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Best Public Schools in Stillwater, MN

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At a glance

Schools

7,458

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedGate 4/51^st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Stonebridge Elementary up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper 12.9 students per teacher

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10 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Stillwater, Minnesota is home to 18 schools — 8 elementary, 3 middle, 6 high and 1 alternative — serving roughly 7,450 students across five districts and networks. Most students attend Stillwater Area Public Schools (9 schools, 5,180 students, ranked 47 of 458 districts statewide), while St. Croix Preparatory Academy (3 schools), Mahtomedi Public School District, Wabasha-Kellogg School District and New Heights School Inc. account for the rest. Some entries use Stillwater addresses but appear to be online, alternative or charter-linked programs.

The strongest academic results come from small or specialized schools rather than the largest campus. Gate 4/5, a 64-student district program for grades 4–5, ranked #1 of 869 elementary schools, with 98.2% Math, 100% Reading and 85.7% Science proficiency. St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper ranked #2 of 473 high schools with a 98.8% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout; St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower (#10 of 869 elementary) and St. Croix Prep Academy Middle (#13 of 546 middle) also rank near the top. Stillwater Middle School sits at #31 of 546 middle schools. Stillwater Area High School ranked #55 of 473 with a 96.0% graduation rate and 44.3% Science proficiency — well above the 25.5% state rate. Among neighborhood elementaries, Lily Lake Elementary leads.

Outcomes diverge sharply elsewhere. Falcon View Online High School ranked #431 of 473 with a 56.9% graduation rate, 16.4% dropout and proficiency of 7.5% Math, 15.4% Reading and 8.7% Science. St Croix Valley Area Learning Cntr. reports 0% Math with Reading and Science suppressed, and New Heights School Inc. posts 8% Math and 32% Reading despite a 90.0% graduation rate. Generally, the schools with the lowest free/reduced lunch rates — Gate 4/5 at 4.69%, the St. Croix Prep campuses, and Wildwood Elementary at 10.8% — post the highest proficiency, while the highest-poverty online and alternative programs lag. Science is the weakest subject overall, and many small schools have suppressed scores; “—” means unknown, not zero.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
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	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	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	450	26	17.3	11.3%	314 (69.8%)	40 (8.9%)	22 (4.9%)	61 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	96.4	10^th of 869 public elementary schools	98.8%		95.9	9^th of 872 public elementary schools	99.0%	1	75.6	80.0						77.8					94.4	85.6						90.0	$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	371	23	16.4	11.6%	259 (69.8%)	21 (5.7%)	18 (4.9%)	51 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	96.4	13^th of 546 public middle schools	97.6%		98	3^rd of 519 public middle schools	99.4%	10			80.9	72.5	72.5	76.1		75.5	33.0	45.1		38.9			72.3	66.3	64.8	70.7		68.6	$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	391	30	12.9	9.2%	290 (74.2%)	13 (3.3%)	27 (6.9%)	43 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	98.6	2^nd of 473 public high schools	99.6%		98.2	4^th of 450 public high schools	99.1%	2							69.7	69.7			68.5	68.5							71.7	71.7	$11,615
A/O Program	Public	PK, KG-1	1111 South Holcombe St	Stillwater	55110	Ramsey County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 964-1274	5	2	2.9		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wildwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	8698 75th Street North	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 407-2101	648	39	16.6	10.8%	545 (84.1%)	20 (3.1%)	24 (3.7%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.1%)								(n/a)																					$12,950
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	70	9	7.8	48.6%	47 (67.1%)	4 (5.7%)	11 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.4%)								(n/a)								32.0				23.1					10.0			8.0	$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)	No	(n/a)	(651) 439-1962	39	3	11.9	53.8%	34 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)								(n/a)								42.1												42.1
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	398	30	13.3	27.1%	314 (78.9%)	17 (4.3%)	28 (7.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.3%)	79.8	151^st of 869 public elementary schools	82.6%		75.9	196^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.5%	45	56.3	67.7	74.3					65.6	37.7			37.7	51.2	83.6	65.2					65.2	$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	939	49	19.0	19.0%	772 (82.2%)	19 (2.0%)	51 (5.4%)	36 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.2%)	90.2	31^st of 546 public middle schools	94.3%		91.4	26^th of 519 public middle schools	95.0%	5				64.0	57.9	68.3		63.4		32.2		32.2				59.4	61.0	58.2		59.5	$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	2,658	122	21.7	19.6%	1,970 (74.1%)	166 (6.2%)	226 (8.5%)	153 (5.8%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	134 (5.0%)	83.5	55^th of 473 public high schools	88.4%		85.4	53^rd of 450 public high schools	88.2%	2							50.1	50.1			44.3	44.3							56.1	56.1	$12,335
Stonebridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Owens St N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8700	420	26	16.3	12.4%	366 (87.1%)	9 (2.1%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	75.1	205^th of 869 public elementary schools	76.4%		68.9	281^st of 872 public elementary schools	67.8%	76	50.7	66.2	72.5					63.4	42.5			42.5	46.6	61.6	60.0					56.2	$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	16	2	6.6		15 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)																					$3,320
St Croix Valley Area Learning Cntr.	Public	7-12	6355 Osman Ave N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8472	75	6	12.5	45.3%	46 (61.3%)	1 (1.3%)	19 (25.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.7%)								(n/a)																			0.0	0.0	$14,296
Rutherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Rutherford Rd	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6400	573	33	17.2	14.3%	481 (83.9%)	13 (2.3%)	26 (4.5%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	75.2	204^th of 869 public elementary schools	76.5%		73.7	221^st of 872 public elementary schools	74.7%	17	63.0	64.7	54.5					60.5	33.0			33.0	68.0	68.2	50.5					62.0	$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	2	0			1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	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	37	5	7.4	40.5%	24 (64.9%)	2 (5.4%)	8 (21.6%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)								(n/a)																					$3,320
Gate 4/5	Public	4-5	523 Marsh St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	64	1	64.0	4.7%	52 (81.3%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	6 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	99.6	1^st of 869 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.3	2^nd of 872 public elementary schools	99.8%	1		100.0	100.0					100.0	85.7			85.7		100.0	96.4					98.2	$3,320
Falcon View Online High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	275 3rd Street South	Stillwater	55981	Wabasha County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 565-3559	187	11	16.9	42.2%	143 (76.5%)	12 (6.4%)	13 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	10.9	431^st of 473 public high schools	8.9%		54	232^nd of 450 public high schools	48.4%	199							15.4	15.4			8.7	8.7							7.5	7.5
Falcon View Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	275 3rd Street South	Stillwater	55981	Wabasha County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(651) 565-3559	44	5	8.6	47.7%	27 (61.4%)	3 (6.8%)	6 (13.6%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.6%)								(n/a)								36.8												26.3
Falcon View Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	275 3rd Street South	Stillwater	55981	Wabasha County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	No	(651) 565-3559	70	6	12.3	48.6%	45 (64.3%)	5 (7.1%)	9 (12.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.4%)	50.5	267^th of 546 public middle schools	51.1%		38.3	330^th of 519 public middle schools	36.4%	63				42.9		57.1		51.2		21.1		21.1				28.6		14.3		20.9

Cities Near Stillwater

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bayport	3.3 mi	2	258^th
Lake Elmo	3.91 mi	3	209^th
Mahtomedi	4.72 mi	3	8^th
Oakdale	6.46 mi	4	317^th
White Bear Lake	6.69 mi	27	320^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.