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
51	Pioneer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	66 Kamnic St	Pierz	56364	Morrison County	Pierz Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 468-6458	607	44	13.7	30.5%	569 (93.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$9,977							89	88.9	57	6		272832001251
52	Rum River Elementary	Public	K-5	16950 Verdin St NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-8200	850	52	16.4	19.2%	685 (80.6%)	35 (4.1%)	40 (4.7%)	40 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	$12,464							88.9	91.4	30	22		270318003058
53	Creek Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Gleason Rd	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-3200	586	42	14	16.2%	404 (68.9%)	59 (10.1%)	27 (4.6%)	51 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	$13,783							88.8	89	56	3		271125000508
54	Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	18005 Medina Rd	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5500	762	47	16.3	10.2%	483 (63.4%)	49 (6.4%)	26 (3.4%)	154 (20.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.2%)	$11,929							88.8	85.6	82	28		274216001760
55	Byron Intermediate School	Public	3-5	501 10th Ave NE	Byron	55920	Olmsted County	Byron Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 775-6620	551	35	15.9	16.0%	474 (86.0%)	6 (1.1%)	30 (5.4%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$7,224							88.7	91.5	28	27		270735000306
56	Minnewashta Elementary	Public	K-5	26350 Smithtown Rd	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5500	880	63	13.9	6.8%	755 (85.8%)	11 (1.3%)	48 (5.5%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.9%)	$13,068							88.5	90.2	37	19		271167000548
57	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	303 Sanstead St E	Garfield	56332	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3350	117	9	12.8	17.1%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$12,682							88.4	82.6	116	59		270306000084
58	Rogers Elementary	Public	K-4	12521 Main Street	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3462	693	40	17.4	14.7%	513 (74.0%)	69 (10.0%)	29 (4.2%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.5%)	$11,510							88.4	88.6	58			271137000521
59	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	20500 Jacquard Ave	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 232-2600	588	40	14.8	17.5%	449 (76.4%)	43 (7.3%)	37 (6.3%)	21 (3.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	$12,452							88.3	78	160	101		271778002436
60	Cokato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 5th St SW	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	401	27	14.6	32.9%	370 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$10,883							88.2	89.3	51	9		271006000426

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.