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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Washington County, Minnesota

26 public schools in Washington County, Minnesota appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Forest Lake Area Community School leads the list at -51.5%, against a median of -10.8% across the ranked schools.

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Washington County, Minnesota

Best Enrollment change

-51.5%

Median Enrollment change

-10.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Forest Lake Area Community School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	233	113	-51.5%
2	Oneka Elementary School	HUGO, MN	White Bear Lake School District	684	463	-32.3%
3	MIDDLETON ELEMENTARY	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	728	557	-23.5%
4	ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARY	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	563	451	-19.9%
5	COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	1,225	1,005	-18.0%
6	Forest View Elementary	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	415	345	-16.9%
7	LILY LAKE ELEMENTARY	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	478	398	-16.7%
8	COTTAGE GROVE ELEMENTARY	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	512	432	-15.6%
9	Forest Lake Elementary	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	359	309	-13.9%
10	LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	1,351	1,165	-13.8%
11	WOODBURY ELEMENTARY	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	557	483	-13.3%
12	LIBERTY RIDGE ELEMENTARY	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	909	801	-11.9%
13	NEWPORT ELEMENTARY	NEWPORT, MN	South Washington County Schools	298	264	-11.4%
14	Stillwater Middle School	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	1,045	939	-10.1%
15	STONEBRIDGE ELEMENTARY	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	458	420	-8.3%
16	LILA Lower School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Lakes International Language Academ	657	607	-7.6%
17	MAHTOMEDI MIDDLE	MAHTOMEDI, MN	MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	822	761	-7.4%
18	RUTHERFORD ELEMENTARY	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	611	573	-6.2%
19	Scandia Elementary	SCANDIA, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	327	311	-4.9%
20	ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY	BAYPORT, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	343	327	-4.7%
21	STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	2,760	2,658	-3.7%
22	ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	337	325	-3.6%
23	O.H. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY	MAHTOMEDI, MN	MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	677	656	-3.1%
24	AFTON-LAKELAND ELEMENTARY	LAKELAND, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	444	437	-1.6%
25	Woodbury High School	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	1,953	1,943	-0.5%
26	MAHTOMEDI SENIOR HIGH	MAHTOMEDI, MN	MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,180	1,175	-0.4%

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