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South Washington County School District

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South Washington County School District is located in southeast Minnesota. South Washington County School District has 74.37 square miles of land area and 5.72 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total South Washington County School District population is 95,736. South Washington County School District median household income is $89,407 in 2010-2014. South Washington County School District median house value is $225,800 in 2010-2014. On average, South Washington County School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (32 out of 321, top 10%) Elementary/Middle School: (35 out of 332, top 11%)* Rank: #28
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	27
Population	95,736 (2010-2014), rank #9
Population Growth	12.12% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,195.33/sq mi, rank #28
Median Household Income:	$89,407 at 2010-2014—7.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #11
Median House Price:	$225,800 at 2010-2014—-8.80% increase since 2005-2009, rank #26
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	74.37 sq mi, rank #285
Water Area:	5.72 sq mi (7.14%), rank #124
State:	Minnesota
County:	Washington County, Ramsey County
City:	Woodbury, Saint Paul Park, Newport, Hastings, Afton, Cottage Grove, Maplewood
Zip:	55129, 55125, 55071, 55055, 55033, 55001, 55016, 55119
Area:	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

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South Washington County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

7362 East Point Douglas Rd Sou

Cottage Grove MN, 55016, Washington County

Phone: 651-458-6201

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	18,137	18,048	17,858	17,456	17,194	17,087	17,137
English Language Learner Students:	241	431	722	659	654	662	635
Total Teachers:	1,124.22	1,104.91	1,054.64	1,037.54	1,023.94	999.90	1,008.40
Prekindergarten:	47.02	38.01	34.73	30.58	23.44	22.70	22.70
Kindergarten:	47.50	52.00	53.50	50.50	52.00	51.50	50.00
Elementary:	471.52	476.33	451.54	450.68	434.72	492.60	502.20
Secondary:	523.11	520.48	498.50	486.35	493.74	410.40	413.30
Ungraded:	35.07	18.09	16.37	19.43	20.04	22.70	20.20
Total Other Staff:	1,025.73	988.05	969.11	960.66	949.88	928.00	881.70
Instructional Aides:	184.01	143.70	139.62	139.33	139.49	138.80	123.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	29.40	36.47	32.30	32.15	31.72	32.50	30.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	27.50	26.30	26.63	25.50	23.19	17.70	17.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	27.50	26.30	26.63	25.50	23.19	17.70	17.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	20.00	23.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.20	22.00
Library/Media Support:	16.26	15.71	14.79	16.65	14.26	11.30	13.30
District Administrators:	18.00	18.00	20.00	18.00	18.00	18.00	19.00
District Administrative Support:	45.54	44.77	42.49	46.19	49.02	48.90	43.00
School Administrators:	41.00	42.00	44.00	42.60	40.50	40.50	36.00
School Administrative Support:	55.97	54.38	58.95	53.97	54.09	54.90	52.00
Student Support Services:	286.18	276.48	267.41	257.31	258.56	260.20	258.30
Other Support Services:	301.87	307.24	300.92	306.96	299.05	283.00	266.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.13	16.33	16.93	16.82	16.79	17.09	16.99

Schools

Armstrong Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	8855 Inwood Ave South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Cottage Grove Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	7447 65th St South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Cottage Grove Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	9775 Indian Blvd South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Crestview Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	7830 80th St South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Early Childhood Program	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	8400 East Point Douglas Rd Sou, Cottage Grove MN 55016
East Ridge High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4200 Pioneer Dr, Saint Paul MN 55129
Gordon Bailey Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4125 Woodlane Dr, Saint Paul MN 55129
Grey Cloud Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	9525 Indian Blvd South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Hillside Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	8177 Hillside Tr South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Lake Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3133 Pioneer Dr, Saint Paul MN 55125
Liberty Ridge Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	11395 Eagle View Blvd, Saint Paul MN 55129
Middleton Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	9105 Lake Rd, Saint Paul MN 55125
Newport Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	851 6th Ave, Newport MN 55055
Nuevas Fronteras	Kindergarten to Grade 5	7830 80th St South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Oltman Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1020 3rd St, Saint Paul Park MN 55071
Park Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8040 80th St South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Pine Hill Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	9015 Hadley Ave South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Place	Grade 6 to Grade 12	7362 East Point Douglas Rd Sou, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Pullman Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1260 Selby Ave, Saint Paul Park MN 55071
Red Rock Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3311 Commonwealth Ave, Saint Paul MN 55125
Royal Oaks Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	7335 Steepleview Rd, Saint Paul MN 55125
So Wash High School Diploma Program	Grade 10 to Grade 12	8400 East Point Douglas Rd, Cottage Grove MN 55016
South Washington Alternative High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	8400 East Point Douglas Rd Sou, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Transitions	Grade 12 to Grade 12	7155 80th St South, Cottage Grove MN 55016
Woodbury Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1251 School Dr, Saint Paul MN 55125
Woodbury Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1425 School Dr, Saint Paul MN 55125
Woodbury Senior High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2665 Woodlane Dr, Saint Paul MN 55125

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	70.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.9%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.2%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.9%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79.3%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	39.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55.8%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64.7%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55.7%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68.3%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85.6%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.6%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53.5%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.6%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85.6%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68.7%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72.9%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.8%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82.2%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70.8%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.8%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.1%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.2%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70.1%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.6%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.2%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	58.8%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	70.3%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.3%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.1%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.2%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	71.1%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	76.1%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	71.5%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	80.6%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	95%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.5%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	96.9%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.0%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.2%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.4%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.7%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.8%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.8%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.7%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.8%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	56.6%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.8%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.1%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60.1%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.1%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.3%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	68.8%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$212,229,000	$11,884		$207,639,000	$11,895		$200,068,000	$11,636
Federal:	$9,112,000	$510	4.3%	$9,168,000	$525	4.4%	$17,053,000	$992	8.5%
State:	$130,985,000	$7,335	61.7%	$118,831,000	$6,807	57.2%	$113,314,000	$6,590	56.6%
Local:	$72,132,000	$4,039	34.0%	$79,640,000	$4,562	38.4%	$69,701,000	$4,054	34.8%
Total Expenditures:	$216,158,000	$12,104		$220,478,000	$12,630		$222,441,000	$12,937
Total Current Expenditures:	$163,186,000	$9,138		$161,791,000	$9,269		$155,831,000	$9,063
Instructional Expenditures:	$107,297,000	$6,008	65.8%	$106,690,000	$6,112	65.9%	$103,543,000	$6,022	66.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$13,249,000	$742	8.1%	$13,484,000	$772	8.3%	$13,006,000	$756	8.3%
Administration:	$12,825,000	$718	7.9%	$11,866,000	$680	7.3%	$11,489,000	$668	7.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$29,815,000	$1,670	18.3%	$29,751,000	$1,704	18.4%	$27,793,000	$1,616	17.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$21,541,000	$1,206		$27,402,000	$1,570		$34,959,000	$2,033
Construction:	$15,061,000	$843		$19,938,000	$1,142		$21,635,000	$1,258
Total Other:	$11,381,000	$637		$10,292,000	$590		$9,952,000	$579
Interest on Debt:	$15,331,000	$858		$15,236,000	$873		$16,029,000	$932

Total Salary:	$110,977,000	$6,214		$108,641,000	$6,224		$105,485,000	$6,135
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$75,169,000	$4,209	67.7%	$73,725,000	$4,223	67.9%	$71,744,000	$4,173	68.0%
Other Salary:	$35,808,000	$2,005	32.3%	$34,916,000	$2,000	32.1%	$33,741,000	$1,962	32.0%
Total Benefit:	$39,328,000	$2,202		$38,018,000	$2,178		$36,080,000	$2,098
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$26,281,000	$1,472	66.8%	$26,137,000	$1,497	68.7%	$25,046,000	$1,457	69.4%
Other Benefit:	$13,047,000	$731	33.2%	$11,881,000	$681	31.3%	$11,034,000	$642	30.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	36.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	63.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	28.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	12.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$52,795.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,610.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$49,005.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$59,910.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$66,363.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$67,506.0

* South Washington County School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.