Best Elementary Schools in Minnesota for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Minnesota!

Every year, the Minnesota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Minnesota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 303)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
303	Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	1020 Third Street	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3101	561	30	18.6	18.4%	309 (55.1%)	16 (2.9%)	180 (32.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.4%)	$11,755							0.0%	58.4%	58.37%			273381004232
302	Escuela Exitos	Public, Charter	K-8	4741 Zealand Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Escuela Exitos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 421-0152	231	18	12.6	59.7%	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								0.3%	0.3%	0.01%			270046705433
301	Las Estrellas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 University Ave NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1130	401	42	9.5	78.6%	60 (15.0%)	22 (5.5%)	305 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$22,850							0.7%	4.2%	3.58%			272124002178
300	Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	807 27th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2930	304	26	11.6	96.7%	28 (9.2%)	150 (49.3%)	84 (27.6%)	6 (2.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	$20,041							1.0%	1.5%	0.50%			272124002699
299	Brooklyn Center Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 59th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-4480	708	61	11.6	79.9%	46 (6.5%)	326 (46.0%)	205 (29.0%)	77 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	$13,813							1.3%	0.8%	0.52%			270624000274
298	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 West 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4170	491	43	11.3	85.3%	61 (12.4%)	147 (29.9%)	218 (44.4%)	11 (2.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.0%)	$15,943							1.7%	2.5%	0.87%			272124002700
297	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							2.0%	31.4%	29.44%			273239002302
296	Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1801 Lacrosse Ave	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Academias La Paz	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 778-2940	336	0		88.7%	36 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$14,606							2.3%	0.0%	2.31%			270018503138
295	Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4405	534	34	15.6	78.3%	82 (15.4%)	123 (23.0%)	273 (51.1%)	26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$14,593							2.6%	7.1%	4.47%			270951000398
294	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							3.0%	23.6%	20.65%			273175001312

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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.