10 Woodbury Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

WOODBURY, MN — Several elementary and middle schools in Woodbury have been ranked among the best in Minnesota, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

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U.S. News ranked the Math & Science Academy the highest among schools in Woodbury, according to the new list. The charter school was ranked No. 25 in U.S. News' ranking of Minnesota middle schools.

Here’s a look at how schools in Woodbury ranked compared with others in the state.

Elementary Schools
36: Liberty Ridge Elementary, South Washington County Schools
55: Valley Crossing Elementary, South Washington County Schools
304: Royal Oaks Elementary, South Washington County Schools
356: Red Rock Elementary, South Washington County Schools
374: Gordon Bailey Elementary, South Washington County Schools
396: Middleton Elementary, South Washington County Schools
653-871: Woodbury Elementary, South Washington County Schools

Middle Schools
25: Math & Science Academy charter school
31: Lake Middle School, South Washington County Schools
94: Woodbury Middle School, South Washington County Schools

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

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Schools were also ranked by district. Here’s how elementary and middle schools in the South Washington County School District measured up:

Elementary Schools
1. Liberty Ridge Elementary, Woodbury
2. Valley Crossing Elementary, Woodbury
3. Grey Cloud Elementary, Cottage Grove
4. Cottage Grove Elementary, Cottage Grove
5. Newport Elementary, Newport
6. Armstrong Elementary, Cottage Grove
7. Royal Oaks Elementary, Woodbury
8. Red Rock Elementary, Woodbury
9. Gordon Bailey Elementary, Woodbury
10. Middleton Elementary, Woodbury
11. Hillside Elementary, Cottage Grove
Tied for 12: Crestview Elementary, Cottage Grove; Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion, Saint Paul Park; Pine Hill Elementary, Cottage Grove; Pullman Elementary, Saint Paul Park; Woodbury Elementary, Woodbury

Middle Schools
1. Lake Middle School, Woodbury
2. Woodbury Middle School, Woodbury
Tied for 3: Cottage Grove Middle School, Cottage Grove; Oltman Middle School, Cottage Grove

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

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California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.