2010 City Rankings - Minnesota Elementary Schools
The city rankings were calculated by taking the standardized tests used by Minnesota to determine the proficiency level across varying grades and subjects for elementary schools in the state. These school percentile ranks were then averaged for all elementary schools in each city and ordered from highest to lowest. The tests and subjects used to determine the percentile ranks can be found below. Learn more about how rankings are determined.
MCA-II Exams Used To Determine Rankings
- Math
- Reading
- Science
Find a City's Ranking:
| Rank | City Name | Percentile | Changed From 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnetrista, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 398 | 93.90 |  | |
| 2 | Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 127 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 93.56 |  1 |
| 3 | Randolph, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 288 | 92.87 | 27 | |
| 4 | Wayzata, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 513 | 92.69 | 7 | |
| 5 | Lakeland, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 497 | 92.16 | 9 | |
| 6 | Mound, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 929 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 92.14 |  1 |
| 7 | Mazeppa, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 312 | 91.15 | 79 | |
| 8 | Hanover, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 499 | 90.28 | 18 | |
| 9 | Viking, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 123 | 90.18 | 7 | |
| 10 | Edina, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 3,604 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 89.21 | 3 |
| 11 | Centerville, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 593 | 89.18 | 2 | |
| 12 | Iron, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 180 | 88.92 | 2 | |
| 13 | Battle Lake, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 259 | 88.84 | 24 | |
| 14 | Waconia, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,195 | 87.34 | 2 | |
| 15 | Annandale, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,144 | 87.04 | 5 | |
| 16 | Byron, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,208 | 87.00 | 3 | |
| 17 | Excelsior, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,481 | 85.42 | 4 | |
| 18 | Plymouth, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 5,154 Five elementary schools have won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 85.16 | 11 |
| 19 | Kensington, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 127 | 85.06 | 50 | |
| 20 | Ruthton, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 258 | 84.29 | 2 | |
| 21 | Long Lake, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 617 | 84.27 | 15 | |
| 22 | Delano, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,534 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 84.19 | 13 |
| 23 | Lanesboro, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 180 | 83.64 | 19 | |
| 24 | Lakefield, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 147 | 81.50 | 16 | |
| 25 | Avon, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 431 | 81.32 | 26 | |
| 26 | Blackduck, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 356 | 80.94 | 40 | |
| 27 | Holdingford, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 550 | 80.94 | 9 | |
| 28 | Brandon, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 152 | 80.46 | 1 | |
| 29 | Fisher, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 135 | 80.36 | 10 | |
| 30 | Luverne, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 571 | 80.25 | 88 | |
| 31 | Minnesota Lake, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 249 | 79.83 | 7 | |
| 32 | Eden Valley, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 428 | 79.55 | 28 | |
| 33 | Woodbury, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 4,422 | 79.13 | 1 | |
| 34 | Gaylord, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 316 | 79.06 | 339 | |
| 35 | Victoria, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 650 | 78.55 | 4 | |
| 36 | Garfield, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 149 | 78.42 | 23 | |
| 37 | Brooten, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 384 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 78.30 | 10 |
| 38 | Chanhassen, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,079 | 78.23 | 6 | |
| 39 | Dassel, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 374 | 77.74 | 16 | |
| 40 | Lakeville, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 9 | Total Enrollment: 4,733 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 77.71 | 12 |
| 41 | Wheaton, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 177 | 77.61 | 26 | |
| 42 | Lake Crystal, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 435 | 77.55 | 180 | |
| 43 | Audubon, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 319 | 77.35 | 217 | |
| 44 | Spring Valley, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 203 | 77.29 | 215 | |
| 45 | Waverly, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 213 | 77.29 | 141 | |
| 46 | Wabasha, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 290 | 76.99 | 5 | |
| 47 | Jackson, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 398 | 76.55 | 30 | |
| 48 | Glenwood, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 523 | 76.48 | 20 | |
| 49 | Beaver Creek, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 190 | 76.27 | 36 | |
| 50 | Karlstad, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 132 | 75.82 | 225 | |
| 51 | Goodhue, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 376 | 75.70 | 232 | |
| 52 | Mendota Heights, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,318 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 75.61 | 8 |
| 53 | Ham Lake, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 802 | 75.50 | 31 | |
| 54 | Chaska, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,932 | 75.24 | 65 | |
| 55 | Randall, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 139 | 75.07 | 44 | |
| 56 | Bayport, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 347 | 74.95 | 111 | |
| 57 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 4,959 | 74.88 | 1 | |
| 58 | Clinton, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 146 | 74.62 | 15 | |
| 59 | Elko New Market, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 630 | 74.59 | 3 | |
| 60 | Waseca, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,112 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 74.40 | 36 |
| 61 | Stewartville, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 807 | 74.40 | 69 | |
| 62 | Rushford, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 306 | 74.23 | 134 | |
| 63 | Ada, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 192 | 74.21 | 141 | |
| 64 | Hugo, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 921 | 73.99 | 12 | |
| 65 | Verndale, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 253 | 73.09 | 120 | |
| 66 | Gibbon, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 283 | 73.03 | 135 | |
| 67 | Minnetonka, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 3,538 | 72.96 | 10 | |
| 68 | Scandia, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 440 | 72.93 | 35 | |
| 69 | Zumbrota, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 394 | 72.63 | 16 | |
| 70 | Esko, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 616 | 72.39 | 24 | |
| 71 | Walnut Grove, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 238 | 71.92 | 42 | |
| 72 | Baxter, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,499 | 71.87 | 9 | |
| 73 | St. Francis, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 716 | 71.86 | 8 | |
| 74 | Barnesville, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 453 | 71.60 | 20 | |
| 75 | Hallock, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 122 | 71.54 | 124 | |
| 76 | Kenyon, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 273 | 71.54 | 60 | |
| 77 | Chisago City, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,072 | 71.48 | 75 | |
| 78 | Eagan, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 10 | Total Enrollment: 5,363 Two elementary schools have won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 71.10 | 25 |
| 79 | Stillwater, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 2,594 | 71.03 | 26 | |
| 80 | Shoreview, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,110 | 70.80 | 16 | |
| 81 | Appleton, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 168 | 70.51 | 264 | |
| 82 | Fosston, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 362 | 70.39 | 20 | |
| 83 | Caledonia, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 279 | 70.36 | 16 | |
| 84 | Fertile, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 239 | 70.11 | 14 | |
| 85 | Prior Lake, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,848 | 70.02 | 5 | |
| 86 | Springfield, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 272 | 69.94 | 3 | |
| 87 | Dayton, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 558 | 69.89 | 8 | |
| 88 | Grand Marais, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 227 | 69.88 | 216 | |
| 89 | Mahtomedi, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 644 | 69.84 | 31 | |
| 90 | Circle Pines, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 891 | 69.74 | 59 | |
| 91 | Braham, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 528 | 69.67 | 193 | |
| 92 | Thief River Falls, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 915 | 69.62 | 156 | |
| 93 | Kimball, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 354 | 69.54 | 140 | |
| 94 | Maynard, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 186 | 69.13 | 39 | |
| 95 | Argyle, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 187 | 69.12 | 53 | |
| 96 | Sartell, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,465 | 69.04 | 58 | |
| 97 | Frazee, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 512 | 68.83 | 141 | |
| 98 | St. Michael, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,678 | 68.76 | 18 | |
| 99 | Winsted, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 184 | 68.70 | 40 | |
| 100 | Ortonville, Minnesota Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 231 | 68.65 | - | |
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