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Best Elementary Schools
in South Washington County Schools

This page covers 16 elementary schools in South Washington County Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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LIBERTY RIDGE ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05788 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,728/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
2
rank
GORDON BAILEY ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05653 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,728/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
3
rank
ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05322 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($17,728/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
PULLMAN ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05369 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.2:1) · above-average investment ($17,728/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
10.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
NEWPORT ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05271 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.4:1) · above-average investment ($17,728/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
10.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05425 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($17,728/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05491 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($17,728/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
8
rank
WOODBURY ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05471 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($17,728/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05763 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,728/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
10
rank
COTTAGE GROVE ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05424 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,728/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,728
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
6 more elementary schools in South Washington County Schools not shown here.
View all schools in South Washington County Schools
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
16
Elementary Schools
27
Total Schools
64
#1 Score
57
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.