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Top 100 traditional public schools in Minnesota (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    91
    Bayview ElementaryWaconia · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 530 students
  2. 2
    91
    Gate 4/5Stillwater · Public Elementary95% Math proficiency · 64 students
  3. 3
    91
    Lincoln K-8 SchoolRochester · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 506 students
  4. 4
    90
    Minnewashta ElementaryExcelsior · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 880 students
  5. 5
    90
    Scenic Heights ElementaryMinnetonka · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 930 students
  6. 6
    90
    Plymouth Creek ElementaryPlymouth · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 678 students
  7. 7
    89
    Atheneum ElementaryInver Grove Heights · Public Elementary97.5% Math proficiency · 69 students
  8. 8
    89
    Kimberly Lane ElementaryPlymouth · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 534 students
  9. 9
    89
    Hilltop Primary SchoolMinnetrista · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 422 students
  10. 10
    89
    Minnetonka West MiddleExcelsior · Public Middle85% Math proficiency · 1,297 students
  11. 11
    89
    Shannon Park ElementaryRosemount · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 508 students
  12. 12
    89
    Washington Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 334 students
  13. 13
    89
    Lester Park ElementaryDuluth · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 510 students
  14. 14
    88
    Byron Primary SchoolByron · Public Elementary18.1% Free/reduced-price lunch · 519 students
  15. 15
    88
    Laketown ElementaryWaconia · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 530 students
  16. 16
    88
    Folwell Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 352 students
  17. 17
    88
    Chisago Lakes El.Chisago City · Public Elementary17.3% Free/reduced-price lunch · 347 students
  18. 18
    88
    Oak Ridge Early Learning CenterSartell · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 288 students
  19. 19
    88
    Excelsior ElementaryExcelsior · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 707 students
  20. 20
    88
    Minnetonka East MiddleMinnetonka · Public Middle81% Math proficiency · 1,320 students
  21. 21
    88
    Monticello Nature Based EducationMonticello · Public Elementary23.1% Free/reduced-price lunch · 65 students
  22. 22
    87
    Greenwood ElementaryPlymouth · Public Elementary91% Math proficiency · 762 students
  23. 23
    87
    Liberty Ridge ElementaryWoodbury · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 801 students
  24. 24
    87
    Creek Valley ElementaryEdina · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 586 students
  25. 25
    87
    Mendota ElementaryMendota Heights · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 358 students
  26. 26
    87
    Shirley Hills Primary SchoolMound · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 447 students
  27. 27
    87
    Delano ElementaryDelano · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 744 students
  28. 28
    87
    Normandale ElementaryEdina · Public Elementary91% Math proficiency · 652 students
  29. 29
    87
    Churchill ElementaryCloquet · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 351 students
  30. 30
    87
    Turtle Lake ElementaryShoreview · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 985 students
  31. 31
    87
    Barnesville Elementary SchoolBarnesville · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 490 students
  32. 32
    87
    Deephaven ElementaryWayzata · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 681 students
  33. 33
    87
    Highlands ElementaryEdina · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 564 students
  34. 34
    87
    Richmond ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 135 students
  35. 35
    87
    Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolPlymouth · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 762 students
  36. 36
    86
    Bridges Community ElementaryNorth Mankato · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 251 students
  37. 37
    86
    Chanhassen ElementaryChanhassen · Public Elementary75% Math proficiency · 447 students
  38. 38
    86
    Hills-Beaver Creek ElementaryBeaver Creek · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 153 students
  39. 39
    86
    Minneota ElementaryMinneota · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 258 students
  40. 40
    86
    Orono Intermediate ElementaryLong Lake · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 663 students
  41. 41
    86
    Xinxing AcademyHopkins · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 238 students
  42. 42
    86
    Pine Island ElementaryPine Island · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 610 students
  43. 43
    86
    Grandview Middle SchoolMound · Public Middle84% Math proficiency · 606 students
  44. 44
    85
    Armatage ElementaryMinneapolis · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 377 students
  45. 45
    85
    Centerville ElementaryCenterville · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 607 students
  46. 46
    85
    Lakeview ElementaryLakeville · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 588 students
  47. 47
    85
    Somerset ElementaryMendota Heights · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 412 students
  48. 48
    85
    Waconia Middle SchoolWaconia · Public Middle72% Math proficiency · 885 students
  49. 49
    85
    Delano Intermediate SchoolDelano · Public Middle74% Math proficiency · 555 students
  50. 50
    85
    Byron Intermediate SchoolByron · Public Elementary85% Math proficiency · 551 students
  51. 51
    85
    Groveland ElementaryMinnetonka · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 903 students
  52. 52
    85
    Oak Point ElementaryEden Prairie · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 684 students
  53. 53
    85
    Concord ElementaryEdina · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 741 students
  54. 54
    85
    Eagle Heights Spanish ImmersionEden Prairie · Public Elementary71% Math proficiency · 759 students
  55. 55
    85
    Hancock ElementaryHancock · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 233 students
  56. 56
    85
    Cornelia ElementaryEdina · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 617 students
  57. 57
    85
    Lake Harriet Lower ElementaryMinneapolis · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 309 students
  58. 58
    85
    East Lake Elementary SchoolLakeville · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 844 students
  59. 59
    85
    Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial ElLake Crystal · Public Elementary75% Math proficiency · 423 students
  60. 60
    85
    Winterquist ElementaryEsko · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 684 students
  61. 61
    85
    Gibbs Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 675 students
  62. 62
    85
    Gleason Lake ElementaryPlymouth · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 604 students
  63. 63
    84
    Clear Springs ElementaryMinnetonka · Public Elementary74% Math proficiency · 849 students
  64. 64
    84
    Holdingford ElementaryHoldingford · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 589 students
  65. 65
    84
    Burroughs ElementaryMinneapolis · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 481 students
  66. 66
    84
    Otter Lake ElementaryWhite Bear Lake · Public Elementary71% Math proficiency · 492 students
  67. 67
    84
    Cherry View ElementaryLakeville · Public Elementary75% Math proficiency · 599 students
  68. 68
    84
    Chatfield ElementaryBelle Plaine · Public Elementary30.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 308 students
  69. 69
    84
    McKinley ElementaryHam Lake · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 636 students
  70. 70
    84
    Spring Creek ElementaryNorthfield · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 445 students
  71. 71
    84
    Big Woods ElementarySaint Michael · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 656 students
  72. 72
    84
    Chatfield Elementary SchoolChatfield · Public Elementary74% Math proficiency · 469 students
  73. 73
    84
    Hale ElementaryMinneapolis · Public Elementary85% Math proficiency · 326 students
  74. 74
    84
    Valley View MiddleEdina · Public Middle77% Math proficiency · 1,003 students
  75. 75
    84
    Mahtomedi MiddleMahtomedi · Public Middle79% Math proficiency · 761 students
  76. 76
    84
    St. Michael ElementarySaint Michael · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 654 students
  77. 77
    84
    Valley Crossing ElementaryWoodbury · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 734 students
  78. 78
    84
    Waterville ElementaryWaterville · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 264 students
  79. 79
    84
    Houston ElementaryHouston · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 247 students
  80. 80
    84
    Jonathan ElementaryChaska · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 541 students
  81. 81
    84
    Wayzata Central MiddlePlymouth · Public Middle79% Math proficiency · 1,342 students
  82. 82
    84
    Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion AcademySaint Paul · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 431 students
  83. 83
    83
    Andover ElementaryAndover · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 1,165 students
  84. 84
    83
    Century Middle SchoolLakeville · Public Middle79% Math proficiency · 950 students
  85. 85
    83
    Hanover ElementaryHanover · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 368 students
  86. 86
    83
    Dover-Eyota ElementaryEyota · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 509 students
  87. 87
    83
    Foley ElementaryFoley · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 552 students
  88. 88
    83
    Lake Marion ElementaryLakeville · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 727 students
  89. 89
    83
    Highland ElementaryApple Valley · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 662 students
  90. 90
    83
    Minnewaska Area ElementaryGlenwood · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 317 students
  91. 91
    83
    Prairie View ElementaryEden Prairie · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 628 students
  92. 92
    83
    Red Rock ElementaryWoodbury · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 596 students
  93. 93
    83
    Eastview Education CenterMonticello · Public Elementary38.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 301 students
  94. 94
    83
    Cottage Grove ElementaryCottage Grove · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 432 students
  95. 95
    83
    Grey Cloud ElementaryCottage Grove · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 797 students
  96. 96
    83
    Little Mountain ElementaryMonticello · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 576 students
  97. 97
    83
    O.h. Anderson ElementaryMahtomedi · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 656 students
  98. 98
    83
    WestWood ElementaryPrior Lake · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 505 students
  99. 99
    83
    Hawley ElementaryHawley · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 579 students
  100. 100
    83
    Rogers ElementaryRogers · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 693 students

Bayview Elementary in Waconia leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Minnesota with a Success Index (US) of 91.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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What is the best public school in Minnesota?

Bayview Elementary in Waconia ranks first among traditional public schools in Minnesota with a Success Index (US) of 91.4 out of 100 (Enrollment: 530).

How are traditional public schools in Minnesota ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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