DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY

DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY is one of the roomy elementary-level communitys in WAYZATA, Minnesota, one of the schools within MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 681 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 98% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 13 schools and 11,323 students, DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 15% of students at DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.9%, the actual is 64.3%, a residual of +7.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household income runs about $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY is one.

DEEPHAVEN EDUCATION CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 68.4%.

DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 668 (now 681). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 86% to 79%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.