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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 273381001538
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
7830 80TH ST S, COTTAGE GROVE, MN 55016 · (651) 425-3801 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
204 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 425 | 48.0% | 33.1% |
| Madison Elementary BLAINE | 369 | 44.7% | 56.1% |
| OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 435 | 45.1% | 46.8% |
| Lakeaires Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE | 396 | 46.0% | 38.1% |
| Eisenhower Elementary COON RAPIDS | 491 | 53.8% | 51.8% |
| Sunnyside Elementary NEW BRIGHTON | 498 | 52.4% | 41.1% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #635 of 844 | #34 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #624 of 844 | #34 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #597 of 844 | #31 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #435 of 1,130 | #25 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #171 of 769 | #5 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #171 of 796 | #6 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #358 of 942 | #5 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.4% | #24 of 244 | #6 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 425 | 35.9 | 11.8:1 | 48% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 35.9 | 11.6:1 | 50% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 34.1 | 12.3:1 | 54% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 37% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 35.7 | 8.8:1 | 55% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 33 | 8.0:1 | 51% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 38 | 7.8:1 | 42% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 24% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 814 | 33 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (314 to 425); teachers up 1% (35.7 to 35.9).
About CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in COTTAGE GROVE, Minnesota, administered by South Washington County Schools. Total enrollment is 425 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 24% more students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
South Washington County Schools counts 19,578 students in its 28 schools, and CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is one of them.
Of every 100 students at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY, about 51 are White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 11% Black. Among all residents of Washington County, the White share is about 78%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
With 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Roughly 48% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is 26%.
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.3%. CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY scores 33.1%.
The school is in Washington County, where median household income comes to about $115,345, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County's 103 public schools enroll about 46,313 students and include CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Park High School, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 3%.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,238
Census ACS
Median income
$115,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
46,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Washington County Schools
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- Park High SchoolHigh · 1,992 students
- Woodbury High SchoolHigh · 1,943 students
- LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,165 students
- WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,160 students
- COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,005 students
Other schools in COTTAGE GROVE
- Park High SchoolHigh · 1,992 students
- COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,005 students
- OLTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 956 students
- GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARYElementary · 797 students
- Ages 3-5 Early Childhood Special EdElementary · 591 students
- PINE HILL ELEMENTARYElementary · 502 students
Other Crestview Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 12 states are named Crestview Elementary. CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is the 13th largest of the 21.
- Crestview Elementary SchoolSpringfield, TN · 755 students
- Crestview ElementaryGreer, SC · 683 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 609 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 591 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 578 students
Nearby schools
- Park High School0.3 mi · 1,992
- HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 417
- Next Step Transition Program0.7 mi · 86
- ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 325
- South Washington Alternative HS1.3 mi · 97
- Great Rivers Adult Education1.3 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY serve?
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 51% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is overseen by South Washington County Schools in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.