Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55082

Summary:

The 55082 zip code area is home to 15 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 5 high schools, serving students from diverse backgrounds. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with several standout institutions that excel in academics and student outcomes.

Among the top-performing schools in the area are St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower and St. Croix Prep Academy Middle, which are ranked among the best elementary and middle schools in Minnesota. These charter schools boast exceptional test scores, with over 90% of students proficient or better in math. Another standout is Gate 4/5, an elementary school ranked second in the state and with near-perfect proficiency rates in math and reading.

The data also reveals socioeconomic disparities within the school district, with some schools, such as New Heights School Inc. and St Croix Valley Area Learning Cntr., having significantly higher free/reduced lunch rates, indicating higher levels of economic disadvantage among their student populations. However, the district also includes high-performing public schools, like Stillwater Area High School, which boasts a 96.2% graduation rate and a low dropout rate of 0.9%.

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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
New Heights School Inc.	Public, Charter	6-12	614 W Mulberry St	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	New Heights School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 439-1962	111	13	8.7	58.6%	86 (77.5%)	2 (1.8%)	10 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	12.2	424^th of 480 public high schools	11.7%					(n/a)								11.5						27.3	30.0	29.0			13.3	16.7	$15,151
New Heights Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	614 W Mulberry St	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	New Heights School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 439-1962	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)								16.7								33.3
Lily Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2003 Willard St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 351-6800	414	32	13.0	33.3%	328 (79.2%)	15 (3.6%)	25 (6.0%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	75.3	196^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.8%		59.3	375^th of 845 public elementary schools	55.6%	179	66.2	75.0	45.1					61.8	63.1	58.8	70.4					64.2	52.1			52.1	$14,495
Stillwater Middle School	Public	6-8	523 Marsh St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	906	45	20.2	19.5%	759 (83.8%)	22 (2.4%)	43 (4.7%)	29 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.7%)	89.9	30^th of 545 public middle schools	94.5%		89.8	30^th of 529 public middle schools	94.3%					56.6	65.6	61.8		61.4				66.3	58.9	62.4		62.5		50.5		50.5	$13,430
Stillwater Area High School	Public	9-12	5701 Stillwater Blvd N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8040	2,647	101	26.3	19.5%	2,032 (76.8%)	149 (5.6%)	211 (8.0%)	125 (4.7%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	123 (4.6%)	87.3	36^th of 480 public high schools	92.5%		77.6	88^th of 476 public high schools	81.5%	52							48.7	48.7							62.7	62.7			59.9	59.9	$12,335
Stonebridge Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Owens St N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8700	421	25	16.9	16.6%	372 (88.4%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.3%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	68	280^th of 881 public elementary schools	68.2%		57.3	400^th of 845 public elementary schools	52.7%	120	65.8	58.4	41.7					56.5	54.4	55.7	65.0					57.8	55.0			55.0	$12,892
Stillwater District Special Services	Public, Alternative	K-12	6355 Osman Ave N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8605	4	1	4.8		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$3,320
St Croix Valley Area Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	5701 Stillwater Blvd N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8472	75	5	16.6	60.0%	54 (72.0%)	2 (2.7%)	12 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.7%)								(n/a)							7.1	7.1													$14,296
Rutherford Elementary	Public	K-5	115 Rutherford Rd	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6400	555	33	17.0	16.0%	461 (83.1%)	19 (3.4%)	26 (4.7%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	72.3	234^th of 881 public elementary schools	73.4%		65.1	306^th of 845 public elementary schools	63.8%	72	74.0	63.6	45.7					61.1	63.5	56.1	67.6					62.3	46.7			46.7	$12,518
Wcjc	Public	7-12	15015 62nd St N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8605	0	0	3.7		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,320
Bridge Transition Program	Public	12	6355 Osman Ave N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8605	34	3	10.2	55.9%	26 (76.5%)	3 (8.8%)	2 (5.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)																					$3,320
Gate 4/5	Public	4-5	523 Marsh Street W.	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	58	1	42.3	5.2%	49 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	6 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	99.3	2^nd of 881 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	1^st of 845 public elementary schools	99.9%	1		100.0	89.7					95.0		96.9	100.0					98.4	96.6			96.6	$3,320
McF - Oak Park Heights	Public	9-12	5329 Osgood Ave N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(651) 779-1412	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower	Public, Charter	K-4	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5920	457	26	17.6	12.9%	323 (70.7%)	30 (6.6%)	24 (5.3%)	66 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	96.9	6^th of 881 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.3	6^th of 845 public elementary schools	99.3%		93.4	93.2						93.3	80.2	78.2						79.2					$11,771
St. Croix Prep Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5950	375	15	24.8	11.5%	280 (74.7%)	12 (3.2%)	19 (5.1%)	43 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	98.3	5^th of 545 public middle schools	99.1%		98.2	2^nd of 529 public middle schools	99.6%	3			75.6	75.3	71.6	68.8		72.8			79.6	92.5	80.7	75.3		82.0	73.3	64.1		68.7	$10,327
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper	Public, Charter	9-12	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5970	381	16	23.8	10.0%	296 (77.7%)	10 (2.6%)	20 (5.2%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	97.3	5^th of 480 public high schools	99.0%		99.2	2^nd of 476 public high schools	99.6%	3							65.1	65.1							80.2	80.2			67.4	67.4	$11,615
A/O Program	Public	PK, KG-1	1111 South Holcombe St	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 964-1274	8	2	4.7		4 (50.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-2	8698 75th Street North	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 407-2101	573	42	13.8	15.0%	474 (82.7%)	18 (3.1%)	31 (5.4%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)								(n/a)																					$12,950
Marine Area Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	601 Main St N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Marine Area Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 409-3122	219	18	12.1	16.0%	202 (92.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	28.9	661^st of 881 public elementary schools	25.0%		40.9	566^th of 845 public elementary schools	33.0%	95	53.3	26.7	16.7					31.3	46.7	25.0	44.4					38.8	33.3			33.3	$12,203

Cities Near Zip Code 55082

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stillwater	0.54 mi	21	48^th
Bayport	3.3 mi	2	376^th
Lake Elmo	3.91 mi	3	337^th
Mahtomedi	4.72 mi	4	11^th
Oakdale	6.46 mi	5	307^th

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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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