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Crestview Elementary

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Crestview Elementary ranks 533 rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Crestview Elementary is a PK–5 school in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, serving about 425 students as part of South Washington County Schools, a district that ranks 144th of 458 in Minnesota (69th percentile, 3 stars). The school itself ranked 533rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 39th percentile with 2 stars — its highest percentile in the available history, up from 26th percentile in 2024–2025 and 17th percentile in 2015–2016. Even so, that still reflects below-average performance statewide.

Crestview's clearest strength is math: 48.6% of students met proficiency, above the state's 44.9% but below the district's 51.6%. Reading is a consistent weak spot at 40.7%, below both the district (52.5%) and the state (48.6%), and it is low in every tested grade. Science is the sharpest concern at 20.3%, below the district's 27.2% and the state's 25.5%. Among nearby same-district elementary schools, Crestview ranks near the bottom; only Pine Hill Elementary and Pullman Elementary rank lower. Cottage Grove Elementary stands out nearby with 78th percentile, 4 stars, and much higher scores in all three subjects, while Newport Elementary, Grey Cloud Elementary, and Armstrong Elementary also outperform Crestview.

Context matters here. About 48% of Crestview students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, higher than most nearby same-district schools, and its student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8 is favorable. Yet the pattern is mixed: Newport serves a higher-poverty population and still scores higher, while Pullman has a lower poverty rate and the same class size but lower scores — so poverty and class size alone don't explain the results. Within the school, relative effectiveness has been stronger for some groups, including students in special education and low-income students (both 56th percentile, 3 stars in 2025–2026) and English Language Learners (81st percentile, 4 stars in 2024–2025).

425

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,724

Per pupil spending ?

48.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

91.1%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.9% (MMR)

7830 80th St S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016-2051

(651) 425-3801

District: South Washington County Schools

Students who attend Crestview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cottage Grove Middle School
High:	Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

13.9%

Asian:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg48%

Minnesota avg43%

533^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

144^th of 458South 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
2026	43.3	533 of 869	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	641 of 872	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	598 of 881	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	522 of 845	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	601 of 858	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	634 of 869	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	563 of 870	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	636 of 847	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	693 of 853	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	701 of 848	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	692 of 840	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	700 of 826	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	661 of 824	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	687 of 820	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.6	590 of 814	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.1	576 of 803	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	60.9	346 of 781	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.5	635 of 777	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.7	519 of 756	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.9	460 of 685	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.0	545 of 676	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.9	436 of 674	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	161 of 315	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	143 of 310	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	195 of 279	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	163 of 283	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	230 of 266	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	57 of 303	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	467 of 790	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	583 of 799	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	626 of 809	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	565 of 787	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	623 of 799	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	600 of 783	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	533 of 787	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	611 of 774	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	98 of 238	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.1	8 of 219	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	334 of 764	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.9	522 of 764	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	495 of 793	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	417 of 774	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	344 of 663	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	313 of 683	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	419 of 740	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	557 of 728	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	523 of 807	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	611 of 812	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	499 of 826	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	401 of 799	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	455 of 808	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	562 of 784	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	501 of 798	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	567 of 779	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	254 of 579	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.5	417 of 562	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	484 of 572	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	325 of 524	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	435 of 500	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	340 of 417	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	351 of 515	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	354 of 463	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	505 of 710	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	644 of 714	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	633 of 730	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	393 of 712	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	588 of 725	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	563 of 710	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	470 of 722	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	496 of 712	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math49%+4 vs state

Reading41%-8 vs state

Science20%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

This school has an excellent administration and staff. They consistently have above average scores on the MCA's. They offer a spanish immersion program and traditional. The school is old, but very functional. They have a great resource staff. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)						MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	43.3	533^rd of 869 public elementary schools	38.7%		30.5	641^st of 872 public elementary schools	26.5%	108	38.8	40.5	42.9			40.7	20.3	20.3	52.2	51.9	41.4			48.6	91.1%	8.9%	$14,724
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%)	49.6	465^th of 869 public elementary schools	46.5%		52.9	448^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.6%	17	45.3	39.1	48.8			44.7	27.5	27.5	56.4	54.7	33.8			47.7	92.1%	1.6%	$13,590
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%)	60.6	340^th of 869 public elementary schools	60.9%		49.3	480^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.0%	140	49.1	53.6	57.7			53.3	20.4	20.4	59.6	60.7	45.5			55.4	95%	5%	$15,934
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%)	37.6	580^th of 869 public elementary schools	33.3%		34.4	602^nd of 872 public elementary schools	31.0%	22	42.1	34.6	44.2			40.7	13.8	13.8	60.6	42.3	29.8			44.4	93.3%	6.7%	$13,370
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%)	75.6	194^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.7%		81.1	136^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.4%	58	53.0	56.5	66.2			58.3	27.0	27.0	67.5	70.6	69.9			69.3	93.4%	6.6%	$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%)	27.5	660^th of 869 public elementary schools	24.1%		32	624^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.4%	36	33.8	29.3	43.3			35.7	13.6	13.6	52.0	35.0	19.4			36.1	93.7%	4.8%	$14,778
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%)	66.4	287^th of 869 public elementary schools	67.0%		67	301^st of 872 public elementary schools	65.5%	14	49.2	54.2	63.4			55.5	28.2	28.2	56.8	59.5	54.0			57.0	91.6%	8.4%	$12,798
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%)	51	447^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.6%		60.6	363^rd of 872 public elementary schools	58.4%	84	34.8	48.9	52.3			45.1	26.7	26.7	50.0	68.9	31.4			50.4	96.7%	3.3%	$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%)	54.5	407^th of 869 public elementary schools	53.2%		54.8	426^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.1%	19	40.8	34.2	55.3			43.2	37.8	37.8	50.0	52.6	57.9			53.2	82.5%	12.5%	$16,288
STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	4100 66th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 236-8280	77	5	15.1	88.3%	19 (24.7%)	49 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						28.6								28.6	45%	10%

Frequently Asked Questions about Crestview Elementary

Is Crestview Elementary a good school?

Crestview Elementary ranks 533^rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Crestview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Crestview Elementary.

What district is Crestview Elementary in?

South Washington County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Crestview Elementary?

Students at Crestview Elementary are 51% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American.

What schools do graduates of Crestview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crestview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cottage Grove Middle School
High : Park High School

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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