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
701	William Kelley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	137 Banks Blvd	Silver Bay	55614	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 226-4437	143	11	12.6	42.0%	127 (88.8%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$11,620							21.8	45.9	539	162		274074001698
702	Twin Cities International Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 821-6470	595	39	15.1	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	594 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,272							21.8	15.9	757	55		270018905160
703	Stevenson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6080 E River Rd	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5300	459	40	11.5	70.6%	102 (22.2%)	152 (33.1%)	97 (21.1%)	48 (10.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	$15,765							21.7	22.3	711	8		271242000614
704	Cowern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2131 N Margaret St	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6800	413	25	16.5	71.9%	81 (19.6%)	87 (21.1%)	57 (13.8%)	137 (33.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.4%)	$15,749							21.7	17.9	740	36		272385001168
705	Sibley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 W Front St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5080	275	23	11.9	66.5%	143 (52.0%)	11 (4.0%)	55 (20.0%)	54 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$11,409							21.5	29.9	655	50		270297000077
706	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 774-2201	266	25	10.4	97.4%	4 (1.5%)	262 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,533							21.2	20.7	720	14		270039504752
707	Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3630	380	0		45.0%	191 (50.3%)	54 (14.2%)	87 (22.9%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	$11,782							21	32.6	636	71		273180001009
708	Riverside Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	506 5th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3700	509	0		59.7%	172 (33.8%)	78 (15.3%)	170 (33.4%)	24 (4.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.4%)	$17,286							20.8	6.7	820	112		273180003077
709	North Metro Flex Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2350 Helen St N	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 300-6300	146	12	11.7	77.4%	37 (25.3%)	52 (35.6%)	34 (23.3%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.0%)	$15,422							20.7	20.9	718	9		270042304942
710	Star of the North - East Bethel	Public, Charter	K-8	1562 Viking Blvd	East Bethel	55011	Anoka County	Star of the North Academy Charter S	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-5560	224			98.2%	59 (26.3%)	135 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,385							20.7	16.5	753	43		270039004759

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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