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Stillwater Area Public Schools Schools
Stillwater Area Public Schools is a public school district in Minnesota, based in Washington County (Stillwater). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Stillwater Area Public 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 Stillwater Area Public Schools
12 of 13 schools in Stillwater Area Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 4C: 1F: 1
Best schools in Stillwater Area Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 439 high schools in Minnesota · all 246 middle schools in Minnesota · all 890 elementary schools in Minnesota
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+ Gate 45 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Stillwater Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Afton Lakeland Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Stillwater Area High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A- Lily Lake Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Oak Land Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Rutherford Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B Stonebridge Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Lake Elmo Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Brookview Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Stillwater Area Public Schools
High schools (1)
- A Stillwater Area High School, Stillwater
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A- Oak Land Middle School, Lake Elmo
- A+ Stillwater Middle School, Stillwater
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- A Afton Lakeland Elementary, Lakeland
- C+ Andersen Elementary, Bayport
- B Brookview Elementary, Woodbury
- B Lake Elmo Elementary, Lake Elmo
- A- Lily Lake Elementary, Stillwater
- B Rutherford Elementary, Stillwater
- B Stonebridge Elementary, Stillwater
Other schools and academies (3)
- A+ Gate 45, Stillwater
- F St Croix Valley Area Learning Cntr, Stillwater
- Stillwater Special Services Ecse, Stillwater
Where Stillwater Area Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Stillwater (8)
- Lake Elmo (2)
- Bayport (1)
- Lakeland (1)
- Woodbury (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Minnesota
- County: Washington County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,368 students with 444 full-time-equivalent teachers and 985 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2738190
- 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
- Mahtomedi Public School District (6 schools, 6 mi)
- North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale (20 schools, 8 mi)
- White Bear Lake School District (15 schools, 10 mi)
- South Washington County Schools (27 schools, 13 mi)
- South St. Paul Public School Dist (7 schools, 14 mi)
- Saint Paul Public Schools (82 schools, 14 mi)
- Roseville Public School District (12 schools, 15 mi)
- Centennial Public School District (13 schools, 15 mi)
Questions about Stillwater Area Public Schools
How many schools are in Stillwater Area Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Stillwater Area Public Schools, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Stillwater Area Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Stillwater, Lake Elmo, Bayport, Lakeland, Woodbury.
How good are the schools in Stillwater Area Public Schools?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 49.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 62.7%. 42% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Stillwater Area Public Schools?
8,368 students were enrolled in Stillwater Area Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Stillwater Area Public Schools?
Stillwater Area Public Schools is in Minnesota, based in Washington County, with its district office in Stillwater. Its boundary covers about 141 sq mi.