Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
601	Leroy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	406 W Main St	Le Roy	55951	Mower County	Leroy-Ostrander Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 324-5786	120	9	13.2	40.8%	107 (89.2%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$14,240	34.4	28.7	664	63	271806000831
602	Pine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9015 Hadley Ave S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3901	502	38	13	27.3%	297 (59.2%)	48 (9.6%)	50 (10.0%)	69 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	$13,370	34.4	37.5	596	6	273381001544
603	Kaposia Education Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 1st Ave S	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 451-9260	620	52	12	70.2%	229 (36.9%)	47 (7.6%)	248 (40.0%)	28 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.0%)	$13,591	34.2	25.1	687	84	273327001457
604	Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2135 Birmingham St	Maplewood	55109	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-7000	442	27	16.1	71.5%	99 (22.4%)	44 (10.0%)	54 (12.2%)	195 (44.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.2%)	$12,024	34.1	29.7	656	52	272385001178
605	Hinckley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	111 Blair Ave S	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 384-6443	395	34	11.4	63.3%	249 (63.0%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (5.8%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.2%)	$10,344	34	25.6	684	79	271407000728
606	Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1611 Ames Ave	Saint Paul	55106	Ramsey County	Cornerstone Montessori Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 774-5000	132	11	12.4	54.5%	48 (36.4%)	23 (17.4%)	27 (20.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.9%)	$13,321	34	40.5	580	26	270036804523
607	Willow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Willow Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 773-6170	279	28	10.1	72.0%	82 (29.4%)	79 (28.3%)	45 (16.1%)	33 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	$14,768	33.9	26.6	677	70	274236001798
608	Blackduck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	156 1st St NE	Blackduck	56630	Beltrami County	Blackduck Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 835-5300	412	28	14.6	60.9%	324 (78.6%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$11,810	33.8	27.9	669	61	270573000212
609	Staples-Motley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1025 4th St NE	Staples	56479	Todd County	Staples-Motley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 894-5400	308	24	13.1	55.8%	282 (91.6%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$12,285	33.8	42.8	559	50	273390001643
610	Lynd Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	106 Saint Albans St	Lynd	56157	Lyon County	Lynd Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(507) 865-4404	104	9	11.8	58.7%	63 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	$16,137	33.7	24.8	691	81	271839000856
611	Knight Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	504 E Minnesota Ave	Randall	56475	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-5200	119	10	12	61.3%	109 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$15,321	33.7	46.6	535	76	271824000962
612	Madelia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 E Main St	Madelia	56062	Watonwan County	Madelia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 642-3234	352	28	12.6	55.4%	158 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,163	33.6	37.1	600	12	271857000859
613	Garlough Environmental Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-4	1740 Charlton St	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-8100	414	38	10.8	56.3%	145 (35.0%)	50 (12.1%)	176 (42.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	$14,037	33.5	44.1	551	62	274227001773
614	Lincoln Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	357 9th Ave N	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 457-9426	670	52	12.9	56.1%	321 (47.9%)	52 (7.8%)	188 (28.1%)	27 (4.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.2%)	$14,877	33.5	34	627	13	273327001453
615	Goodridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Osmund Ave	Goodridge	56725	Pennington County	Goodridge Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 378-4134	161	11	15.2	45.3%	142 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	$13,906	33.5	34.2	625	10	271302000649
616	Winsted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	431 4th St N	Winsted	55395	McLeod County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4690	213	15	13.8	39.9%	193 (90.6%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,107	33.5	51.6	475	141	270012300908
617	Pine Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9875 Inver Grove Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7701	511	32	15.7	48.3%	241 (47.2%)	48 (9.4%)	159 (31.1%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$11,158	33.3	38.5	591	26	271503000547
618	Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	Public, Charter	2-4	170 Rose Ave W	Saint Paul	55117	Ramsey County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 350-7655	133	14	9.5	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.3%)	6 (4.5%)	103 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)		33.2	32.2	639	21	270038005549
619	Round Lake-Brewster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 4th Ave	Brewster	56119	Nobles County	Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 842-5951	377	26	14.2	73.2%	81 (21.5%)	5 (1.3%)	275 (72.9%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	$10,027	32.8	17.9	739	120	270038804736
620	Birch Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Birch Lake Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2776	239	22	10.7	46.0%	128 (53.6%)	27 (11.3%)	40 (16.7%)	21 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.2%)	$15,796	32.6	37	602	18	274236001786
621	Northome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11731 Highway 1	Northome	56661	Koochiching County	South Koochiching School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 897-5275	102	14	7.4	68.6%	69 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (24.5%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.9%)	$13,461	32.6	35.7	610	11	273270001946
622	Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Main St	Littlefork	56653	Koochiching County	Littlefork-Big Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 278-6641	216	12	18	44.0%	192 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.4%)	$13,260	32.6	40.1	584	38	271827000847
623	Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5905 Raleigh St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-0697	208	17	12.4	51.4%	148 (71.2%)	9 (4.3%)	11 (5.3%)	4 (1.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.9%)	$14,584	32.3	38.9	588	35	270013303031
624	Pullman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Selby Ave	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3601	420	35	11.8	39.8%	215 (51.2%)	33 (7.9%)	50 (11.9%)	65 (15.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.6%)	$14,778	32	32.1	640	16	273381001545
625	Robert Asp Elementary	Public	K-4	910 N 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-6300	580	43	13.3	53.1%	372 (64.1%)	57 (9.8%)	76 (13.1%)	8 (1.4%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$13,516	31.9	25.9	681	56	272142003509
626	Chisholm Elementary	Public	4-6	300 3rd Ave SW	Chisholm	55719	St. Louis County	Chisholm Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 254-5726	142	11	12.8	62.7%	127 (89.4%)	4 (2.8%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$12,075	31.9	41.1	574	52	270891000356
627	Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 671-1557	302	29	10.2	40.1%	268 (88.7%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$3,193	31.8	51.6	476	151	271359000701
628	Norman County East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Main Ave W	Twin Valley	56584	Norman County	Norman County East School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 584-5151	95	12	7.9	47.4%	75 (78.9%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$14,691	31.7	19	729	101	270010100622
629	Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2680 Upper Afton Rd	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 702-8200	898	51	17.7	65.1%	222 (24.7%)	183 (20.4%)	169 (18.8%)	231 (25.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.5%)	$12,340	31.6	27.6	671	42	272385001166
630	St. James Northside Elementary	Public	K-5	1273 10th Ave N	Saint James	56081	Watonwan County	St. James Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 375-3325	502	38	13.3	59.0%	176 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (63.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$13,011	31.5	40.5	579	51	273360001506
631	Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E 1st St S	Truman	56088	Martin County	Truman Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 776-2111	136	14	9.9	57.4%	115 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.8%)	$13,534	31.5	40.5	578	53	274068001692
632	W.H.A. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	205 Highland Ave W	Walker	56484	Cass County	Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 547-4261	369	33	11	61.8%	198 (53.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	5 (1.4%)	101 (27.4%)	3 (0.8%)	49 (13.3%)	$13,346	31.4	31.2	645	13	270291001736
633	Seward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2309 28th Ave South	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4950	576	47	12.1	47.7%	227 (39.4%)	162 (28.1%)	74 (12.8%)	11 (1.9%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.8%)		31.4	23.2	708	75	272124005515
634	Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	215 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 632-2400	450	40	11.1	52.2%	387 (86.0%)	9 (2.0%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$12,842	31.1	30.4	650	16	270002200431
635	Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School	Public	K-5	101 9th Ave NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-8800	139	8	16.8	23.7%	121 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$8,273	31	57.7	412	223	270741003651
636	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Meadow Ln	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8400	454	35	13	58.8%	243 (53.5%)	29 (6.4%)	143 (31.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	$13,994	31	31.8	643	7	272805001231
637	Kelliher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	345 4th St NW	Kelliher	56650	Beltrami County	Kelliher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 647-8286	168	12	13.4	68.5%	100 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$18,766	30.9	35.3	617	20	271701000786
638	Burnside Elementary	Public	2-4	5001 Learning Ln	Red Wing	55066	Goodhue County	Red Wing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 385-4700	493	36	13.7	40.6%	340 (69.0%)	18 (3.7%)	68 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.3%)	$11,502	30.8	35.4	614	24	273048001292
639	Sauk Centre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	901 State Rd	Sauk Centre	56378	Stearns County	Sauk Centre Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 352-6521	368	36	10	41.0%	274 (74.5%)	1 (0.3%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$10,607	30.7	34.7	624	15	273285001427
640	Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Medicine Lake Rd	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7400	359	30	11.8	73.0%	80 (22.3%)	152 (42.3%)	59 (16.4%)	17 (4.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.8%)	$15,287	30.5	21.2	716	76	273178001327
641	Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7830 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3801	425	36	11.8	48.0%	218 (51.3%)	47 (11.1%)	59 (13.9%)	51 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.5%)	$14,724	30.5	37.5	598	43	273381001538
642	South Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Stine Dr	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4225	163	14	11.3	43.6%	137 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	$13,558	30.5	35.5	612	30	270759000328
643	L.H. Tanglen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10901 Hillside Ln	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 988-4900	521	45	11.5	47.6%	244 (46.8%)	146 (28.0%)	48 (9.2%)	30 (5.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	$13,279	30.4	34.2	626	17	271426001887
644	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 9th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3300	600	0		48.8%	270 (45.0%)	87 (14.5%)	124 (20.7%)	48 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.5%)	$15,056	30.3	28.7	662	18	273180000993
645	Renville County West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 NE 3rd St	Renville	56284	Renville County	Renville County West Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 329-8368	329	27	12.2	45.6%	193 (58.7%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (39.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,501	30.3	32.7	633	12	270016301417
646	Babbitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	30 South Dr	Babbitt	55706	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 827-3101	95	10	9.8	62.1%	84 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$16,195	30	37.1	601	45	270000800158
647	Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 245-0865	245	14	17.5	89.0%	2 (0.8%)	240 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)		29.9	16.7	750	103	270041012835
648	Southgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 19th Ave SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1300	539	40	13.6	55.7%	242 (44.9%)	26 (4.8%)	160 (29.7%)	76 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	22 (4.1%)	$13,247	29.9	36.6	603	45	270345002230
649	Ogilvie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 272-5055	264	16	16	45.1%	256 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$14,031	29.9	40.3	581	68	272397001188
650	Isanti Intermediate School	Public	3-5	101 9th Ave NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 552-8800	422	28	15.3	40.0%	358 (84.8%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.5%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$11,215	29.8	34.9	621	29	270741003705
651	Fisher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	313 Park Ave	Fisher	56723	Polk County	Fisher Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 891-4105	123	10	12.6	50.4%	95 (77.2%)	1 (0.8%)	22 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$12,852	29.8	30.4	651		271218000587
652	Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	Public	K-4	880 Osborne Rd NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5800	558	36	15.6	40.0%	194 (34.8%)	28 (5.0%)	289 (51.8%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$12,009	29.8	36.1	604	48	273333001467
653	Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Highway 7	Hopkins	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 988-4300	504	40	12.5	47.4%	201 (39.9%)	155 (30.8%)	98 (19.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	$17,904	29.8	18.2	734	81	271426002206
654	Noble Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9477 Decatur Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55445	Hennepin County	Noble Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 592-7706	395	20	19.3	68.9%	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	12 (3.0%)	341 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,713	29.6	31.2	646	8	270029503727
655	Green Central Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3416 4th Ave S	Minneapolis	55408	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-3730	594	45	13.2	54.9%	167 (28.1%)	5 (0.8%)	394 (66.3%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$22,453	29.3	28.1	667	12	272124001879
656	Three Rivers Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-6	17267 Yale St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Three Rivers Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 595-1213	119	7	15.8	30.3%	106 (89.1%)	4 (3.4%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)		29.3	17	747	91	270044905163
657	Centerview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10365 Davenport Street NE	Blaine	55449	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 600-5500	685	46	14.8	56.8%	286 (41.8%)	120 (17.5%)	95 (13.9%)	102 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.7%)	$10,334	29.2	23.5	705	48	273333005028
658	Discovery Woods	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	604 N 7th St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Discovery Woods	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 828-8200	101	11	8.9	64.4%	77 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (17.8%)	$9,692	29	29.4	658		270036904444
659	Castle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6675 50th St N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 748-6700	630	37	16.8	64.8%	172 (27.3%)	104 (16.5%)	125 (19.8%)	174 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	$14,340	28.7	42	567	92	272385002182
660	Oak Hill Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 County Road 136	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6000	878	59	14.8	66.4%	266 (30.3%)	486 (55.4%)	46 (5.2%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	45 (5.1%)	$13,981	28.6	29	660		273351002285
661	Edward Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13409 Upton Ave S	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3100	377	26	14.4	59.7%	101 (26.8%)	78 (20.7%)	140 (37.1%)	24 (6.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$16,459	28.5	23.5	707	46	270729000296
662	Athlos Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10100 Noble Pkwy N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Athlos Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 777-8942	807	44	18.3	76.3%	35 (4.3%)	578 (71.6%)	61 (7.6%)	17 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (14.0%)	$12,945	28.4	23.6	702	40	270009601892
663	Bagley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Bagley Ave NW	Bagley	56621	Clearwater County	Bagley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 694-6528	482	43	11.2	59.1%	333 (69.1%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.6%)	$13,007	28.1	26.2	678	15	270357000164
664	Team Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	220 17th Ave NE	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Team Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 833-8326	101	18	5.6	81.2%	53 (52.5%)	5 (5.0%)	36 (35.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	$14,333	27.9	18.2	735	71	270024103341
665	Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-2246	396	34	11.5	72.7%	16 (4.0%)	144 (36.4%)	125 (31.6%)	87 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$16,790	27.7	34.8	622	43	272520001212
666	Richfield Stem School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7020 12th Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 798-6600	604	57	10.6	45.7%	253 (41.9%)	86 (14.2%)	173 (28.6%)	21 (3.5%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.1%)	$15,817	27.6	28.1	666		273175001312
667	Appleton-Milan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	349 S Edquist St	Appleton	56208	Swift County	Lac qui Parle Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 289-1114	230	17	13.2	61.7%	98 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (42.2%)	9 (3.9%)	$12,120	27.5	18.7	732	65	270012500129
668	Jj Hill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	998 Selby Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 293-8720	360	26	13.8	35.0%	196 (54.4%)	72 (20.0%)	30 (8.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.4%)	$15,611	27.4	23.6	700	32	273384001173
669	Neveln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1918 E Oakland Ave	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1600	381	30	12.6	63.0%	131 (34.4%)	28 (7.3%)	146 (38.3%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	15 (3.9%)	$13,419	27.3	17.2	745	76	270345000153
670	New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1000 5th Ave SE	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-6362	219	21	10.5	59.4%	182 (83.1%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (11.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$21,781	27.1	31.9	642	28	270027703616
671	Edinbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8925 Zane Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 493-4737	701	48	14.4	60.3%	78 (11.1%)	300 (42.8%)	77 (11.0%)	171 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.7%)	$13,762	27.1	27.5	672	1	272520002211
672	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13875 Glendale Ave	Savage	55378	Scott County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 707-3800	472	36	13.2	64.2%	88 (18.6%)	180 (38.1%)	120 (25.4%)	39 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	$17,785	27	28.7	663	9	270729002233
673	Ellen Hopkins Elementary	Public	K-4	2020 S 11th St	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-4300	616	43	14.2	71.9%	285 (46.3%)	159 (25.8%)	104 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$12,351	27	23.5	704	31	272142003510
674	Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1120 10th Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6450	250	21	12.1	52.4%	203 (81.2%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	$12,674	26.9	52.2	468	206	270609000252
675	Tower-Soudan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	415 N 2nd St	Tower	55790	St. Louis County	St. Louis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 753-4040	95	9	10.9	58.9%	45 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	4 (4.2%)	30 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.6%)	$24,490	26.9			(n/a)	270000801684
676	Bultum Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1555 40th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Bultum Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 450-3522	249	20	12.5	83.1%	10 (4.0%)	239 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		26.8	29.6	657	19	270048105567
677	Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 428-1890	300	28	10.9	35.0%	220 (73.3%)	20 (6.7%)	20 (6.7%)	7 (2.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	$14,535	26.6	31.6	644	33	270036004104
678	Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5500	298	30	9.9	66.4%	84 (28.2%)	49 (16.4%)	111 (37.2%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (9.7%)	$15,844	26.5	24.3	697	19	270579000640
679	Urban Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	416	34	12.2	98.8%	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.1%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,951	26.2	25.8	682	3	270035304173
680	Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	824 7th St SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 214-6688	672	55	12.2	68.5%	208 (31.0%)	105 (15.6%)	316 (47.0%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$12,983	26.1	35.5	613	67	274272002445
681	Lake Of The Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	236 15th Ave SW	Baudette	56623	Lake of the Woods County	Lake Of The Woods School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 634-2510	234	17	13.5	35.5%	194 (82.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	5 (2.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	$13,467	26.1	35.3	616	65	271757000808
682	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Parshall St	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6700	473	34	13.8	72.9%	145 (30.7%)	89 (18.8%)	211 (44.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$16,544	26.1	34.7	623	59	271176002675
683	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 9th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6330	704	52	13.6	68.9%	216 (30.7%)	294 (41.8%)	81 (11.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.8%)	$12,943	25.5	23.6	701	18	273351001487
684	Rochester Math & Science Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	415 16th St SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 252-5995	322	21	15.4	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	321 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,173	25.5	16.5	752	68	270024703308
685	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8989 Sycamore St NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-1600	454	39	11.5	61.7%	154 (33.9%)	120 (26.4%)	52 (11.5%)	73 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.9%)	$14,522	24.6	20.5	722	37	270318000095
686	Sejong Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2410 Stillwater Rd E	Maplewood	55119	Ramsey County	Sejong Academy of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 301-8722	196	17	11.6	85.2%	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	182 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$14,569	24.5	24.9	690	4	270038604695
687	Campbell-Tintah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	430 Connecticut Ave	Campbell	56522	Wilkin County	Campbell-Tintah Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 630-5311	66	6	11	27.3%	58 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$15,831	24.3	24.4	696	9	270745000319
688	Innovation Sci & Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3397 Coon Rapids Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Innovation Sci & Technical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 339-0642	83	7	12.5	95.2%	6 (7.2%)	71 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)		24.2	13.4	772	84	270046405322
689	Pratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	66 Malcolm Ave SE	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1122	196	25	7.8	76.5%	25 (12.8%)	115 (58.7%)	31 (15.8%)	5 (2.6%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	$14,170	23.9	17.4	743	54	272124003434
690	Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 W 108th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7200	339	26	12.8	50.7%	160 (47.2%)	75 (22.1%)	59 (17.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	$17,686	23.6	27.8	670	20	270579000240
691	Washington-Kosciusko Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	365 Mankato Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 494-2100	231	23	10.1	60.2%	139 (60.2%)	27 (11.7%)	22 (9.5%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.0%)	$15,593	23.5	35.1	618	73	274407001829
692	Sawtooth Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W 5th St	Grand Marais	55604	Cook County	Cook County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 387-2271	203	20	10.2	44.8%	139 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.8%)	$15,755	23.3	28.3	665	27	271311000658
693	Surad Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	128 8th Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Surad Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 805-2335	77	9	8.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	77 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		22.9			(n/a)	279145912733
694	River Trail Learning Center @ Lo Jacob	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 Coon Rapids Blvd NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-1900	153	77	1.9	66.7%	74 (48.4%)	38 (24.8%)	12 (7.8%)	5 (3.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.4%)	$60,958	22.9	23.5	706	12	270318000005
695	Bridge View Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	350 Colborne St	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8640	115	23	4.9	79.1%	17 (14.8%)	37 (32.2%)	9 (7.8%)	44 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	$43,489	22.3			(n/a)	273384002189
696	Alice Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Minnetonka Mills Rd	Hopkins	55343	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 988-4200	467	36	13	55.0%	142 (30.4%)	151 (32.3%)	116 (24.8%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.5%)	$15,052	22.2	23.6	703	7	271426001886
697	Granada Huntley East Chain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Reynolds St	Granada	56039	Martin County	Granada Huntley East Chain	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 447-2211	138	10	13.5	57.2%	120 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$9,679	22.2	28	668	29	271304000152
698	Wakanda Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Best Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 876-4105	282	9	31.3	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	278 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)		22.1	8.5	806	108	270030912832
699	Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Mississippi St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5200	432	44	9.8	63.9%	130 (30.1%)	142 (32.9%)	80 (18.5%)	29 (6.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	$15,056	21.9	32.9	632	67	271242000612
700	Modern Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	111 Dean Avenue West	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Modern Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 358-8148	204	14	14.5	26.0%	158 (77.5%)	11 (5.4%)	10 (4.9%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)		21.9	30.5	649	51	270045605224

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