CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY

As a mid-sized elementary campus in COTTAGE GROVE, Minnesota, CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY instructs 425 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by South Washington County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 24% above the state mean of about 344.

Across the 28 schools in South Washington County Schools (19,578 students total), CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY shows that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 12% multiracial, 11% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 26%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $115,345, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Washington County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Park High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY's enrollment has grew 35% since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 425). Black enrollment moved from 18% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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