Stillwater Area High School

Summary:

Stillwater Area High School is a public high school serving 2,647 students in grades 9-12 in Stillwater, Minnesota. This school stands out as a high-performing and diverse institution, consistently delivering strong academic outcomes and supporting the success of its students across various demographic groups.

Stillwater Area High School consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores, with 62.68% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, compared to the state average of 52.22%. The school also boasts an impressive 4-year graduation rate ranging from 94.9% to 96.6% over the past 5 years, well above the state average. While the student population is predominantly White (76.77%), the school has a relatively diverse student body, with 5.63% African American, 7.97% Hispanic, and 4.72% Asian students. Stillwater Area High School has also ranked highly among Minnesota high schools for the performance of various student subgroups, such as Female Students, Male Students, African American Students, and White Students.

Compared to nearby schools, Stillwater Area High School's performance is notably stronger than the St. Croix Valley Area Learning Center, which has significantly lower test scores, graduation rates, and a higher dropout rate. In contrast, the nearby Mahtomedi Senior High and St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper are also high-performing schools, with Mahtomedi Senior High ranking 37th and St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper ranking 5th among Minnesota high schools in 2023-2024. Stillwater Area High School's performance and the availability of specialized programs within the Stillwater Area Public Schools district make it an attractive option for families in the Stillwater area.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5701 Stillwater Blvd N
       Stillwater, MN  55082-1030


(651) 351-8040

District: Stillwater Area Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
36th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,335 Help


Feeder schools for Stillwater Area High School:

Elementary:    Afton-Lakeland Elementary
    Andersen Elementary
    Brookview Elementary
    Lake Elmo Elementary
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Middle:    Oak-Land Middle School
    Stillwater Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  26.3 Help
Number of students:  2,647

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.8%
Hispanic:
8.0%
African American:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  19.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Stillwater Area High School ranks better than 92.5% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.33. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Stillwater Area High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Stillwater Area High School has the largest high school student body size in the Stillwater Area Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (76.8%), Hispanic (8%), African American (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 19.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stillwater Area High School is 26.3. 2 high schools in the Stillwater Area Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stillwater Area High School is $12,335, which is the 2nd highest among 1 high schools in the Stillwater Area Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stillwater Area High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Stillwater Area High School 36th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Stillwater Area High School in the ranking list.)

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Stillwater Area Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Stillwater Area Public Schools 65th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Stillwater Area High School

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Rank History for all students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 83.25 19th 433 95.6%
2005 82.88 27th 452 94.0%
2006 86.14 38th 450 91.6%
2007 89.38 33rd 463 92.9%
2008 89.59 24th 460 94.8%
2010 87.47 13th 540 97.6%
2011 86.26 12th 545 97.8%
2012 85.97 19th 539 96.5%
2013 84.88 23rd 534 95.7%
2014 80.01 75th 483 84.5%
2015 88.87 25th 504 95.0%
2016 80.24 76th 489 84.5%
2017 85.69 41st 489 91.6%
2018 87.11 32nd 494 93.5%
2019 85.37 42nd 492 91.5%
2021 85.54 34th 428 92.1%
2022 78.57 82nd 472 82.6%
2023 77.59 88th 476 81.5%
2024 87.33 36th 480 92.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.56 21st 59 64.4%
2019 37.22 44th 66 33.3%
2021 52.97 24th 51 52.9%
2022 50.02 37th 74 50.0%
2023 53.69 28th 64 56.3%
2024 77.60 11th 72 84.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 71.32 11th 87 87.4%
2023 58.49 20th 90 77.8%
2024 23.11 88th 102 13.7%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.60 78th 195 60.0%
2019 71.54 41st 220 81.4%
2021 43.27 98th 173 43.4%
2022 74.88 35th 214 83.6%
2023 69.64 47th 216 78.2%
2024 77.12 30th 221 86.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.36 156th 374 58.3%
2019 76.91 66th 370 82.2%
2021 71.45 52nd 270 80.7%
2022 67.16 87th 312 72.1%
2023 55.60 164th 393 58.3%
2024 71.47 92nd 389 76.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.98 41st 395 89.6%
2019 79.78 58th 401 85.5%
2021 76.35 54th 339 84.1%
2022 74.04 74th 388 80.9%
2023 68.57 107th 396 73.0%
2024 81.48 54th 403 86.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.46 30th 398 92.5%
2019 84.52 34th 411 91.7%
2021 87.92 17th 351 95.2%
2022 74.74 83rd 403 79.4%
2023 76.99 68th 398 82.9%
2024 85.70 31st 405 92.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.38 19th 76 75.0%
2019 74.94 18th 78 76.9%
2022 66.40 25th 68 63.2%
2023 61.99 23rd 71 67.6%
2024 51.10 35th 78 55.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.57 20th 106 81.1%
2019 91.83 6th 103 94.2%
2021 99.48 1st 68 98.5%
2022 96.61 3rd 102 97.1%
2023 73.37 21st 98 78.6%
2024 76.46 16th 109 85.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.70 55th 129 57.4%
2019 90.71 11th 132 91.7%
2021 67.20 28th 101 72.3%
2022 56.28 54th 135 60.0%
2023 68.89 34th 136 75.0%
2024 65.29 40th 145 72.4%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Stillwater Area High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.95 31st 414 92.5%
2019 78.89 60th 412 85.4%
2021 79.99 44th 364 87.9%
2022 71.37 86th 401 78.6%
2023 69.79 101st 398 74.6%
2024 86.23 28th 402 93.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Stillwater Area High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1935 4 34 8 4 n/a n/a 0 1985
1989 1917 5 10 10 4 n/a n/a 0 1946
1990 1810 8 22 13 8 n/a n/a 0 1861
1991 1760 7 25 15 14 n/a n/a 0 1821
1992 1690 9 27 14 9 n/a n/a 0 1749
1993 1729 7 37 13 10 n/a n/a 0 1796
1994 1782 11 36 11 14 n/a n/a 0 1854
1995 1893 17 29 14 10 n/a n/a 0 1963
1996 1893 17 29 14 10 n/a n/a 0 1963
1997 1944 10 28 10 5 n/a n/a 0 1997
1998 2043 12 38 13 6 n/a n/a 0 2112
1999 2100 9 30 12 8 n/a n/a 0 2159
2000 2081 9 44 19 7 n/a n/a 0 2160
2001 2135 10 47 18 4 n/a n/a 0 2214
2002 2114 20 51 22 5 n/a n/a 0 2212
2003 2114 20 51 22 5 n/a n/a 0 2212
2004 2082 25 61 29 4 n/a n/a 0 2201
2005 2092 18 71 22 1 n/a n/a 0 2204
2006 2120 18 76 32 2 n/a n/a 0 2248
2007 2123 22 78 31 4 n/a n/a 0 2258
2008 2063 27 81 31 10 n/a n/a 0 2212
2009 2046 38 67 25 12 n/a n/a 0 2188
2010 2002 39 76 34 14 n/a n/a 0 2165
2011 1954 36 73 24 9 0 8 0 2104
2012 1884 30 70 32 4 1 15 0 2036
2013 1911 38 73 26 5 0 16 0 2069
2014 1889 43 72 32 3 0 13 0 2052
2015 1843 43 68 39 2 0 17 0 2012
2016 1813 53 74 57 6 0 18 0 2021
2017 1791 84 75 67 4 0 38 0 2059
2018 2364 115 125 100 5 0 51 0 2760
2019 2338 132 135 107 7 0 66 0 2785
2020 2213 124 116 144 7 1 113 0 2718
2021 2176 142 118 158 10 0 126 0 2730
2022 2117 146 118 196 8 0 120 0 2705
2023 2032 149 125 211 6 1 123 0 2647

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Stillwater Area High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1985 97.5 20.3 3.8
1989 1946 91.3 21.3 3.4
1990 1861 91.3 20.3 3.6
1991 1821 90.3 20.1 4.8
1992 1749 88.1 19.8 3.8
1993 1796 89.5 20.1 3.5
1994 1854 87.2 21.3 2.3
1995 1963 88.1 22.3 3.2
1996 1963 88.1 22.3 3.2
1997 1997 93.0 21.5 2.7
1998 2112 n/a 0.0 3.7
1999 2159 123.7 17.5 3.2
2000 2160 109.4 19.7 4.8
2001 2214 110.4 20.1 5
2002 2212 105.3 21.0 5.8
2003 2212 105.3 21.0 5.8
2004 2201 110.3 20.0 5.7
2005 2204 101.1 21.8 5.8
2006 2248 99.8 22.5 6.1
2007 2258 102.1 22.1 7.6
2008 2212 98.9 22.4 7.9
2009 2188 97.1 22.5 8.8
2010 2165 100.2 21.6 10.4
2011 2104 92.0 22.8 11.7
2012 2036 98.5 20.6 11.3
2013 2069 96.6 21.4 10.9
2014 2052 96.5 21.2 10.5
2015 2012 86.0 23.3 11.8
2016 2021 85.0 23.7 12.3
2017 2059 87.6 23.4 12.4
2018 2760 122.4 22.5 12.6
2019 2785 122.2 22.7 13.4
2020 2718 120.3 22.5 12.8
2021 2730 100.2 27.2 10.6
2022 2705 102.2 26.4 10.1
2023 2647 100.5 26.3 19.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Stillwater Area High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1985 97.5 20.3 3.8
1989 1946 91.3 21.3 3.4
1990 1861 91.3 20.3 3.6
1991 1821 90.3 20.1 4.8
1992 1749 88.1 19.8 3.8
1993 1796 89.5 20.1 3.5
1994 1854 87.2 21.3 2.3
1995 1963 88.1 22.3 3.2
1996 1963 88.1 22.3 3.2
1997 1997 93.0 21.5 2.7
1998 2112 n/a 0.0 3.7
1999 2159 123.7 17.5 3.2
2000 2160 109.4 19.7 4.8
2001 2214 110.4 20.1 5
2002 2212 105.3 21.0 5.8
2003 2212 105.3 21.0 5.8
2004 2201 110.3 20.0 5.7
2005 2204 101.1 21.8 5.8
2006 2248 99.8 22.5 6.1
2007 2258 102.1 22.1 7.6
2008 2212 98.9 22.4 7.9
2009 2188 97.1 22.5 8.8
2010 2165 100.2 21.6 10.4
2011 2104 92.0 22.8 11.7
2012 2036 98.5 20.6 11.3
2013 2069 96.6 21.4 10.9
2014 2052 96.5 21.2 10.5
2015 2012 86.0 23.3 11.8
2016 2021 85.0 23.7 12.3
2017 2059 87.6 23.4 12.4
2018 2760 122.4 22.5 12.6
2019 2785 122.2 22.7 13.4
2020 2718 120.3 22.5 12.8
2021 2730 100.2 27.2 10.6
2022 2705 102.2 26.4 10.1
2023 2647 100.5 26.3 19.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Stillwater Area High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,335

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Stillwater Area High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 42nd of 492 High schoolsRanks 88th of 476 High schools
 10%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Reading (Stillwater Area High School)7357.5
 15.5%
   10th Grade Reading (Stillwater Area Public Schools)72.557
 15.5%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Stillwater Area High School)52.340.9
 11.4%
   11th Grade Math (Stillwater Area Public Schools)5139.8
 11.2%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Stillwater Area High School)74.650.4
 24.3%
   End of Course Science (Stillwater Area Public Schools)74.450.3
 24.1%
   End of Course Science (Minnesota)54.441.8
 12.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students27852647
 5%
African American132149
 12.9%
American Indian76
 14.3%
Asian135125
 7.4%
Hispanic107211
 97.2%
Pacific Islander01
White23382032
 13.1%
Two or More Races66123
 86.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients13.4%19.5%
 6.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Stillwater Area High School

Yes. Stillwater Area High School ranks in the top 7.5% of Minnesota high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,647 students attended Stillwater Area High School.

Students at Stillwater Area High School are 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Stillwater Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Afton-Lakeland Elementary
Elementary : Andersen Elementary
Elementary : Brookview Elementary
Elementary : Lake Elmo Elementary
Elementary : Lily Lake Elementary
Elementary : Rutherford Elementary
Elementary : Stonebridge Elementary
Middle : Oak-Land Middle School
Middle : Stillwater Middle School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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