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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55082

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Schools

2,641

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedGate 4/52^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rutherford Elementary up 13 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lily Lake Elementary 13.3 students per teacher

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 55082 zip code area is home to 11 elementary schools, including a mix of public, public charter, and specialized schools serving grades ranging from pre-K to 6th grade. These schools vary significantly in size, with student enrollments ranging from 9 to 584 students.

A few schools stand out in this area, including St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower, a public charter school ranked 9th out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools with exceptional proficiency rates on state tests. Another high-performing school is Gate 4/5, a public school serving grades 4-5 that is ranked 2nd out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. Wildwood Elementary, part of the highly-ranked Mahtomedi Public School District, also stands out with a low free/reduced lunch rate and favorable student-teacher ratio.

The schools in the 55082 zip code area show a wide range of free/reduced lunch rates, from 4.84% at Gate 4/5 to 69.44% at New Heights Elementary School, indicating varying levels of economic disadvantage among the student populations. Similarly, the schools have a wide range of proficiency rates on state tests, with the high-performing schools like St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower and Gate 4/5 standing out, while New Heights Elementary School has relatively low proficiency rates.

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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
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower	Public, Charter	K-4	4260 Stagecoach Tr N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 395-5920	450	26	17.3	11.3%	314 (69.8%)	40 (8.9%)	22 (4.9%)	61 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	95.9	9^th of 872 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.9	6^th of 881 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	86.7	93.3		90.0	71.1	81.1		76.1	$11,771
A/O Program	Public	PK, KG-1	1111 South Holcombe St	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 964-1274	5	2	2.9		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wildwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	8698 75th Street North	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 407-2101	648	39	16.6	10.8%	545 (84.1%)	20 (3.1%)	24 (3.7%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.1%)								(n/a)									$12,950
New Heights Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	614 W Mulberry St	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	New Heights School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 439-1962	39	3	11.9	53.8%	34 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)								(n/a)				28.6				50.0
Lily Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2003 Willard St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 351-6800	398	30	13.3	27.1%	314 (78.9%)	17 (4.3%)	28 (7.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.3%)	75.9	196^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.5%		75.3	196^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.8%		61.2	77.9	59.7	66.5	49.3	71.0	59.7	60.1	$14,495
Stonebridge Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Owens St N	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-8700	420	26	16.3	12.4%	366 (87.1%)	9 (2.1%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	68.9	281^st of 872 public elementary schools	67.8%		68	280^th of 881 public elementary schools	68.2%	1	55.1	68.0	42.2	54.7	53.9	67.6	62.2	61.1	$12,892
Rutherford Elementary	Public	K-5	115 Rutherford Rd	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6400	573	33	17.2	14.3%	481 (83.9%)	13 (2.3%)	26 (4.5%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	73.7	221^st of 872 public elementary schools	74.7%		72.3	234^th of 881 public elementary schools	73.4%	13	68.9	63.3	45.8	58.6	55.6	65.3	64.2	61.9	$12,518
Gate 4/5	Public	4-5	523 Marsh St W	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Stillwater Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 351-6905	64	1	64.0	4.7%	52 (81.3%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	6 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	99.3	2^nd of 872 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.3	2^nd of 881 public elementary schools	99.8%			100.0	90.9	95.0		96.3	100.0	98.3	$3,320
Falcon View Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	275 3rd Street South	Stillwater	55082	Washington County	Wabasha-Kellogg School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(651) 565-3559	44	5	8.6	47.7%	27 (61.4%)	3 (6.8%)	6 (13.6%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.6%)								(n/a)				19.1				14.3

Cities Near Zip Code 55082

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stillwater	0.54 mi	23	79^th
Bayport	3.3 mi	2	258^th
Lake Elmo	3.91 mi	3	209^th
Mahtomedi	4.72 mi	4	8^th
Oakdale	6.46 mi	4	317^th

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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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