Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Minnesota
The top ranked towns and cities for public schools in Minnesota are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Minnesota (2021)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
100%
(3 out of 3)
(3 out of 3)
75%
(3 out of 4)
(3 out of 4)
- Minnetonka West Middle School
Rank: #37 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 88%) - Minnewashta Elementary School
Rank: #59 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 82%) - Excelsior Elementary School
Rank: #351 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 72%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Excelsior, MN Schools
75%
(3 out of 4)
(3 out of 4)
67%
(4 out of 6)
(4 out of 6)
- Big Woods Elementary School
Rank: #43 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 82%) - St. Michael-albertville Middle East
Rank: #253 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 78%) - Fieldstone Elementary School
Rank: #278 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 72%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Saint Michael, MN Schools
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Rush Creek Elementary School
Rank: #107 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 79%) - Weaver Lake Science Math & Technical School
Rank: #319 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 74%) - Basswood Elementary School
Rank: #376 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 73%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Maple Grove, MN Schools
50%
(4 out of 8)
(4 out of 8)
50%
(7 out of 14)
(7 out of 14)
- Kimberly Lane Elementary School
Rank: #15 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 87%) - Greenwood Elementary School
Rank: #30 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 84%) - Plymouth Creek Elementary School
Rank: #32 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Plymouth, MN Schools
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
35%
(6 out of 17)
(6 out of 17)
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
31%
(4 out of 13)
(4 out of 13)
- Minnetonka East Middle School
Rank: #60 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 85%) - Scenic Heights Elementary School
Rank: #82 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 80%) - Groveland Elementary School
Rank: #119 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Minnetonka, MN Schools
29%
(5 out of 17)
(5 out of 17)
- Eagle Ridge Academy Lower School
Rank: #132 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 78%) - Cedar Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #240 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 79%) - Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School
Rank: #298 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 80%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Eden Prairie, MN Schools
22%
(4 out of 18)
(4 out of 18)
- St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower
Rank: #10 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%) - Gate 4/5
Rank: #11 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%) - St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper
Rank: #15 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Stillwater, MN Schools
13%
(3 out of 24)
(3 out of 24)
- Bridges Community Elementary School
Rank: #88 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Franklin Elementary School
Rank: #370 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 70%) - Hoover Elementary School
Rank: #396 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 76%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mankato, MN Schools
10%
(4 out of 40)
(4 out of 40)
- Congdon Elementary School
Rank: #104 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%) - Lester Park Elementary School
Rank: #122 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 85%) - Lakewood Elementary School
Rank: #365 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Duluth, MN Schools
9%
(4 out of 46)
(4 out of 46)
- Friedell Middle School
Rank: #139 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 84%) - Washington Elementary School
Rank: #278 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%) - Montessori At Franklin
Rank: #356 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Rochester, MN Schools
8%
(25 out of 332)
(25 out of 332)
- Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy
Rank: #13 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - Nova Classical Academy Upper School
Rank: #19 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 89%) - Turtle Lake Elementary School
Rank: #44 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Saint Paul, MN Schools
6%
(25 out of 407)
(25 out of 407)
- Lake Harriet Lower Elementary School
Rank: #3 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%) - Normandale Elementary School
Rank: #29 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 92% | Reading: 83%) - Elementary Lighthouse
Rank: #39 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Minneapolis, MN Schools
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