Summary:
The city of Cottage Grove, Minnesota is home to 13 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the South Washington County Schools district. The district is ranked 135 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Among the standout schools in Cottage Grove are Cottage Grove Elementary, which ranks 136 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools and is rated 4 stars, with impressive test scores of 73.22% proficiency in Math and 61.67% in Reading. Grey Cloud Elementary and Hillside Elementary also perform well, ranking 301 and 448 respectively and earning 3 and 2 stars from SchoolDigger.
The district's graduation and dropout rates are strong, with Park High School and the alternative schools achieving an 84.2% four-year graduation rate and a 4.4% dropout rate. However, there is a wide range in test scores across the schools, with some, like South Washington Alternative High School, struggling with 0% Math proficiency. The district overall performs above the state average, but there is room for improvement, especially at the lower-performing schools.
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