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South Washington County Schools Schools
South Washington County Schools is a public school district in Minnesota, based in Washington County (Cottage Grove). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
South Washington County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for South Washington County Schools
24 of 27 schools in South Washington County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 10B: 9C: 4D: 1
Best schools in South Washington County Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Valley Crossing Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A East Ridge High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Liberty Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- A Cottage Grove Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Woodbury High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A- Royal Oaks Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Middleton Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Grey Cloud Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Lake Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- A- Gordon Bailey Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in South Washington County Schools
High schools (4)
- A East Ridge High School, Woodbury
- B Park High School, Cottage Grove
- D+ South Washington Alternative HS, Cottage Grove
- A- Woodbury High School, Woodbury
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C+ Cottage Grove Middle School, Cottage Grove
- A- Lake Middle School, Woodbury
- B- Oltman Middle School, Cottage Grove
- B Woodbury Middle School, Woodbury
Elementary and primary schools (16)
- Ages 3 5 Early Childhood Special Ed, Cottage Grove
- B- Armstrong Elementary, Cottage Grove
- A Cottage Grove Elementary, Cottage Grove
- C Crestview Elementary, Cottage Grove
- A- Gordon Bailey Elementary, Woodbury
- A- Grey Cloud Elementary, Cottage Grove
- B Hillside Elementary, Cottage Grove
- A Liberty Ridge Elementary, Woodbury
- A- Middleton Elementary, Woodbury
- B- Newport Elementary, Newport
- C+ Pine Hill Elementary, Cottage Grove
- C- Pullman Elementary, Saint Paul Park
- B+ Red Rock Elementary, Woodbury
- A- Royal Oaks Elementary, Woodbury
- A+ Valley Crossing Elementary, Woodbury
- B- Woodbury Elementary, Woodbury
Other schools and academies (3)
- Access, Cottage Grove
- Next Step Transition Program, Cottage Grove
- B- Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion, Saint Paul Park
Where South Washington County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Cottage Grove (13)
- Woodbury (11)
- Newport (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Minnesota
- County: Washington County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 19,360 students with 1,143 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,407 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2733810
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- South St. Paul Public School Dist (7 schools, 6 mi)
- Inver Grove Heights Schools (9 schools, 6 mi)
- North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale (20 schools, 9 mi)
- West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan (11 schools, 10 mi)
- Saint Paul Public Schools (82 schools, 11 mi)
- Hastings Public School District (9 schools, 11 mi)
- Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan (38 schools, 12 mi)
- Stillwater Area Public Schools (13 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about South Washington County Schools
How many schools are in South Washington County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in South Washington County Schools, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does South Washington County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cottage Grove, Woodbury, Newport.
How good are the schools in South Washington County Schools?
Across the 24 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 50.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54%. 46% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend South Washington County Schools?
19,360 students were enrolled in South Washington County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is South Washington County Schools?
South Washington County Schools is in Minnesota, based in Washington County, with its district office in Cottage Grove. Its boundary covers about 73.2 sq mi.