Best Schools: How Woodbury Ranked In 2022 Niche List

WOODBURY, MN — The latest school rankings released by the data analysis company Niche offer a look at how K-12 schools in Woodbury compare with each other.

Niche, which released its eighth annual version of the rankings on Monday, looks at a variety of criteria in determining a grade for both public and private K-12 schools in Woodbury, including academics, teachers and diversity.

Here are how the schools in Woodbury fared in the rankings:

• #2 in Best Public High Schools in MN, Math & Science Academy, A+
• #15 in Best Public High Schools in MN, Woodbury Senior High School, A
• #17 in Best Public High Schools in MN, East Ridge High School, A
• #21 in Best Private High Schools in MN, New Life Academy, A
• #83 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Liberty Ridge Elementary School, A-
• #34 in Best Public Middle Schools in MN, Lake Middle School, A-
• #124 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Valley Crossing Elementary School, A-
• #51 in Best Public Middle Schools in MN, Woodbury Middle School, A-
• #203 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Red Rock Elementary School, B+
• #205 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Middleton Elementary School, B+
• #211 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Royal Oaks Elementary School, B+
• #230 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Gordon Bailey Elementary School, B+
• #348 in Best Public Elementary Schools in MN, Newport Elementary School, B
• Oltman Middle School, B-
• Woodbury Elementary School, B-
• Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion School, B-Niche said its 2022 best schools rankings offer a more “personal” view of schools than its rankings in recent years. Significantly less importance was placed on SAT and ACT scores this year, Niche said. Any factor in its methodology that is related to test scores was reduced by one third.

The company combined ratings from students, alumni and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.

Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings.

Top 5 Public High Schools:

1. The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada
2. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School
4. Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Virginia
5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia

Top 5 Private High Schools:

1. Phillips Academy in Massachusetts
2. The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut
3. Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut
4. The College Preparatory School in California
5. Groton School in Massachusetts

Top 5 School Districts:

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District in Illinois
2. Glenbrook High School District in Illinois
3. Great Neck Public Schools in New York
4. Community High School District 128 in Illinois
5. Jericho Union Free School District in New York

See the full Niche rankings here