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Best Middle Schools in Washington County, MN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

10,359

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSt. Croix Prep Academy Middle3^rd of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Falcon View Online Middle School up 102 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Skyview Community Middle 16.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)						MCA-III Reading (2025)						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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Total
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%)	98	3^rd of 519 public middle schools	99.4%		98.3	5^th of 545 public middle schools	99.1%	2		71.4	71.9	68.5	81.4	73.2		82.0	83.2	75.0	84.9	81.2	$10,327
Woodbury Leadership Academy Seconda	Public, Charter	6-9	8089 Globe Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Woodbury Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 571-2100	220	0		24.1%	85 (38.6%)	43 (19.5%)	26 (11.8%)	45 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)								(n/a)
Forest Lake Area Middle School	Public	7-8	21395 Goodview Ave N	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-3000	916	48	19.2	26.1%	721 (78.7%)	21 (2.3%)	50 (5.5%)	74 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	72.1	127^th of 519 public middle schools	75.5%		76.7	92^nd of 545 public middle schools	83.1%	35				57.8	49.2	53.2				48.7	43.4	45.9	$11,297
Forest Lake Elementary	Public	4-6	408 SW 4th St	Forest Lake	55025	Washington County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-3200	309	17	17.9	42.7%	208 (67.3%)	15 (4.9%)	24 (7.8%)	33 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.1%)								(n/a)	41.0	30.9	35.1			35.1	33.8	50.5	55.9			48.2	$12,033
Mahtomedi Middle	Public	6-8	8100 75th St N	Mahtomedi	55115	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-2201	761	42	17.9	15.1%	595 (78.2%)	61 (8.0%)	30 (3.9%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	93.6	18^th of 519 public middle schools	96.5%		95.6	16^th of 545 public middle schools	97.1%	2			65.7	67.4	74.2	68.9			68.2	67.4	64.3	66.7	$11,014
Skyview Community Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Heron Ave N	Oakdale	55128	Washington County	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	No	No	No	No	(651) 702-8000	1,029	64	16.1	62.4%	255 (24.8%)	213 (20.7%)	185 (18.0%)	263 (25.6%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	42.2	310^th of 519 public middle schools	40.3%		30.4	400^th of 545 public middle schools	26.6%	90			29.0	37.6	39.4	35.2			40.8	34.3	34.6	36.7	$14,667
Oltman Middle School	Public	6-8	6625 Goodview Avenue	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3509	956	50	19.1	29.6%	542 (56.7%)	94 (9.8%)	95 (9.9%)	137 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (8.9%)	54	226^th of 519 public middle schools	56.5%		53.6	244^th of 545 public middle schools	55.2%	18			37.5	35.8	38.9	37.4			47.6	42.5	43.5	44.5	$11,351
Woodbury Middle School	Public	6-8	1425 School Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4501	1,160	49	23.8	24.2%	672 (57.9%)	124 (10.7%)	140 (12.1%)	123 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (8.6%)	66.7	151^st of 519 public middle schools	70.9%		71	136^th of 545 public middle schools	75.0%	15			42.6	52.6	37.4	44.2			56.5	47.7	46.5	50.5	$11,011
Cottage Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	9775 Indian Blvd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6804	1,005	62	16.2	27.7%	601 (59.8%)	99 (9.9%)	119 (11.8%)	99 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.6%)	51.2	247^th of 519 public middle schools	52.4%		53.3	247^th of 545 public middle schools	54.7%				27.0	33.2	36.9	32.3			46.7	50.6	42.3	46.7	$13,834
Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3133 Pioneer Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-6404	1,165	49	23.5	12.4%	709 (60.9%)	105 (9.0%)	56 (4.8%)	212 (18.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (6.8%)	91.7	25^th of 519 public middle schools	95.2%		91.9	23^rd of 545 public middle schools	95.8%	2			63.6	69.7	62.1	65.0			66.0	68.9	61.8	65.4	$11,268
E-Stem Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Weir Drive	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 744-2900	512	27	19.2	71.7%	60 (11.7%)	111 (21.7%)	79 (15.4%)	213 (41.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.0%)	17.5	446^th of 519 public middle schools	14.1%		14.1	483^rd of 545 public middle schools	11.4%	37			13.9	12.9	17.8	14.9			32.3	28.3	28.1	29.6
Oak-Land Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Manning Ave N	Lake Elmo	55042	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8500	946	47	20.2	22.7%	618 (65.3%)	83 (8.8%)	103 (10.9%)	79 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.4%)	81.2	70^th of 519 public middle schools	86.5%		70.4	138^th of 545 public middle schools	74.7%	68			52.8	53.1	56.3	54.1			67.6	56.4	47.5	57.1	$11,659
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%)	91.4	26^th of 519 public middle schools	95.0%		89.9	30^th of 545 public middle schools	94.5%	4			61.2	62.5	60.4	61.3			73.4	60.8	63.9	66.0	$13,430
Falcon View Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	275 3rd Street South	Stillwater	55082	Washington 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%)	38.3	330^th of 519 public middle schools	36.4%		24.3	432^nd of 545 public middle schools	20.7%	102				22.2	21.7	25.5				38.9	43.5	42.6

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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.