South Washington County Schools

Summary:

The South Washington County Schools district in Minnesota encompasses 26 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 6 high schools, and 2 alternative schools, serving a diverse student population across the region.

The district is home to several standout institutions, such as East Ridge High School, which consistently ranks among the top high schools in Minnesota with exceptional academic performance and high graduation rates. At the elementary level, Valley Crossing Elementary and Liberty Ridge Elementary are recognized as top-performing schools, while Lake Middle School stands out as a high-achieving middle school in the district.

However, the district also exhibits a range of academic performance across its schools, with some elementary institutions, such as Pine Hill Elementary and Pullman Elementary, struggling to match the success of their higher-performing counterparts. This variation highlights the need for the district to identify and share best practices from its top-performing schools, while also addressing equity and providing additional support for schools facing greater socioeconomic challenges.

District Detail

7362 E Point Douglas Rd S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016-3025

(651) 425-6201

SchoolDigger Rank:
135^th of 463 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 19,360

Primary Schools: 18
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8855 Inwood Ave S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4101	308	29	10.5	40.3%	170 (55.2%)	30 (9.7%)	38 (12.3%)	39 (12.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.4%)	53.6	451^st of 881 public elementary schools	48.8%		45.4	526^th of 845 public elementary schools	37.8%	75	68.6	58.7	34.6					53.7	42.3	40.0	52.8					45.3	50.0			50.0	$15,934
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7830 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3801	418	36	11.6	49.5%	234 (56.0%)	48 (11.5%)	53 (12.7%)	44 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.3%)	37.5	598^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.1%		45.8	522^nd of 845 public elementary schools	38.2%	76	40.3	45.2	47.5					44.3	32.3	33.9	52.5					39.5	36.1			36.1	$14,724
Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8177 Hillside Tr S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4001	424	35	12.2	36.1%	262 (61.8%)	33 (7.8%)	45 (10.6%)	43 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)	61.3	363^rd of 881 public elementary schools	58.8%		50.8	473^rd of 845 public elementary schools	44.0%	110	56.7	60.3	49.3					55.6	47.8	37.0	67.2					50.2	58.2			58.2	$13,590
Newport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	851 6th Ave	Newport	55055	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-4301	275	27	10.2	60.7%	115 (41.8%)	44 (16.0%)	35 (12.7%)	53 (19.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.7%)	57.8	411^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.3%		45.4	528^th of 845 public elementary schools	37.5%	117	56.5	57.8	55.9					56.8	43.5	34.8	73.5					48.4	50.0			50.0	$16,288
Oltman Middle School	Public	6-8	6625 Goodview Avenue	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3509	1,002	51	19.5	32.7%	584 (58.3%)	94 (9.4%)	102 (10.2%)	136 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (8.1%)	53.6	244^th of 545 public middle schools	55.2%		52.6	244^th of 529 public middle schools	53.9%					40.5	40.0	38.2		39.5				52.2	40.7	34.8		42.3		26.6		26.6	$11,351
Park High School	Public	9-12	8040 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3702	1,957	91	21.5	30.8%	1,180 (60.3%)	177 (9.0%)	253 (12.9%)	196 (10.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (7.5%)	51.6	248^th of 480 public high schools	48.3%		54.7	227^th of 476 public high schools	52.3%	21							30.2	30.2							47.5	47.5			33.9	33.9	$11,998
Pine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9015 Hadley Ave S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3901	521	36	14.6	31.5%	304 (58.3%)	54 (10.4%)	56 (10.7%)	71 (13.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.0%)	37.5	596^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.3%		43.3	547^th of 845 public elementary schools	35.3%	49	42.4	51.7	32.9					42.5	37.6	34.5	51.2					40.8	37.8			37.8	$13,370
Pullman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Selby Ave	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3601	378	33	11.4	43.9%	213 (56.3%)	26 (6.9%)	52 (13.8%)	42 (11.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (10.8%)	32.1	640^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.4%		31.9	618^th of 845 public elementary schools	26.9%	22	37.3	49.2	28.8					38.4	31.0	28.8	54.2					38.1	35.6			35.6	$14,778
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Steepleview Rd	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4701	473	39	12.1	26.0%	280 (59.2%)	41 (8.7%)	37 (7.8%)	65 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.4%)	76.1	184^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.1%		70.6	243^rd of 845 public elementary schools	71.2%	59	74.3	77.7	51.1					66.7	54.9	66.3	63.5					62.1	50.5			50.5	$12,202
Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 School Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4601	462	43	10.6	40.5%	211 (45.7%)	54 (11.7%)	61 (13.2%)	80 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.9%)	37.8	595^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.5%		45	531^st of 845 public elementary schools	37.2%	64	44.1	40.3	31.1					37.7	44.9	32.3	51.7					44.1	39.3			39.3	$14,186
Woodbury High School	Public	9-12	2665 Woodlane Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4409	1,948	76	25.4	20.7%	1,105 (56.7%)	232 (11.9%)	195 (10.0%)	257 (13.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (7.9%)	82.5	59^th of 480 public high schools	87.7%		90.9	25^th of 476 public high schools	94.7%	34							52.6	52.6							62.6	62.6			47.1	47.1	$11,603
South Washington Alternative High School	Public	7-12	8400 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-7001	92	12	7.4	58.7%	35 (38.0%)	20 (21.7%)	19 (20.7%)	7 (7.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.9%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0													$24,479
Ages 3-5 Early Childhood Special Educational	Public	PK	8400 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6121	561	11	49.6	27.5%	312 (55.6%)	64 (11.4%)	55 (9.8%)	70 (12.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.8%)								(n/a)																					$41,652
Access	Public	10-12	8400 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-2341	10	0			3 (30.0%)	1 (10.0%)	3 (30.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)																					$8,857
Woodbury Middle School	Public	6-8	1425 School Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4501	1,098	48	22.7	23.4%	654 (59.6%)	116 (10.6%)	123 (11.2%)	116 (10.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (7.8%)	71	136^th of 545 public middle schools	75.0%		77.2	92^nd of 529 public middle schools	82.6%	44				46.0	46.6	46.5		46.4				53.4	47.6	50.3		50.4		37.8		37.8	$11,011
Grey Cloud Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 Indian Blvd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4201	774	51	15.1	17.6%	529 (68.3%)	66 (8.5%)	53 (6.8%)	77 (9.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	68.9	266^th of 881 public elementary schools	69.8%		61.8	349^th of 845 public elementary schools	58.7%	83	67.0	67.5	50.0					61.4	58.8	51.6	58.7					56.3	49.2			49.2	$12,798
Middleton Elementary	Public	K-5	9105 Lake Rd	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4901	583	34	17.1	18.9%	380 (65.2%)	47 (8.1%)	41 (7.0%)	59 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.3%)	68.5	274^th of 881 public elementary schools	68.9%		76.5	187^th of 845 public elementary schools	77.9%	87	61.7	73.2	55.8					63.6	46.1	50.5	69.2					54.9	48.5			48.5	$12,463
Cottage Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	9775 Indian Blvd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6804	972	59	16.4	30.9%	600 (61.7%)	87 (9.0%)	107 (11.0%)	92 (9.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.5%)	53.3	247^th of 545 public middle schools	54.7%		54.3	231^st of 529 public middle schools	56.3%	16				36.6	41.2	32.2		36.6				47.4	51.8	40.4		46.5		22.3		22.3	$13,834
Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3133 Pioneer Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6404	1,160	51	22.7	14.1%	715 (61.6%)	100 (8.6%)	68 (5.9%)	207 (17.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.9%)	91.9	23^rd of 545 public middle schools	95.8%		90.5	29^th of 529 public middle schools	94.5%	6				69.9	69.4	64.1		67.8				70.6	61.1	62.4		64.6		43.5		43.5	$11,268
Red Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	3311 Commonwealth Ave	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5601	626	40	15.8	15.7%	370 (59.1%)	68 (10.9%)	33 (5.3%)	113 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	68.7	270^th of 881 public elementary schools	69.4%		71.5	236^th of 845 public elementary schools	72.1%	34	72.2	65.0	50.9					62.1	57.8	46.7	66.1					56.5	46.9			46.9	$11,700
Cottage Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	7447 65th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5801	421	30	13.9	26.6%	235 (55.8%)	59 (14.0%)	14 (3.3%)	76 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.8%)	74.9	202^nd of 881 public elementary schools	77.1%		79.1	153^rd of 845 public elementary schools	81.9%	49	72.0	84.4	54.6					70.3	53.3	61.0	61.0					58.5	48.1			48.1	$14,065
Liberty Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	11395 Eagle View Blvd	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5901	804	56	14.2	16.5%	464 (57.7%)	68 (8.5%)	35 (4.4%)	152 (18.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.2%)	90.7	33^rd of 881 public elementary schools	96.3%		87.1	71^st of 845 public elementary schools	91.6%	38	87.5	88.8	69.2					81.4	68.8	73.9	75.8					73.1	59.7			59.7	$12,428
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	1020 Third Street	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3101	533	30	17.7	15.2%	310 (58.2%)	13 (2.4%)	153 (28.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.2%)	60.2	371^st of 881 public elementary schools	57.9%		53.9	430^th of 845 public elementary schools	49.1%	59	56.0	57.3	56.3					56.6	38.5	48.3	73.2					51.8	47.9			47.9	$11,755
Next Step Transition Program	Public	12	7155 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5104	95	3	31.6	45.3%	63 (66.3%)	10 (10.5%)	7 (7.4%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)								(n/a)																					$23,298
Valley Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	9900 Park Crossing	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-7501	727	40	18.2	13.9%	413 (56.8%)	65 (8.9%)	54 (7.4%)	139 (19.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.6%)	92.8	20^th of 881 public elementary schools	97.7%		93.7	10^th of 845 public elementary schools	98.8%	10	74.2	85.1	80.5					80.2	68.0	77.0	84.6					77.1	71.9			71.9	$11,318
SoWashCo Online 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	8595 Central Park Place	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 425-6356	41	6	6.4	39.0%	23 (56.1%)	8 (19.5%)	7 (17.1%)	2 (4.9%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
SoWashCo Online K-5	Public	K-5	7362 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 425-6300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4200 Pioneer Dr	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-2301	2,042	83	24.6	14.4%	1,267 (62.0%)	194 (9.5%)	155 (7.6%)	301 (14.7%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	116 (5.7%)	89.3	26^th of 480 public high schools	94.6%		93.1	18^th of 476 public high schools	96.2%	8							59.3	59.3							69.4	69.4			51.2	51.2	$11,060
Gordon Bailey Elementary	Public	K-5	4125 Woodlane Dr	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4801	655	42	15.7	18.6%	433 (66.1%)	72 (11.0%)	34 (5.2%)	70 (10.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	59.4	380^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.9%		68.7	267^th of 845 public elementary schools	68.4%	113	67.6	57.3	39.4					55.4	48.7	50.0	59.6					52.4	42.4			42.4	$12,514

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Discovery Charter School	4.87 mi	2	195^th
STEAM Academy Charter School	4.87 mi	1
Inver Grove Heights Schools	5.18 mi	9	292^nd
Hastings Public School District	5.72 mi	12	110^th
Intermediate School District 917	5.94 mi	14

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