Best Schools in Farmington, Minnesota

Farmington, Minnesota's 9 ranked public schools average 6.2 out of 10 citywide — a moderate baseline that obscures meaningful variation at the top. Three schools, or 33% of Farmington's ranked options, score 7.0 or above. All three sit at levels where families have the most direct ability to act on the data: the elementary years and into the high school.

The elementary tier is where Farmington's strongest schools are concentrated. Meadowview Elementary leads the city at 8.6 out of 10 — the top score across all 9 ranked schools. Great Oaks Academy - Grammar follows at 8.4, putting two high-performing elementary options on the board. The spread between these schools and the 6.2 city average is wide enough that which elementary a home address feeds into becomes the most consequential variable in a Farmington school search.

Farmington High School scores 7.2, placing it above the city average and within the top-performing third of the city's schools. Students who move through Meadowview or Great Oaks enter a high school that sustains rather than undercuts their earlier gains. Akin Road Elementary (6.7) and Riverview Elementary (6.5) land in the city's middle band — both respectable in absolute terms, but separated from Meadowview by 1.9 to 2.1 points. That gap is real and compounds across multiple elementary years.

Farmington is a city where address research pays off. The upper path through the district is legitimate — two high-scoring elementaries feeding into a solid high school. But the 6.2 citywide average signals uneven terrain below the surface. Parents targeting Meadowview or Great Oaks should pull boundary maps early and confirm which elementary a specific home address feeds before committing. If the target address falls outside the desired zone, check open enrollment policies before the application window closes.