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Armstrong Elementary

Q: Is Armstrong Elementary a good school?

Armstrong Elementary ranks 480 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Armstrong Elementary is a public elementary school in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the South Washington County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 446 districts in the state.

While Armstrong Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 270 out of 847 Minnesota elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 480 out of 872 in 2024-2025, the school has some strengths. Its math proficiency rates are generally higher than the state average, with 55.9% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 45.21%. However, the school's reading and science proficiency rates are lower than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with white students and students with low socioeconomic status performing worse than the state average, while its special education students perform better.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, Armstrong Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of Grey Cloud Elementary and Cottage Grove Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. However, Armstrong Elementary outperforms some nearby schools, such as Pullman Elementary and Crestview Elementary, in both math and reading proficiency.

325

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,934

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8855 Inwood Ave S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016-3300

(651) 425-4101

District: South Washington County Schools

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cottage Grove Middle School
High:	Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Asian:

13.2%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of South Washington County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg53%

Minnesota avg47%

480^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 16Elementary Schools in the South Washington County Schools

135^th of 446South Washington County Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	480 of 872	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	451 of 881	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	526 of 845	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	509 of 858	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	568 of 869	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	285 of 870	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	270 of 847	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.8	367 of 853	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.3	344 of 848	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	384 of 840	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	352 of 826	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.9	320 of 824	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.3	530 of 820	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.6	319 of 814	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	414 of 803	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.5	551 of 781	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.1	587 of 777	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	60.7	328 of 756	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.4	534 of 685	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.7	514 of 676	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	40.3	492 of 674	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	48.4	71 of 136	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	494 of 799	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	376 of 809	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	494 of 787	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	542 of 799	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	541 of 783	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	369 of 787	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	401 of 774	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	229 of 764	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.1	464 of 793	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	553 of 774	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	488 of 663	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	406 of 683	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.9	64 of 740	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	70.7	171 of 728	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	412 of 812	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	483 of 826	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	495 of 799	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	368 of 808	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	500 of 784	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.9	192 of 798	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	152 of 779	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	171 of 562	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	340 of 572	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	293 of 524	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	312 of 500	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	319 of 417	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.8	72 of 515	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	558 of 714	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	491 of 730	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	557 of 712	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	476 of 725	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	495 of 710	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	260 of 722	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	230 of 712	67.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2019)48th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math56%+11 vs state

Reading40%-9 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8855 Inwood Ave S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4101	325	28	11.5	37.2%	173 (53.2%)	33 (10.2%)	39 (12.0%)	43 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.1%)	49.3	480^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.0%		53.6	451^st of 881 public elementary schools	48.8%	29	67.2	71.9	21.7	55.9	34.5	43.9	43.5	40.4	$15,934
Hillside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8177 Hillside Tr S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4001	417	36	11.5	31.7%	244 (58.5%)	40 (9.6%)	48 (11.5%)	46 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	52.9	448^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.6%		61.3	363^rd of 881 public elementary schools	58.8%	85	61.9	52.1	49.3	54.1	42.9	35.7	54.7	44.7	$13,590
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7830 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3801	425	36	11.8	48.0%	218 (51.3%)	47 (11.1%)	59 (13.9%)	51 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.5%)	30.5	641^st of 872 public elementary schools	26.5%		37.5	598^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.1%	43	36.4	41.2	31.3	36.3	37.7	33.3	44.8	38.5	$14,724
SoWashCo Online K-5	Public	K-5	7362 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 425-6300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9015 Hadley Ave S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3901	502	38	13.0	27.3%	297 (59.2%)	48 (9.6%)	50 (10.0%)	69 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	34.4	602^nd of 872 public elementary schools	31.0%		37.5	596^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.3%	6	39.5	39.8	42.1	40.5	27.2	33.3	53.4	38.3	$13,370
Grey Cloud Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 Indian Blvd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4201	797	50	15.8	16.4%	527 (66.1%)	78 (9.8%)	52 (6.5%)	83 (10.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.6%)	67	301^st of 872 public elementary schools	65.5%		68.9	266^th of 881 public elementary schools	69.8%	35	56.0	62.5	59.5	59.2	44.3	53.5	67.9	54.8	$12,798
Cottage Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7447 65th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5801	432	31	14.1	22.0%	240 (55.6%)	49 (11.3%)	17 (3.9%)	83 (19.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.7%)	81.1	136^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.4%		74.9	202^nd of 881 public elementary schools	77.1%	66	69.1	77.0	74.1	73.2	45.2	66.2	74.4	61.7	$14,065
Pullman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Selby Ave	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3601	420	35	11.8	39.8%	215 (51.2%)	33 (7.9%)	50 (11.9%)	65 (15.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.6%)	32	624^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.4%		32.1	640^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.4%	16	52.7	37.5	26.2	38.0	33.3	39.1	41.5	38.3	$14,778
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	1020 Third Street	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3101	561	30	18.6	18.4%	309 (55.1%)	16 (2.9%)	180 (32.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.4%)	60.6	363^rd of 872 public elementary schools	58.4%		60.2	371^st of 881 public elementary schools	57.9%	8	73.0	54.4	39.5	55.9	46.7	45.6	60.5	50.8	$11,755
Newport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	851 6th Ave	Newport	55055	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-4301	264	28	9.5	54.5%	111 (42.0%)	48 (18.2%)	28 (10.6%)	49 (18.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.7%)	54.8	426^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.1%		57.8	411^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.3%	15	54.1	54.8	43.9	50.8	43.2	39.0	65.9	49.6	$16,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Armstrong Elementary

What district is Armstrong Elementary in?

South Washington County Schools

How many students attend Armstrong Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Armstrong Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Armstrong Elementary attend?

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cottage Grove Middle School
High : Park High School

Is Armstrong Elementary a good school?

Armstrong Elementary ranks 480^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Armstrong Elementary?

Students at Armstrong Elementary are 53% White, 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American.

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