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Crestview Elementary

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Crestview Elementary ranks 641 st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Crestview Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 418 students. The school is part of the South Washington County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Crestview Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a ranking between 522 and 641 out of 845-872 schools over the past 5 school years. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments is generally below the district and state averages in both math and reading across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Crestview's proficiency rates were 36.32% in math and 38.5% in reading, compared to 51.84% and 54.46% for the district, and 45.21% and 49.59% for the state. However, the school performs better for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top half or top third of Minnesota schools in recent years.

Crestview Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44% to 53.83% over the past 3 school years, which is higher than the district average. This may indicate that the school faces additional challenges related to supporting students from low-income families. Additionally, several nearby schools in the South Washington County Schools district, such as Cottage Grove Elementary and Grey Cloud Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance and statewide rankings compared to Crestview Elementary, suggesting that students in the Crestview attendance area may have access to higher-performing educational options within the same district.

425

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,724

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 18th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg53%

Minnesota avg47%

641^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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

African American (2024)54th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading38%-11 vs state

Math36%-9 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 (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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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 Crestview Elementary

Is Crestview Elementary a good school?

Crestview Elementary ranks 641^st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star 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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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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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.

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