Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	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
511	Pipestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 7th Street SW	Pipestone	56164	Pipestone County	Pipestone Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 562-6200	580	43	13.4	49.1%	365 (62.9%)	13 (2.2%)	153 (26.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$11,769	46.2	51.7	472	39	270010801262
512	Taylors Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 West St	Taylors Falls	55084	Chisago County	Chisago Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 213-2100	329	29	11.2	24.6%	304 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$13,119	46.1	47.9	519	7	270001701672
513	Wrenshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4274	187	14	13.6	37.4%	160 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	$10,989	45.8	56.6	422	91	274419001842
514	Harriet Bishop Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14400 O'Connell Rd	Savage	55378	Scott County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3900	511	39	13.1	52.4%	147 (28.8%)	82 (16.0%)	200 (39.1%)	35 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.8%)	$14,136	45.7	37.5	597	83	270729002641
515	Medford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	750 2nd Ave SE	Medford	55049	Steele County	Medford Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 214-6312	466	33	14	35.6%	370 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$9,456	45.6	49	503	12	271932000909
516	South Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8162 Swan Lake Rd	Culver	55779	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 345-6789	303	24	12.8	39.3%	254 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.6%)	$11,225	45.6	39.8	585	69	270000804509
517	Adams Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	615 Chatsworth St S	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 298-1595	605	41	14.7	40.5%	217 (35.9%)	48 (7.9%)	281 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	$14,389	45.3	49.9	493	24	273384001133
518	Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Oak St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6500	230	19	12.1	59.1%	200 (87.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	$14,382	45.3	32.3	638	120	270609000254
519	A.C.G.C. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	302 S 2nd St	Atwater	56209	Kandiyohi County	A.C.G.C. Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 244-4686	369	32	11.5	53.7%	295 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$12,613	45.3	48.5	509	10	270010602568
520	Rahn Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4424 Sandstone Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3600	383	26	14.9	58.5%	116 (30.3%)	114 (29.8%)	88 (23.0%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.5%)	$17,573	45	44.1	552	32	270729000299
521	Sand Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	12156 Olive St NW	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-4300	557	43	12.9	44.7%	277 (49.7%)	100 (18.0%)	46 (8.3%)	61 (11.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.8%)	$12,284	45	52.9	456	65	270318000123
522	Milaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Highway 23 W	Milaca	56353	Mille Lacs County	Milaca Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 982-7301	865	57	15.1	49.9%	774 (89.5%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.4%)	$11,978	44.7	50.7	485	37	272067000923
523	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	108 N Main	Dilworth	56529	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 477-6844	555	40	13.8	35.7%	460 (82.9%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	$10,431	44.7	59.5	377	146	271026000447
524	Pinewood Elementary	Public	1-5	5500 Quincy St	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7500	523	44	11.7	52.2%	245 (46.8%)	72 (13.8%)	68 (13.0%)	82 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.3%)	$13,820	44.6	36.1	605	81	272295001124
525	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	220 3rd St NW	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6800	407	40	10.2	57.5%	344 (84.5%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.1%)	$15,397	44.4	41.2	573	48	270609000259
526	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Public, Charter	K-6	768 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 285-4672	212	16	13.3	28.3%	142 (67.0%)	13 (6.1%)	23 (10.8%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.2%)		44.4	30.5	648	122	270045805256
527	Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	207 3rd St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8500	348	27	12.8	42.8%	286 (82.2%)	7 (2.0%)	26 (7.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$13,171	44.3	58.6	392	135	270720000283
528	North Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5580 170th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 460-1800	612	40	15.2	31.5%	329 (53.8%)	128 (20.9%)	89 (14.5%)	34 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	$11,358	44.1	42.3	565	37	271182002642
529	Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 5th Street NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Global Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 404-8200	447	34	12.9	89.0%	63 (14.1%)	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,261	44.1	43.8	554	25	270031304294
530	MACCRAY Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Wolverine Dr	Clara City	56222	Chippewa County	MACCRAY School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 847-2154	320	32	10	45.9%	256 (80.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)		43.9	46.1	538	8	270009105565
531	Forest Lake Elementary	Public	4-6	408 SW 4th St	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-3200	309	17	17.9	42.7%	208 (67.3%)	15 (4.9%)	24 (7.8%)	33 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.1%)	$12,033	43.8	46.8	533	2	271227000594
532	Expo For Excellence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Warwick St	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 290-8384	393	36	10.9	45.3%	179 (45.5%)	132 (33.6%)	36 (9.2%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$13,805	43.7	38.6	590	58	273384001167
533	HGA Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1381 Marshall Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Higher Ground Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 645-1000	525	30	17.6	94.3%	30 (5.7%)	491 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,537	43.5	35.5	611	78	270014002719
534	Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	Public	K-4	4400 24th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-1300	625	48	13.1	46.6%	365 (58.4%)	124 (19.8%)	54 (8.6%)	9 (1.4%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	$11,653	43.5	39.4	587	53	272142005026
535	North Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10248 Olson Rd E	Cook	55723	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 666-5221	234	19	12.2	50.0%	170 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$12,293	43.3	51.5	477	58	270000804456
536	Hoover Elementary School	Public	3-5	369 Elton Hills Dr NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3450	228	0		42.1%	111 (48.7%)	39 (17.1%)	43 (18.9%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (10.5%)	$15,828	43.2	47.8	520	16	273180001001
537	Salem Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7300	281	27	10.3	44.8%	100 (35.6%)	49 (17.4%)	84 (29.9%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	$13,175	43.2	39.7	586	49	271503000766
538	Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	8808 Medicine Lake Rd	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-4400	733	40	18.2	33.0%	347 (47.3%)	54 (7.4%)	246 (33.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (11.1%)	$11,801	43.1	49	502	36	273178000747
539	Ramsey Elementary	Public	K-5	15100 Nowthen Blvd	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4000	910	66	13.7	53.1%	410 (45.1%)	258 (28.4%)	60 (6.6%)	104 (11.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.1%)	$11,511	43.1	58	405	134	270318000120
540	Farmington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Maple St	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 463-9000	493	35	14	36.5%	337 (68.4%)	34 (6.9%)	62 (12.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	$10,470	42.8	48.2	512	28	271182000569
541	Pine City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 6th Ave SW	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 629-4212	863	58	15	43.2%	743 (86.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.4%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.4%)	$11,089	42.8	43.5	556	15	272838001255
542	LILA Lower School	Public, Charter	1-5	246 SE 11th Ave	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Lakes International Language Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 464-0771	607	41	14.8	20.8%	436 (71.8%)	22 (3.6%)	84 (13.8%)	34 (5.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	$9,418	42.8	52.4	462	80	270035804102
543	Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 13th Ave South	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-3550	477	36	13.2	56.4%	208 (43.6%)	67 (14.0%)	140 (29.4%)	13 (2.7%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	$17,079	42.7	53.9	446	97	272124000941
544	Tatanka Elementary STEM School	Public	K-5	703 8th St NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 682-8600	393	26	14.8	35.1%	301 (76.6%)	32 (8.1%)	24 (6.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	$10,828	42.5	29.4	659	115	270720001875
545	Badger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Carpenter Ave	Badger	56714	Roseau County	Badger Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 528-3201	124	10	12.4	58.1%	107 (86.3%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)	$15,486	42.5	49	501	44	270354000162
546	Southview Elementary	Public	2-4	601 E Southview Dr	Marshall	56258	Lyon County	Marshall Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 537-6924	524	45	11.7	58.6%	257 (49.0%)	35 (6.7%)	127 (24.2%)	70 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)		42.5	46.6	534	12	271894005391
547	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Nevada Ave	Benson	56215	Swift County	Benson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 843-2710	391	23	16.7	38.4%	315 (80.6%)	6 (1.5%)	44 (11.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$12,180	42.3	44.9	545	2	270447000201
548	Heron Lake-Okabena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Stearns Ave	Heron Lake	56137	Jackson County	Heron Lake-Okabena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 793-2307	123	12	10.5	50.4%	98 (79.7%)	2 (1.6%)	16 (13.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$12,646	42.2	35.3	615	67	271393000015
549	Blue Earth Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E 6th St	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 526-3090	515	33	15.4	52.8%	374 (72.6%)	3 (0.6%)	122 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$11,825	42.2	37.2	599	50	270013000241
550	Waterville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Paquin St E	Waterville	56096	Le Sueur County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 362-4439	264	21	12.5	35.6%	240 (90.9%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$12,980	42.1	59.2	382	168	270001301752
551	North Lakes Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	4576 232nd St N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	North Lakes Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-2773	220	16	13.6	46.4%	181 (82.3%)	4 (1.8%)	12 (5.5%)	8 (3.6%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)		42	48.7	506	45	270017705239
552	Orchard Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	16531 Klamath Trail	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Lakeville Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 232-2100	390	28	13.8	32.1%	239 (61.3%)	54 (13.8%)	41 (10.5%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (9.2%)	$13,489	41.9	53.1	454	98	271778000818
553	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 22nd St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8200	510	39	13.1	48.2%	301 (59.0%)	88 (17.3%)	99 (19.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$11,896	41.9	60.5	368	185	272805001226
554	Richfield Dual Language School	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Elliot Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6700	529	36	14.6	45.7%	118 (22.3%)	16 (3.0%)	370 (69.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	$13,730	41.8	30.2	652	98	273175004212
555	Karlstad Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Pembina Trl S	Karlstad	56732	Kittson County	Tri-County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 436-2374	96	7	14.2	47.9%	90 (93.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$13,407	41.6	56.7	421	134	279144602313
556	Lakeaires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3963 Van Dyke	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2809	396	27	14.6	46.0%	234 (59.1%)	15 (3.8%)	67 (16.9%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	$13,632	41.6	50.4	488	68	274236001790
557	Browerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	620 Park Ave N	Browerville	56438	Todd County	Browerville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 594-2272	275	0		56.0%	240 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$9,494	41.5	58	404	153	270630000277
558	Kennedy Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1300 Jade Rd	Saint Joseph	56374	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7430	582	46	12.6	49.7%	344 (59.1%)	144 (24.7%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	$12,860	41.5	50	492	66	273351001485
559	FIT Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7200 147th St W	Apple Valley	55124	Dakota County	FIT Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 847-3798	264	23	11.7	42.4%	144 (54.5%)	70 (26.5%)	26 (9.8%)	9 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$15,346	41.4	35.8	608	49	270042504902
560	Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 Old Carriage Ct	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 496-5852	452	36	12.6	54.2%	133 (29.4%)	126 (27.9%)	89 (19.7%)	64 (14.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	$12,399	41.4	55.8	428	132	273300003166
561	iQ Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	208	0		69.2%	111 (53.4%)	44 (21.2%)	24 (11.5%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.5%)		41.1	22.9	710	149	271188005409
562	Bert Raney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 7th Ave	Granite Falls	56241	Yellow Medicine County	Yellow Medicine East	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 564-4081	284	25	11.2	53.2%	182 (64.1%)	3 (1.1%)	47 (16.5%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.6%)	$14,264	41	52.3	464	98	270009900676
563	Alden-Conger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 874-3240	229	23	10	34.5%	206 (90.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$10,670	41	48	516	47	270303000079
564	Rice Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13755 89th Ave N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 420-4220	623	39	16.1	40.1%	292 (46.9%)	152 (24.4%)	61 (9.8%)	38 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.4%)	$13,274	40.8	50.5	487	77	272520001940
565	Breckenridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	810 Beede Ave	Breckenridge	56520	Wilkin County	Breckenridge Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 643-6681	265	21	12.4	53.2%	187 (70.6%)	4 (1.5%)	34 (12.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.3%)	$10,380	40.7	55.5	432	133	270615000266
566	Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	217 W Moreland Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7800	369	34	10.8	64.5%	107 (29.0%)	56 (15.2%)	152 (41.2%)	17 (4.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	$16,650	40.6	27	675	109	274227001776
567	Park Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Hampshire Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-6870	298	21	14	74.8%	29 (9.7%)	103 (34.6%)	42 (14.1%)	86 (28.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.1%)	$16,347	40.6	24.6	694	127	272520001220
568	Marine Area Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	14189 Ostlund Trail N	Marine on Saint Croix	55047	Washington County	Marine Area Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 409-3122	112	11	10.5	10.7%	105 (93.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$12,203	40.5	28.9	661	93	270043705088
569	Lincoln Elementary School for Arts	Public	K-5	540 S St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3100	432	29	14.6	55.3%	249 (57.6%)	54 (12.5%)	43 (10.0%)	25 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.0%)	$16,557	40.2	41.3	572	3	270318000112
570	Reede Gray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 McPhail Dr	Redwood Falls	56283	Redwood County	Redwood Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 644-7628	442	35	12.4	44.8%	307 (69.5%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,770	40.2	46.8	532	38	270018201305
571	Lester Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 395-2521	213	18	11.9	36.2%	149 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$9,504	40.1	35.1	619	48	270264000048
572	Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	423 1st Ave W	Edgerton	56128	Pipestone County	Edgerton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 442-7881	209	16	12.8	36.8%	154 (73.7%)	1 (0.5%)	45 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$13,110	40.1	43.9	553	19	271122000503
573	University Avenue Elementary - Aero	Public	PK, KG-5	9901 University Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4500	557	42	13.1	57.6%	235 (42.2%)	135 (24.2%)	62 (11.1%)	56 (10.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.3%)	$12,972	39.9	43	558	15	270318000126
574	Akin Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5231 195th St W	Farmington	55024	Dakota County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 460-1700	479	32	14.9	30.3%	295 (61.6%)	49 (10.2%)	73 (15.2%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.7%)	$10,853	39.6	42	568	6	271182002205
575	Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Ridgewood Rd	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7630	531	36	14.7	59.7%	221 (41.6%)	106 (20.0%)	117 (22.0%)	21 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.7%)	$15,046	39.6	36	606	31	273351001496
576	Fairmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	714 Victoria Street Ste 101	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Fairmont Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 238-4487	1,007	65	15.3	59.1%	698 (69.3%)	13 (1.3%)	272 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.6%)	$11,653	39.5	35.9	607	31	270012400554
577	North Star Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3301 Technology Dr	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(218) 728-9556	572	55	10.4	50.5%	385 (67.3%)	44 (7.7%)	25 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (16.8%)	$14,617	39.5	33.7	630	53	270013302711
578	Crosslake Community Seat Based	Public, Charter	K-8	35808 County Rd 66	Crosslake	56442	Crow Wing County	Crosslake Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 692-5437	150	18	8.3	36.7%	130 (86.7%)	5 (3.3%)	10 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$12,610	39.3	47.2	527	51	270021803475
579	Sheridan Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Sheridan Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6900	406	31	12.9	48.3%	168 (41.4%)	79 (19.5%)	102 (25.1%)	21 (5.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$15,782	39.3	51.1	482	97	273175001316
580	Halverson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	707 E 10th St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4900	360	24	14.9	69.7%	170 (47.2%)	11 (3.1%)	117 (32.5%)	47 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	$15,829	39	47.4	524	56	270297000070
581	Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 E Fish Lake Rd	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 425-1881	515	32	15.9	39.8%	248 (48.2%)	110 (21.4%)	52 (10.1%)	42 (8.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.5%)	$14,510	38.9	45.1	543	38	272520002299
582	Greenbush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Park Ave W	Greenbush	56726	Roseau County	Greenbush Middle River Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 782-2232	120	9	13	31.7%	109 (90.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$13,927	38.9	46.9	531	51	270010700920
583	Morris Bye Elementary	Public	K-5	11931 Crooked Lake Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3700	472	34	13.9	50.2%	217 (46.0%)	97 (20.6%)	24 (5.1%)	75 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.7%)	$15,047	38.7	33.8	629	46	270318000118
584	Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	803 Elm Ave	Waverly	55390	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4680	243	19	12.7	29.6%	204 (84.0%)	4 (1.6%)	26 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$11,301	38.1	38.2	592	8	270012302697
585	Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2013 Penn Ave S	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-2760	388	28	13.7	52.3%	166 (42.8%)	85 (21.9%)	63 (16.2%)	20 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.4%)	$12,011	38	49.8	494	91	272124000991
586	Browns Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	118 Church St S	Browns Valley	56219	Traverse County	Browns Valley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 695-2103	128	13	9.9	67.2%	46 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	71 (55.5%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.1%)	$14,938	37.6	56.8	420	166	270711000279
587	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 19th Ave SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 231-8470	580	47	12.4	64.5%	191 (32.9%)	123 (21.2%)	208 (35.9%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$12,945	37.4	34.9	620	33	274272002221
588	Edgerton Elementary	Public	K-6	1929 Edgerton St	Maplewood	55117	Ramsey County	Roseville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 772-2565	385	29	13.2	74.5%	55 (14.3%)	61 (15.8%)	53 (13.8%)	179 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	$13,874	37.3	33.1	631	43	273243001389
589	Sunset Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 19th Ave NW	Rochester	55901	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3770	437	0		55.8%	184 (42.1%)	107 (24.5%)	47 (10.8%)	44 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.4%)	$12,381	37	42.3	564	25	273180001010
590	Butterfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	440 Hubbard Ave	Butterfield	56120	Watonwan County	Butterfield-Odin Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 956-2771	110	13	8.6	75.5%	22 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (74.5%)	6 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,268	36.4	30.1	654	64	270732000304
591	Art and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	903 6th Avenue Ct NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Art and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 444-0039	171	11	15.5	36.8%	137 (80.1%)	3 (1.8%)	9 (5.3%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.9%)	$14,970	35.8	52.1	469	122	270039704766
592	Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3415 Louisiana Ave N	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 546-9999	524	30	17.2	48.5%	186 (35.5%)	193 (36.8%)	75 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.0%)	$12,254	35.7	25	688	96	270036604110
593	Creekstone Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5225 Highway 61 W	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Creekstone Montessori Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 327-2468	122	8	15.6	17.2%	106 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)		35.5	27.1	674	81	270047505442
594	Mountain Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 12th St N	Mountain Lake	56159	Cottonwood County	Mountain Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 427-2325	257	21	12	63.0%	130 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (33.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	29 (11.3%)	$12,056	35.5	41.9	569	25	272301001134
595	Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 W 3rd Ave	Keewatin	55753	Itasca County	Nashwauk-Keewatin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 778-1280	313	26	12	52.7%	269 (85.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.9%)	$13,353	35.5	40.3	582	13	272331001136
596	South Point Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1900 13th St SE	East Grand Forks	56721	Polk County	East Grand Forks Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(218) 773-1149	435	29	14.9	35.9%	308 (70.8%)	35 (8.0%)	51 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	$10,356	35.2	38.1	593	3	271113000495
597	Southside Family Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4500 Clinton Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Southside Family Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-8322	119	14	8.2	47.9%	54 (45.4%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	13 (10.9%)	$13,946	35.1	53.1	453	144	270027803617
598	Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4350 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 683-6970	583	41	14.2	46.5%	212 (36.4%)	142 (24.4%)	120 (20.6%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.8%)	$15,478	34.9	24.7	693	95	273239002302
599	Woodbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 School Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4601	483	40	12	37.9%	212 (43.9%)	61 (12.6%)	66 (13.7%)	89 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.2%)	$14,186	34.8	37.8	595	4	273381001548
600	Glenville Emmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	240 2nd Ave SW	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 448-3334	132	12	11.1	46.2%	112 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	$12,553	34.8	24.9	689	89	270014800634

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