Cottage Grove Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Cottage Grove Middle School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota enrolled 1,005 students in 2024-25 with 61.8 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 63%
924 students in 2022-23, 972 students in 2023-24, 1,005 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.9 to 61.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 924 | 37.9 | 24.4 |
| 2023-24 | 972 | 59.2 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 1,005 | 61.8 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools
Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 321 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cottage Grove Middle School enrolled 889 students and had 2.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 40 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.8, one per 321 of the 889 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions40
- Chronically absent21.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.8% of students were White, 11.8% Hispanic, 9.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White59.8%
- Hispanic11.8%
- Black9.9%
- Asian9.9%
- Two or more races8.6%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Cottage Grove Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 51% | 57% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 33% | 51% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Cottage Grove
2 public middle schools in Cottage Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; Cottage Grove Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove Middle School | 1,005 | 16.3 | 21.1% |
| Oltman Middle School | 956 | 19.2 | 21.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cottage Grove Middle School
- Oltman Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 956 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Inver Grove Heights MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.8 miles away: 817 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Cottage Grove Middle School with Oltman Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much South Washington County Schools spends per student$13,992 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,992
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaCottage Grove Middle School is the number 38 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#38 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.16.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cottage Grove Middle School
How many students attend Cottage Grove Middle School?
1,005 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 924 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cottage Grove, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cottage Grove Middle School?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cottage Grove Middle School a Title I school?
Cottage Grove Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Cottage Grove Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Cottage Grove Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Cottage Grove Middle School in?
South Washington County Schools, NCES district ID 2733810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273381002465 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.