Home
Welcome to SoWashCo Schools
OUR MISSION
South Washington County Schools is a suburban district located southeast of St. Paul, Minnesota. The district includes all or parts of the communities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, Woodbury, as well as, Afton, Denmark and Grey Cloud Island Townships. The mission of SoWashCo Schools is to educate students for success.
Learn More About Us:
District News
The Transportation Opt-in form can be found in your Parent Campus Portal account.
Several Black History Month events have been planned across the district.
Our three comprehensive high schools will each have extensive projects taking place in each building over the next two years.
Fourth and fifth-grade students from Royal Oaks Elementary School recently went ice fishing on Lake Como in Saint Paul.
Karley Mejía, a Spanish Immersion teacher at Woodbury High School (WHS) was named Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Teacher of the Year.
SoWashCo Schools has six talented educators who were nominated to be Education Minnesota’s 61st Teacher of the Year.
Woodbury Middle School has been recognized as the only State School of Character in Minnesota for 2025.
SoWashCo Schools' Indigenous Education invites you to join us for the upcoming Winter Storytelling Event hosted at East Ridge High School on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 6-8 p.m.
The Triple “A” Award is a Minnesota State High School League Award that recognizes seniors excelling in academics, arts and athletics. Teachers, coaches, directors and advisors nominate students.
Learn some helpful reminders and tips to make winter bus rides as comfortable and secure as possible.
Join the Office of Higher Education for a zoom session created specifically for students and families to help them prepare for the financial aid process.
English Learners (EL) students will be taking the ACCESS assessment between January 27 and March 7, 2025.
SoWashCo Schools AVID and Kids Club students raised $5,000 to provide healthy snacks to students in need.
Thank you to those who donated!
A message from Supt. Julie Nielsen.
SoWashCo Online, the SoWashCo School’s online high school, is leveling up by adding esports as an extracurricular activity for students.