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
101	Folwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	603 15th Ave SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3220	352	0		15.9%	218 (61.9%)	13 (3.7%)	37 (10.5%)	44 (12.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.7%)	$11,376							84.4	85.1	90	11		273180000992
102	Bridges Community Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Garfield Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-2800	251	16	15.9	19.1%	202 (80.5%)	8 (3.2%)	16 (6.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	$12,880							84.2	84.3	100	2		271878002977
103	Lake Marion Elementary	Public	K-5	19875 Dodd Blvd	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 232-2700	727	46	15.8	22.0%	525 (72.2%)	53 (7.3%)	52 (7.2%)	29 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (8.4%)	$12,417							84.1	78.3	157	54		271778002273
104	Red Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	3311 Commonwealth Ave	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5601	596	43	13.9	13.6%	349 (58.6%)	67 (11.2%)	29 (4.9%)	105 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.6%)	$11,700							83.9	68.7	270	166		273381003103
105	Homecroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4784 Howard Gnesen Rd	Duluth	55803	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8865	448	25	17.7	26.3%	417 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$13,660							83.7	90.1	39	66		271104000466
106	Miltona Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	271 Dale St	Miltona	56354	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(877) 736-1419	126	8	15.5	17.5%	121 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$11,394							83.6	89.6	44	62		270306000087
107	Sunset Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	13005 Sunset Tr	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-5900	712	45	15.7	28.1%	462 (64.9%)	101 (14.2%)	37 (5.2%)	58 (8.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.2%)	$13,687							83.4	78.1	159	52		274216001763
108	Fieldstone Elementary School	Public	1-4	5255 Jansen Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 497-0904	585	38	15.5	24.3%	445 (76.1%)	66 (11.3%)	18 (3.1%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)	$10,642							83.4	83.2	111	3		273379003673
109	Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	564	40	14	25.7%	435 (77.1%)	13 (2.3%)	77 (13.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$12,586							83.2	76.4	179	70		272388002841
110	Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	Public, Magnet	1-8	560 Rondo Ave	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 325-2500	1,066	49	21.6	41.6%	435 (40.8%)	236 (22.1%)	79 (7.4%)	185 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (12.3%)	$12,271							82.9	86	80	30		273384001594

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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.