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The highest-poverty public schools in Washington County, Minnesota

Across Washington County, Minnesota, 64 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. E-STEM Middle School leads the list at 71.7%, against a median of 22.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Washington County, Minnesota

Top % FRL

71.7%

Median % FRL

22.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	E-STEM Middle School	WOODBURY, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	512	71.7%
2	Castle Elementary	OAKDALE, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	Elementary	630	64.8%
3	Skyview Community Middle	OAKDALE, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	Middle	1,029	62.4%
4	Tartan Senior High	OAKDALE, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	High	1,687	59.2%
5	NEWPORT ELEMENTARY	NEWPORT, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	264	54.5%
6	Eagle Point Elementary	OAKDALE, MN	North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale	Elementary	792	53.0%
7	Forest View Elementary	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	Elementary	345	51.0%
8	Forest Lake Area Community School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	High	113	48.7%
9	CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	425	48.0%
10	North Lakes Academy Elementary	FOREST LAKE, MN	NORTH LAKES ACADEMY	Elementary	220	46.4%
11	Forest Lake Elementary	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	Middle	309	42.7%
12	PULLMAN ELEMENTARY	SAINT PAUL PARK, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	420	39.8%
13	WOODBURY ELEMENTARY	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	483	37.9%
14	North Lakes Academy 7-12 Campus	FOREST LAKE, MN	NORTH LAKES ACADEMY	High	245	37.6%
15	ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	325	37.2%
16	North Lakes Academy Middle School	FOREST LAKE, MN	NORTH LAKES ACADEMY	Middle	148	34.5%
17	HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	417	31.7%
18	OLTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	Middle	956	29.6%
19	Park High School	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	High	1,992	28.7%
20	ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARY	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	451	28.4%
21	COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	Middle	1,005	27.7%
22	PINE HILL ELEMENTARY	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	502	27.3%
23	LILY LAKE ELEMENTARY	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Elementary	398	27.1%
24	Brookview Elementary	WOODBURY, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Elementary	607	26.2%
25	Forest Lake Area Middle School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	Middle	916	26.1%
26	Oneka Elementary School	HUGO, MN	White Bear Lake School District	Elementary	463	24.4%
27	WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	Middle	1,160	24.2%
28	North Star Elementary	HUGO, MN	White Bear Lake School District	Elementary	467	24.2%
29	Woodbury Leadership Academy Seconda	WOODBURY, MN	Woodbury Leadership Academy	Middle	220	24.1%
30	Woodbury Leadership Elementary	WOODBURY, MN	Woodbury Leadership Academy	Elementary	658	23.3%
31	STILLWATER SPECIAL SERVICES-ECSE	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Elementary	259	23.2%
32	LAKE ELMO ELEMENTARY	LAKE ELMO, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Elementary	697	23.0%
33	Oak-Land Middle School	LAKE ELMO, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Middle	946	22.7%
34	Forest Lake Area High School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	High	1,805	22.5%
35	COTTAGE GROVE ELEMENTARY	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	432	22.0%
36	LILA Lower School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Lakes International Language Academ	Elementary	607	20.8%
37	GORDON BAILEY ELEMENTARY	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	692	20.4%
38	STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	High	2,658	19.6%
39	Stillwater Middle School	STILLWATER, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Middle	939	19.0%
40	Woodbury High School	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	High	1,943	18.8%
41	Scandia Elementary	SCANDIA, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	Elementary	311	18.6%
42	Early Childhood Special Education	FOREST LAKE, MN	Forest Lake Public School District	Elementary	103	18.4%
43	Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion	SAINT PAUL PARK, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	561	18.4%
44	ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY	BAYPORT, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Elementary	327	18.0%
45	MIDDLETON ELEMENTARY	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	557	17.6%
46	LIBERTY RIDGE ELEMENTARY	WOODBURY, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	801	16.5%
47	GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARY	COTTAGE GROVE, MN	South Washington County Schools	Elementary	797	16.4%
48	AFTON-LAKELAND ELEMENTARY	LAKELAND, MN	Stillwater Area Public Schools	Elementary	437	15.8%
49	LILA Upper School	FOREST LAKE, MN	Lakes International Language Academ	High	579	15.4%
50	MAHTOMEDI MIDDLE	MAHTOMEDI, MN	MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	761	15.1%

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