4,098 Hispanic students were enrolled in Washington County public schools in 2024-25

Daron Korte, J.D.,  Minnesota Education Assistant Commissioner
Daron Korte, J.D., Minnesota Education Assistant Commissioner
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Washington County public schools enrolled 4,098 Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, 5.1% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Washington County public schools enrolled 44,707 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 9.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 71 public schools in the county, Tartan Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 392.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota fourth graders scored 241 in math, compared with the national average of 237. Their reading score was 214, the same as the U.S. average, though it has declined slightly in recent years. Eighth graders scored 282 in math and 260 in reading, both above the national averages.

However, scores for both grades remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2026, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota’s public schools is 15:1, the same as the national average. Minnesota’s public education system is the 10th largest in the United States, serving more than 870,913 students across 2,722 schools.

Ethnicities in Washington County Public Schools in 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Washington County Public Schools During 2024-25 School Year

School NameNo. of Hispanic Students% of Hispanic StudentsTotal School Enrollment
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion Elementary School17030.3%561
St. Croix Valley Area Learning Center1925.3%75
South Washington Alternative High School2323.7%97
Tartan Senior High School39223.2%1,687
Lake Elmo Elementary School14420.7%697
Castle Elementary School11818.7%630
Skyview Community Middle School17817.3%1,029
New Heights School, Inc.1115.7%70
E-STEM Middle School7614.8%512
Great Rivers Adult Education114.3%7
LILA Kinder Center3513.7%256
Lakes International Language Academy Lower School7712.7%607
Crestview Elementary School5412.7%425
Woodbury Elementary School5912.2%483
Park High School24212.2%1,992
Forest Lake Area Community School1311.5%113
Lakes International Language Academy Upper School6611.4%579
Pullman Elementary School4811.4%420
Woodbury Middle School12911.1%1,160
Hillside Elementary School4611%417
Cottage Grove Middle School11011%1,005
Woodbury Leadership Academy Secondary School2410.9%220
Oak-Land Middle School10310.9%946
Armstrong Elementary School3510.8%325
916 Mahtomedi Academy310.3%29
Forest View Elementary School3510.1%345
Woodbury High School1909.8%1,943
Pine Hill Elementary School489.6%502
Royal Oaks Elementary School439.5%451
Newport Elementary School259.5%264
Oltman Middle School909.4%956
Stillwater Area High School2258.5%2,658
Woodbury Leadership Academy558.4%658
Eagle Point Elementary School668.3%792
North Lakes Academy Upper School208.2%245
East Ridge High School1497.2%2,072
Forest Lake Elementary School227.1%309
Middleton Elementary School397%557
Lily Lake Elementary School287%398
Andersen Elementary School226.7%327
Grey Cloud Elementary School516.4%797
Oneka Elementary School296.3%463
Brookview Elementary School376.1%607
Valley Crossing Elementary School456.1%734
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper246.1%391
Community School Credit Recovery25.9%34
Gordon Bailey Elementary School405.8%692
North Lakes Academy Elementary125.5%220
Stillwater Middle School515.4%939
Liberty Ridge Elementary School435.4%801
Forest Lake Area Middle School485.2%916
O.H. Anderson Elementary School324.9%656
Afton-Lakeland Elementary School214.8%437
Mahtomedi Senior High School564.8%1,175
Forest Lake Area High School864.8%1,805
Red Rock Elementary School284.7%596
Lake Middle School554.7%1,165
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower214.7%450
Rutherford Elementary School254.4%573
North Star Elementary School204.3%467
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Middle164.3%371
Scandia Elementary School123.9%311
Cottage Grove Elementary School173.9%432
Mahtomedi Middle School293.8%761
Stonebridge Elementary School163.8%420
Wildwood Elementary School243.7%648
Math and Science Academy233.2%720
New Heights Elementary School12.6%39
Gate 4/511.6%64
Marine Area Community School00%112
Marine Village School00%92
Information in this article was obtained from the Minnesota Department of Education. The source data can be found here.



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