Top Ranked Counties with Best Public Schools in Minnesota
The top ranked counties for public schools in Minnesota are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a county 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 Counties with Best Public Schools in Minnesota (2021)
County
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
18%
(13 out of 72)
(13 out of 72)
17%
(3 out of 18)
(3 out of 18)
- Carlos Elementary School
Rank: #86 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 70-79%) - Evansville Elementary School
Rank: #118 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%) - Lincoln Elementary School
Rank: #133 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Douglas County, MN Schools
17%
(15 out of 90)
(15 out of 90)
- St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower
Rank: #3 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%) - Gate 4/5
Rank: #4 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%) - St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper
Rank: #6 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Washington County, MN Schools
15%
(4 out of 26)
(4 out of 26)
- Bridges Community Elementary School
Rank: #29 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - St. Clair Elementary School
Rank: #84 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 78%) - Eagle Lake Elementary School
Rank: #118 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 76%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Blue Earth County, MN Schools
14%
(6 out of 42)
(6 out of 42)
12%
(57 out of 481)
(57 out of 481)
- Lake Harriet Lower Elementary School
Rank: #2 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%) - Kimberly Lane Elementary School
Rank: #6 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 87%) - Normandale Elementary School
Rank: #11 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 92% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Hennepin County, MN Schools
10%
(6 out of 62)
(6 out of 62)
10%
(6 out of 61)
(6 out of 61)
- Holdingford Elementary School
Rank: #71 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 75%) - Richmond Elementary School
Rank: #100 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Oak Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #103 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 73%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Stearns County, MN Schools
9%
(13 out of 142)
(13 out of 142)
- Atheneum Elementary School
Rank: #1 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Shannon Park Elementary School
Rank: #26 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 82%) - Eastview Elementary School
Rank: #33 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 80%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Dakota County, MN Schools
9%
(6 out of 65)
(6 out of 65)
- Byron Intermediate School
Rank: #20 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 81%) - Friedell Middle School
Rank: #59 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 84%) - Washington Elementary School
Rank: #118 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Olmsted County, MN Schools
8%
(9 out of 112)
(9 out of 112)
5%
(12 out of 249)
(12 out of 249)
- Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy
Rank: #5 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - Nova Classical Academy Upper School
Rank: #8 of 1,793 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 89%) - Turtle Lake Elementary School
Rank: #19 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Ramsey County, MN Schools
4%
(4 out of 89)
(4 out of 89)
- Congdon Elementary School
Rank: #37 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%) - Lester Park Elementary School
Rank: #50 of 1,793 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 85%) - Lakewood Elementary School
Rank: #166 of 1,793 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked St. Louis County, MN Schools
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