Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Minnesota elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
321	Bold-Bird Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	701 S. 9th St	Olivia	56277	Renville County	Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 523-1031	260	24	10.9	49.6%	209 (80.4%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,355							65.4	66.3	296	25		270566000144
322	Pinecrest Elementary	Public	K-4	975 12th St W	Hastings	55033	Dakota County	Hastings Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 480-7284	436	31	14.2	26.1%	345 (79.1%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (9.9%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	$10,559							65.2	66.6	291	31		271353000696
323	Ada-Borup-West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 6th St W	Ada	56510	Norman County	Ada-Borup-West Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 784-5353	370	26	14.2	50.8%	301 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)								65	74.5	209	114		270048005508
324	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Lustiano Street	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5802	683	47	14.5	34.3%	340 (49.8%)	92 (13.5%)	89 (13.0%)	81 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.4%)	$11,452							65	66.3	295	29		273300004391
325	Deerwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6801	528	41	12.8	29.4%	293 (55.5%)	68 (12.9%)	78 (14.8%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.4%)	$12,763							64.9	76.2	182	143		273239000511
326	Warren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 E Bridge Ave	Warren	56762	Marshall County	Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 745-4441	316	24	13.2	43.7%	266 (84.2%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (13.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,106							64.7	52.4	460	134		270002401742
327	Magelssen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 1st St E	Fosston	56542	Polk County	Fosston Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 435-6036	340	27	12.6	58.5%	277 (81.5%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$12,462							64.4	70.5	251	76		271230000603
328	Morris Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	151 S Columbia Ave	Morris	56267	Stevens County	Morris Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 589-1250	557	41	13.4	29.3%	336 (60.3%)	6 (1.1%)	175 (31.4%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$10,897							64.4	74.9	201	127		270038304729
329	Maple River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Central Ave S	Mapleton	56065	Blue Earth County	Maple River School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 524-3918	424	34	12.5	40.8%	370 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.8%)								64.4	72.4	231	98		270000605542
330	Parkers Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	518 S McCornell	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 338-4079	251	15	16.4	35.5%	243 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,211							64.3	58.5	395	65		272811001237

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Minnesota

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for MN student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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