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
751	Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn	Public, Charter	K-8	3604 Bemidji Ave N	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-3077	133	13	9.8	54.9%	56 (42.1%)	4 (3.0%)	5 (3.8%)	2 (1.5%)	62 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								14.8	13.6	768	17		270045505196
752	Marcy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 SE 4th Ave	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1020	415	37	11.1	68.9%	111 (26.7%)	139 (33.5%)	85 (20.5%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)								14.6	8.9	801	49		272124005517
753	Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	9060 Zanzibar Lane	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 205-4396	231	21	11.2	73.2%	10 (4.3%)	183 (79.2%)	20 (8.7%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$17,632							14.6	13.5	770	17		270040604843
754	Onamia Elementary School	Public	3-6	35465 125th Ave	Onamia	56359	Mille Lacs County	Onamia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 532-6707	131	9	14.7	77.1%	47 (35.9%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.9%)	$10,220							14.5	24.7	692	62		272505005107
755	Como Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Wheelock Pkwy W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8820	387	39	9.9	87.3%	51 (13.2%)	82 (21.2%)	65 (16.8%)	154 (39.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	$21,235							14.5	25.6	683	72		273384001568
756	Tier Two	Public, Alternative	K-12	1820 Xenium Ln N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Intermediate School District 287	No	No	No	No	(763) 550-7232	274	63	4.3	65.0%	93 (33.9%)	115 (42.0%)	22 (8.0%)	10 (3.6%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.8%)								14.3	8.2	807	51		270002505315
757	Midway Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Snelling Avenue North	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Midway Star Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 642-0667	393	20	19.4	99.7%	1 (0.3%)	391 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,098							14.2	19.5	726	31		270026303320
758	Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7315 Bloomington Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6800	303	34	8.8	73.9%	61 (20.1%)	60 (19.8%)	152 (50.2%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$15,948							14.2	11.1	785	27		273175001311
759	Crossroads Science Program	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	543 Front Ave	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 767-8540	192	15	12.9	84.4%	15 (7.8%)	80 (41.7%)	28 (14.6%)	35 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (17.7%)	$16,043							14	9.4	797	38		273384003000
760	Sky Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 E 134th St	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3700	524	39	13.5	74.0%	73 (13.9%)	151 (28.8%)	242 (46.2%)	18 (3.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)	$17,241							13.8	12.7	774	14		270729000302

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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.