East Twin Cities

There were 12 Other Indigenous Peoples students enrolled in Washington County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 45.5% less than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Washington County welcomed 44,124 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Other Indigenous Peoples students comprised less than 0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 71 schools in the county, East Ridge High School recorded the highest enrollment of Other Indigenous Peoples students in the 2023-24 school year, with three.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages. 

However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.

School Name	No. of Other Indigenous Peoples Students	% of Other Indigenous Peoples Students	Total School Enrollment
Marine Village School	2	2.1%	95
North Lakes Academy Elementary	1	0.4%	266
Math and Science Academy	1	0.2%	663
Gordon Bailey Elementary School	1	0.2%	655
East Ridge High School	3	0.2%	2,042
Lakes International Language Academy Upper School	1	0.2%	572
Liberty Ridge Elementary School	1	0.1%	804
Tartan Senior High School	1	0.1%	1,743
Woodbury High School	1	0.1%	1,948
Lily Lake Elementary School	0	0%	417
LILA Kinder Center	0	0%	118
Mahtomedi Middle School	0	0%	749
Mahtomedi Senior High School	0	0%	1,164
Lakes International Language Academy Lower School	0	0%	597
Lake Middle School	0	0%	1,160
Marine Area Community School	0	0%	126
Lake Elmo Elementary School	0	0%	626
Hillside Elementary School	0	0%	424
Grey Cloud Elementary School	0	0%	774
Great Rivers Adult Education	0	0%	10
916 Mahtomedi Academy	0	0%	58
Afton-Lakeland Elementary School	0	0%	457
Andersen Elementary School	0	0%	326
Armstrong Elementary School	0	0%	308
Brookview Elementary School	0	0%	570
Castle Elementary School	0	0%	620
Community School Credit Recovery	0	0%	15
Cottage Grove Elementary School	0	0%	421
Cottage Grove Middle School	0	0%	972
Crestview Elementary School	0	0%	418
E-STEM Middle School	0	0%	510
Eagle Point Elementary School	0	0%	758
Forest Lake Area Community School	0	0%	198
Forest Lake Area High School	0	0%	1,823
Forest Lake Area Middle School	0	0%	844
Forest Lake Elementary School	0	0%	315
Forest View Elementary School	0	0%	333
GATE 4/5	0	0%	62
Royal Oaks Elementary School	0	0%	473
Rutherford Elementary School	0	0%	560
Scandia Elementary School	0	0%	321
Skyview Community Middle School	0	0%	990
South Washington Alternative High School	0	0%	92
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower	0	0%	452
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Middle	0	0%	375
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper	0	0%	375
St. Croix Valley Area Learning Center	0	0%	79
Stillwater Area High School	0	0%	2,713
Stillwater Middle School	0	0%	925
Stonebridge Elementary School	0	0%	432
Valley Crossing Elementary School	0	0%	727
Wildwood Elementary School	0	0%	584
Woodbury Elementary School	0	0%	462
Woodbury Leadership Academy	0	0%	749
Middleton Elementary School	0	0%	583
New Heights Elementary School	0	0%	36
New Heights School, Inc.	0	0%	68
Newport Elementary School	0	0%	275
North Lakes Academy Middle School	0	0%	148
North Lakes Academy Upper School	0	0%	141
North Star Elementary	0	0%	476
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion Elementary School	0	0%	533
O.H. Anderson Elementary School	0	0%	654
Oak-Land Middle School	0	0%	935
Oltman Middle School	0	0%	1,002
Oneka Elementary School	0	0%	423
Park High School	0	0%	1,957
Pine Hill Elementary School	0	0%	521
Pullman Elementary School	0	0%	378
Red Rock Elementary School	0	0%	626
Woodbury Middle School	0	0%	1,098