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Oltman Middle School

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Oltman Middle School ranks 226 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Oltman Middle School is a public middle school located in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, serving 1,002 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the South Washington County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Oltman Middle School has a diverse student population, its academic performance lags behind the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are consistently lower than the district and state, with only 37.39% of students proficient in Math and 44.46% proficient in Reading in the 2024-2025 school year. This is significantly lower than the district's 51.84% Math proficiency and 54.46% Reading proficiency. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is also below the state average.

Oltman Middle School faces additional challenges, including a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 22.6% in 2021-2022 to 36.22% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has experienced a rise in its student-teacher ratio, from 46.1 in 2021-2022 to 38.4 in 2022-2023, which may contribute to the lower academic performance. However, the school's strong performance with its homeless student population suggests that it has effective strategies in place to support and address the unique needs of this group.

956

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,351

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6625 Goodview Avenue
Cottage Grove, MN 55016-8888

(651) 425-3509

District: South Washington County Schools

Students who attend Oltman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Park High School

Feeder schools for Oltman Middle School:

Elementary:	Cottage Grove Elementary
	Gordon Bailey Elementary
	Newport Elementary
	Pine Hill Elementary
	More...
	Pullman Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Asian:

14.3%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!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 school41%

District avg53%

Minnesota avg47%

226^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	54.0	226 of 519	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	244 of 545	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	244 of 529	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	250 of 520	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	167 of 521	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	273 of 533	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	320 of 518	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.6	337 of 523	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.9	222 of 508	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.1	293 of 516	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.8	274 of 490	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.2	261 of 488	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.8	227 of 469	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.7	289 of 478	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.1	293 of 454	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.9	252 of 409	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.4	137 of 403	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.9	114 of 406	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	43.4	288 of 396	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.3	279 of 387	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	35 of 169	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	36 of 179	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	62 of 164	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	70 of 162	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	27 of 141	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	51 of 148	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	39 of 137	71.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	63 of 106	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	55 of 111	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	65 of 116	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	42 of 110	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	28 of 87	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	50 of 112	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	62 of 108	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	83 of 153	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	65 of 158	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	64 of 133	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	23 of 130	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	36.7	85 of 120	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	78.7	7 of 109	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	216 of 450	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	209 of 474	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	247 of 455	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	255 of 467	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	149 of 443	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	240 of 439	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	265 of 436	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	78 of 175	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	72 of 186	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	78 of 178	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	126 of 188	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	74 of 156	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	104 of 171	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	101 of 163	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	84.2	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	301 of 432	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	255 of 473	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	253 of 459	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	202 of 404	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	165 of 399	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	247 of 415	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	204 of 401	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	219 of 452	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	255 of 479	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	216 of 464	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	234 of 476	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	168 of 437	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	261 of 454	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	294 of 438	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	81 of 113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	71 of 116	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	47 of 107	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	81 of 131	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	41 of 97	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	91 of 120	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	95 of 114	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	17.6	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	141 of 265	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	138 of 307	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	191 of 298	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	141 of 288	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	73 of 260	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	37.2	184 of 282	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	167 of 253	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	214 of 415	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	266 of 440	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	253 of 436	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	254 of 438	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	193 of 422	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	285 of 428	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	315 of 428	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)87th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-28 vs school

Native American (2024)9th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-5 vs state

Math37%-8 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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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
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
Inver Grove Heights Middle	Public	6-8	8167 Cahill Ave E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7200	817	44	18.6	49.4%	341 (41.7%)	106 (13.0%)	235 (28.8%)	40 (4.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (11.4%)	38.5	328^th of 519 public middle schools	36.8%		36.4	355^th of 545 public middle schools	34.9%	27		31.4	30.7	29.2	30.5		42.3	41.1	28.3	37.4	$12,547
South St. Paul Middle School	Public	6-8	700 2nd St N	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-3659	535	48	11.2	64.7%	234 (43.7%)	53 (9.9%)	185 (34.6%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	33	375^th of 519 public middle schools	27.7%		27.4	420^th of 545 public middle schools	22.9%	45		20.4	29.1	17.4	22.4		45.6	41.5	29.6	39.1
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
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
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
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)
Battle Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Park Dr N	Saint Paul	55119	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8960	619	36	17.0	79.0%	22 (3.6%)	169 (27.3%)	109 (17.6%)	266 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	7.5	492^nd of 519 public middle schools	5.2%		7.9	518^th of 545 public middle schools	5.0%	26		9.5	8.9	13.6	10.8		11.3	13.9	16.5	14.0	$16,110
Heritage E-Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	121 W Butler Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7401	761	52	14.6	52.0%	332 (43.6%)	92 (12.1%)	255 (33.5%)	14 (1.8%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	56.1	215^th of 519 public middle schools	58.6%		52.1	254^th of 545 public middle schools	53.4%	39	28.1	24.9	33.0	34.4	30.0	56.4	52.3	51.0	53.7	53.3	$13,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Oltman Middle School

Is Oltman Middle School a good school?

Oltman Middle School ranks 226^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Oltman Middle School in?

South Washington County Schools

What high school do graduates of Oltman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oltman Middle School usually go on to attend Park High School

What is the racial makeup of Oltman Middle School?

Students at Oltman Middle School are 57% White, 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Oltman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 956 students attended Oltman Middle School.

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