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 Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 276)	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)
270810000336	1	Golden Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 School Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 792-5900	398	26	15.6	27.4%	242 (60.8%)	40 (10.1%)	47 (11.8%)	36 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.5%)	$12,470							99.6%	82.6%	17.03%
270579000640	2	Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5500	346	25	13.6	55.8%	94 (27.2%)	106 (30.6%)	90 (26.0%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.2%)	$15,844							99.3%	17.3%	82.00%
274216002307	3	Kimberly Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	17405 Old Rockford Rd	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5600	563	35	16.1	5.0%	245 (43.5%)	31 (5.5%)	24 (4.3%)	228 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	$11,920							98.9%	99.4%	0.50%
270036404423	4	Eagle Ridge Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	11111 Bren Road W	Minnetonka	55343	Hennepin County	Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 746-7760	819	53	15.4	13.6%	186 (22.7%)	158 (19.3%)	11 (1.3%)	424 (51.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	$9,377							98.6%	96.1%	2.46%
270318000120	5	Ramsey Elementary	Public	K-5	15100 Nowthen Blvd	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4000	654	45	14.5	33.6%	400 (61.2%)	133 (20.3%)	35 (5.4%)	30 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.0%)	$11,511							98.2%	70.1%	28.13%
270318003058	6	Rum River Elementary	Public	K-5	16950 Verdin St NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-8200	799	54	14.8	13.9%	649 (81.2%)	25 (3.1%)	40 (5.0%)	36 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	$12,464							97.8%	96.3%	1.49%
270024505383	7	SET Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 722-2555	271	3	81.6	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	270 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								97.5%	48.4%	49.06%
273384004683	8	Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1845 Sheridan Ave W	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 744-4770	379	26	14.5	30.9%	113 (29.8%)	17 (4.5%)	30 (7.9%)	127 (33.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (24.0%)	$14,078							97.1%	98.7%	1.60%
273239004981	9	East Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4715 162nd Street	Lakeville	55044	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7782	795	48	16.4	7.7%	537 (67.5%)	72 (9.1%)	56 (7.0%)	70 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	$10,749							96.7%	86.2%	10.59%
273006002679	10	Glendale Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Connelly Pkwy	Savage	55378	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 226-0200	554	33	16.6	15.5%	356 (64.3%)	76 (13.7%)	27 (4.9%)	41 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	$11,000							96.4%	87.1%	9.28%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Math, MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2023, 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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.