Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Data showed that Washington County welcomed 44,124 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 63% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 71 schools in the county, Stillwater Area High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,031.
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 White Students | % of White Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Village School | 90 | 94.7% | 95 |
| Marine Area Community School | 113 | 89.7% | 126 |
| Scandia Elementary School | 284 | 88.5% | 321 |
| Stonebridge Elementary School | 377 | 87.3% | 432 |
| North Lakes Academy Elementary | 230 | 86.5% | 266 |
| Afton-Lakeland Elementary School | 395 | 86.4% | 457 |
| GATE 4/5 | 53 | 85.5% | 62 |
| North Lakes Academy Middle School | 126 | 85.1% | 148 |
| Rutherford Elementary School | 476 | 85% | 560 |
| Andersen Elementary School | 273 | 83.7% | 326 |
| North Lakes Academy Upper School | 117 | 83% | 141 |
| Wildwood Elementary School | 481 | 82.4% | 584 |
| Stillwater Middle School | 760 | 82.2% | 925 |
| Mahtomedi Senior High School | 938 | 80.6% | 1,164 |
| Forest Lake Area Middle School | 679 | 80.5% | 844 |
| Forest Lake Area High School | 1,465 | 80.4% | 1,823 |
| O.H. Anderson Elementary School | 522 | 79.8% | 654 |
| Lily Lake Elementary School | 327 | 78.4% | 417 |
| Mahtomedi Middle School | 578 | 77.2% | 749 |
| Lakes International Language Academy Upper School | 440 | 76.9% | 572 |
| Oneka Elementary School | 324 | 76.6% | 423 |
| North Star Elementary | 364 | 76.5% | 476 |
| St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper | 285 | 76% | 375 |
| New Heights Elementary School | 27 | 75% | 36 |
| Lakes International Language Academy Lower School | 448 | 75% | 597 |
| New Heights School, Inc. | 51 | 75% | 68 |
| Stillwater Area High School | 2,031 | 74.9% | 2,713 |
| Community School Credit Recovery | 11 | 73.3% | 15 |
| St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower | 324 | 71.7% | 452 |
| St. Croix Preparatory Academy Middle | 269 | 71.7% | 375 |
| Forest Lake Area Community School | 136 | 68.7% | 198 |
| Grey Cloud Elementary School | 529 | 68.4% | 774 |
| St. Croix Valley Area Learning Center | 54 | 68.4% | 79 |
| Forest Lake Elementary School | 215 | 68.3% | 315 |
| LILA Kinder Center | 80 | 67.8% | 118 |
| Oak-Land Middle School | 627 | 67.1% | 935 |
| Gordon Bailey Elementary School | 433 | 66.1% | 655 |
| Middleton Elementary School | 380 | 65.2% | 583 |
| Forest View Elementary School | 217 | 65.2% | 333 |
| East Ridge High School | 1,267 | 62.1% | 2,042 |
| Hillside Elementary School | 262 | 61.8% | 424 |
| Lake Elmo Elementary School | 386 | 61.7% | 626 |
| Cottage Grove Middle School | 600 | 61.7% | 972 |
| Lake Middle School | 715 | 61.6% | 1,160 |
| Park High School | 1,180 | 60.3% | 1,957 |
| Woodbury Middle School | 654 | 59.6% | 1,098 |
| Royal Oaks Elementary School | 280 | 59.2% | 473 |
| Red Rock Elementary School | 370 | 59.1% | 626 |
| Pine Hill Elementary School | 304 | 58.4% | 521 |
| Oltman Middle School | 584 | 58.3% | 1,002 |
| Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion Elementary School | 310 | 58.2% | 533 |
| Liberty Ridge Elementary School | 464 | 57.7% | 804 |
| Valley Crossing Elementary School | 413 | 56.8% | 727 |
| Woodbury High School | 1,105 | 56.7% | 1,948 |
| Pullman Elementary School | 213 | 56.4% | 378 |
| Crestview Elementary School | 234 | 56% | 418 |
| Cottage Grove Elementary School | 235 | 55.8% | 421 |
| Armstrong Elementary School | 170 | 55.2% | 308 |
| Brookview Elementary School | 313 | 54.9% | 570 |
| Woodbury Elementary School | 211 | 45.7% | 462 |
| Newport Elementary School | 115 | 41.8% | 275 |
| Eagle Point Elementary School | 298 | 39.3% | 758 |
| South Washington Alternative High School | 35 | 38% | 92 |
| Woodbury Leadership Academy | 275 | 36.7% | 749 |
| Math and Science Academy | 231 | 34.8% | 663 |
| Tartan Senior High School | 530 | 30.4% | 1,743 |
| Great Rivers Adult Education | 3 | 30% | 10 |
| Castle Elementary School | 173 | 27.9% | 620 |
| Skyview Community Middle School | 276 | 27.9% | 990 |
| 916 Mahtomedi Academy | 14 | 24.1% | 58 |
| E-STEM Middle School | 64 | 12.6% | 510 |
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