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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 14 public schools serving 7,555 students in Cottage Grove, MN (there are , serving 101 private students). 99% of all K-12 students in Cottage Grove, MN are educated in public schools (compared to the MN state average of 90%).

The top ranked public schools in Cottage Grove, MN are Cottage Grove Elementary School, Grey Cloud Elementary School and Hillside Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Cottage Grove, MN public schools have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Minnesota public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Cottage Grove have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Minnesota public schools.

Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is more than the Minnesota public school average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).