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
31	Armatage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 W 56th Street	Minneapolis	55410	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3180	377	24	15.6	20.2%	259 (68.7%)	28 (7.4%)	23 (6.1%)	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.5%)	$12,135							91.7	85.3	89	58		272124000938
32	Randolph Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	348 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8780	448	24	18.8	25.9%	306 (68.3%)	47 (10.5%)	30 (6.7%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)	$13,333							91.5	90.7	32			273384001622
33	Yinghua Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 Buchanan St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Yinghua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 788-9095	851	63	13.4	16.6%	327 (38.4%)	50 (5.9%)	57 (6.7%)	215 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	201 (23.6%)	$10,389							91.4	91.2	31	2		270028103611
34	Field Elementary	Public	3-5	4645 Fourth Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3640	287	20	14.6	17.4%	225 (78.4%)	8 (2.8%)	21 (7.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.4%)								91.4	93.6	15	19		272124005512
35	Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 E Watonwan St	Lake Crystal	56055	Blue Earth County	Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 726-2320	423	39	10.9	25.1%	379 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$10,691							91.2	86.1	77	42		279144502308
36	Minnewaska Area Intermediate School	Public	4-6	25122 State Highway 28	Glenwood	56334	Pope County	Minnewaska School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 239-4800	295	12	25.2	27.5%	274 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$8,440							91.1	85	93	57		270001903535
37	Dassel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	131 William Ave E	Dassel	55325	Meeker County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	364	21	16.9	31.9%	339 (93.1%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$10,673							90.9	91.9	26	11		271006000427
38	Countryside Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Benton Ave S	Edina	55436	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-4700	665	44	15.2	15.2%	486 (73.1%)	43 (6.5%)	63 (9.5%)	30 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.3%)	$12,358							90.8	89.7	43	5		271125000507
39	Hanover Elementary	Public	K-5	274 Labeauxe Ave NE	Hanover	55341	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-0800	368	21	17.8	11.4%	319 (86.7%)	9 (2.4%)	18 (4.9%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$10,890							90.7	86.4	76	37		270720000286
40	Hawley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	915 7th St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 483-3316	579	37	15.5	16.9%	546 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$9,863							90.7	83.5	107	67		271356000698

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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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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