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	1374 111th Ave NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2700	391	35	11.1	65.2%	149 (38.1%)	96 (24.6%)	33 (8.4%)	58 (14.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.0%)	$14,254							55.6	52.5	458	40		270318000106
419	Monroe Elementary School - MSE	Public	K-5	901 Brookdale Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55444	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3600	553	37	14.8	46.8%	128 (23.1%)	131 (23.7%)	50 (9.0%)	167 (30.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.2%)	$15,146							55.3	52.4	459	40		270318000116
420	Goodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5100 W 9th St	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 494-2400	209	15	13.9	45.9%	169 (80.9%)	7 (3.3%)	11 (5.3%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	$13,842							55.1	66.3	294	126		274407001821

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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.