National Minority Commission of India has identified Muslims as religious minority along with Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains. Among these groups Muslims are the largest one. Overall development of any country depends on the development of every segment of its populations. In spite of being the largest minority group Muslims are lagging behind in education sector in comparison to other community. After implementation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Right to Education Act, 2009 some remarkable progress in elementary education has been noticed. In this context, the researchers attempted to explore the educational development of Muslim minority group, particularly in the field of elementary education. Attempts were also made to compare the above mentioned dimensions between Muslim minority and other community children. Data collected from 250 Muslim and 100 from other community families of the rural areas of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal by applying multi-stage random sampling technique and using self-made household survey schedule. The study revealed that literacy which is the first step to education is lowest of the Muslim minority. Enrolment of Muslim children is lower than their share in the population. Dropout rate of the community is higher than other communities. Despite of overall improvement in educational status of the Muslim minority after implementation of SSA and RTE Act, 2009; the rate of progress is still slower than other community. The study revealed a ray of hope that parental attitude towards girls’ education has been changing in a positive manner and as a result literacy rate and net enrolment ratio became higher and dropout rate became lower for Muslim girls than boys. The study suggests that continuous and comprehensive attention is needed for increasing the literacy rate, enrolment, maintaining teacher pupil ratio, addressing adverse socio-cultural and economic realities as these are the keys in removing educational backwardness of Muslim minority group.