Hopkins West Middle School

Hopkins West Middle School is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in MINNETONKA, Minnesota, operated by HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 574 students in grades 6 through 8.

Hopkins West Middle School is one of 14 schools operated by HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 7,129 students overall.

On demographics, Hopkins West Middle School records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 29% Black, 11% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Hopkins West Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hopkins West Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), Hopkins West Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hopkins West Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 686 students in 2018 compared to 574 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 58% to 45%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Hopkins West Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.