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
501	Verndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 445-5184	253	21	11.8	41.5%	239 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,713							47.4	42.2	566	65		274092001712
502	Moose Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4812 County Rd 10	Moose Lake	55767	Carlton County	Moose Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 485-4834	285	24	12	39.3%	252 (88.4%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$11,820							47.3	54	442	60		272145001093
503	Mesabi East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 N 1st St W	Aurora	55705	St. Louis County	Mesabi East School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 229-3321	470	32	14.8	49.8%	403 (85.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	$12,740							46.7	49.2	500	3		279145002323
504	World Learner Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	112050 Hundertmark Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	World Learner Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 368-7398	210	16	13	22.9%	173 (82.4%)	10 (4.8%)	15 (7.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$11,894							46.7	38.7	589	85		270011602606
505	Lindbergh Elementary	Public	3-5	101 9th St SE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-3200	473	36	13	45.7%	422 (89.2%)	12 (2.5%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	$11,279							46.6	52.4	461	44		271824000961
506	Cuyuna Range Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	509 6th Ave NE	Crosby	56441	Crow Wing County	Crosby-Ironton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 545-8803	533	40	13.4	47.7%	492 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$12,452							46.5	58.1	403	103		270975000291
507	Sanford Elementary School	Public	1-4	412 S 13th St	Montevideo	56265	Chippewa County	Montevideo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 269-6538	277	18	15.3	54.9%	179 (64.6%)	1 (0.4%)	76 (27.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.8%)	$19,064							46.5	44.8	547	40		272132001074
508	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Abbott St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5020	400	28	14.2	52.3%	240 (60.0%)	8 (2.0%)	105 (26.3%)	25 (6.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	$14,996							46.3	54.9	436	72		270297000074
509	Park Rapids Area Century Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	501 Helten Ave	Park Rapids	56470	Hubbard County	Park Rapids Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 237-6330	861	48	17.9	52.0%	693 (80.5%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.4%)	$10,356							46.3	59.6	374	135		272808001233
510	Schoolcraft Learning Community	Public, Charter	K-8	8955 Deer School Rd	Bemidji	56601	Beltrami County	Schoolcraft Learning Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 444-2102	192	19	10	38.0%	135 (70.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	2 (1.0%)	29 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	$14,863							46.2	42.5	563	53		270022503464

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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.