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
151	Blooming Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	123 2nd St NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 583-4426	341	29	11.5	34.3%	318 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$10,091							79.9	77.2	170	19		270576000214
152	Northview Elementary	Public	K-5	965 Diffley Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6820	396	31	12.5	22.2%	256 (64.6%)	51 (12.9%)	27 (6.8%)	23 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)	$15,419							79.9	75.4	195	43		273239001377
153	Island Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	3555 Victoria St N	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-7000	741	48	15.4	18.8%	491 (66.3%)	49 (6.6%)	38 (5.1%)	94 (12.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.0%)	$11,706							79.8	77.7	166	13		272295001119
154	St. Michael Elementary	Public	1-4	101 Central Ave W	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 497-4882	654	40	16.2	21.3%	495 (75.7%)	64 (9.8%)	40 (6.1%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	$11,841							79.5	81	132	22		273379000032
155	Pine Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8749 County Road 5	Pine Island	55963	Olmsted County	Pine Island Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 356-8581	610	46	13.2	19.0%	556 (91.1%)	10 (1.6%)	26 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	$9,543							79.3	78.9	153	2		272895001257
156	Oak Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13400 Staring Lake Pkwy	Eden Prairie	55347	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-7600	684	52	13	33.8%	222 (32.5%)	112 (16.4%)	118 (17.3%)	177 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.9%)	$15,220							79	87.1	70	86		271422002271
157	Hutchinson Park Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Glen St S	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-2837	371	27	13.6	36.1%	292 (78.7%)	3 (0.8%)	57 (15.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	$10,698							78.9	81.5	126	31		271497000754
158	Churchill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	515 Granite St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3308	351	35	10	39.6%	259 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.8%)	$12,463							78.8	81	133	25		270942000380
159	Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	500 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3500	513	30	16.9	28.3%	430 (83.8%)	34 (6.6%)	14 (2.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$11,152							78.7	76.5	176	17		271137000520
160	Blue Heron Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Elm St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6200	707	42	16.6	25.3%	514 (72.7%)	55 (7.8%)	32 (4.5%)	57 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.6%)	$10,644							78.7	75.5	193	33		270810003172

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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.