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Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Next Step Transition Program	0.0mi	Public	12	7155 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-5104	86	4	22.4	44.2%	53 (61.6%)	12 (14.0%)	8 (9.3%)	5 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.3%)								(n/a)											$23,298
Park High School	1.0mi	Public	9-12	8040 80th St S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3702	1,992	95	21.0	28.7%	1,172 (58.8%)	193 (9.7%)	260 (13.1%)	206 (10.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (7.8%)	48.7	262^nd of 450 public high schools	41.8%		51.6	248^th of 480 public high schools	48.3%	14				28.7	28.7				43.6	43.6	$11,998
South Washington Alternative High School	1.6mi	Public	6-12	8400 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-7001	97	13	7.2	49.5%	40 (41.2%)	14 (14.4%)	23 (23.7%)	8 (8.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.3%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0						$24,479
Great Rivers Adult Education	1.6mi	Public	10-12	8400 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-2341	7	0			4 (57.1%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$8,857
East Ridge High School	3.9mi	Public	9-12	4200 Pioneer Dr	Woodbury	55129	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-2301	2,072	85	24.2	14.6%	1,194 (57.6%)	227 (11.0%)	157 (7.6%)	337 (16.3%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	148 (7.1%)	89.9	27^th of 450 public high schools	94.0%		89.3	26^th of 480 public high schools	94.6%	1				51.7	51.7				68.1	68.1	$11,060
Simley Alternative Program	4.1mi	Public	9-12	2920 80th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7000	25	2	13.7	76.0%	7 (28.0%)	1 (4.0%)	14 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0						$3,587
199 Online High School	4.1mi	Public	9-12	2920 80th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7009	0	3	12.1		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Simley Senior High	4.2mi	Public	9-12	2920 80th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7000	1,030	45	23.1	48.3%	411 (39.9%)	113 (11.0%)	359 (34.9%)	57 (5.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.3%)	29.6	342^nd of 450 public high schools	24.0%		25.3	371^st of 480 public high schools	22.7%	29				15.9	15.9				37.6	37.6	$13,480
Woodbury High School	5.3mi	Public	9-12	2665 Woodlane Dr	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-4409	1,943	77	25.2	18.8%	1,090 (56.1%)	234 (12.0%)	198 (10.2%)	263 (13.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	153 (7.9%)	87.7	38^th of 450 public high schools	91.6%		82.5	59^th of 480 public high schools	87.7%	21				48.7	48.7				66.7	66.7	$11,603
Math And Science Academy	5.7mi	Public, Charter	6-12	8430 Woodbury Crossing	Woodbury	55125	Washington County	Math And Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 578-7507	720	41	17.6	9.9%	227 (31.5%)	211 (29.3%)	23 (3.2%)	214 (29.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	98.2	3^rd of 450 public high schools	99.3%		95.8	8^th of 480 public high schools	98.3%	5	71.1	74.2	74.7	67.3	71.7	81.3	85.0	73.4	82.4	80.5	$11,544

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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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