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Cottage Grove Elementary

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Cottage Grove Elementary ranks 136 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cottage Grove Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the South Washington County Schools district. The school consistently ranks in the top 15% of Minnesota elementary schools, delivering strong academic results across various student subgroups.

Cottage Grove Elementary outperforms both the district and the state in math and reading proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 73.22% of its students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 51.84% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Similarly, 61.67% of Cottage Grove Elementary students were proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, compared to 54.46% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its English Language Learner and Low Socio-Economic Status students, who rank in the top 20% and top 12% of Minnesota elementary schools, respectively.

While Cottage Grove Elementary's academic excellence stands out, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Pullman Elementary and Crestview Elementary, have lower academic performance. This suggests that Cottage Grove Elementary may have unique practices or resources that contribute to its strong outcomes, which could be worth exploring and potentially replicating at other schools in the district.

432

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,065

Per pupil spending ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7447 65th St S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016-1104

(651) 425-5801

District: South Washington County Schools

Students who attend Cottage Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oltman Middle School
High:	East Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

Asian:

19.2%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (67% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in South Washington County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg53%

Minnesota avg47%

136^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	81.1	136 of 872	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	202 of 881	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	153 of 845	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	117 of 858	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	85 of 869	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	118 of 870	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	77 of 847	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	65 of 853	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	84.1	61 of 848	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	81.0	100 of 840	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.5	100 of 826	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	174 of 824	78.9%	★★★★☆
2012	57.7	431 of 820	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.4	450 of 814	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.4	375 of 803	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.8	461 of 781	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.5	420 of 777	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	485 of 756	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	74.4	138 of 685	79.9%	★★★★☆
2004	69.2	196 of 676	71.0%	★★★★☆
2003	74.1	138 of 674	79.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	76.0	57 of 310	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	99.5	1 of 282	99.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	44 of 140	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	45 of 154	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	46 of 128	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	44 of 131	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	28 of 88	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.3	14 of 134	89.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	17 of 303	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	118 of 799	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	168 of 809	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	102 of 787	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	89 of 799	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	75 of 783	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	97 of 787	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	97 of 774	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	60 of 764	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	69.4	209 of 793	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	331 of 774	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.1	93 of 663	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	260 of 740	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.9	60 of 728	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	164 of 812	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	224 of 826	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	229 of 799	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	144 of 808	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	102 of 784	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	127 of 798	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	48 of 779	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	131 of 562	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	174 of 572	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	174 of 524	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	167 of 500	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	149 of 515	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	173 of 714	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	157 of 730	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	159 of 712	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	153 of 725	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	136 of 710	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	180 of 722	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	125 of 712	82.4%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

African American (2024)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math73%+28 vs state

Reading62%+12 vs state

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Schools Near Cottage Grove Elementary

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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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cottage Grove Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cottage Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cottage Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oltman Middle School
High : East Ridge High School

Is Cottage Grove Elementary a good school?

Cottage Grove Elementary ranks 136^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cottage Grove Elementary?

Students at Cottage Grove Elementary are 56% White, 19% Asian, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Cottage Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Cottage Grove Elementary.

What district is Cottage Grove Elementary in?

South Washington County Schools

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