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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Meadow Ridge Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
762
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274216004847
Meadow Ridge Elementary School
17905 CHANKAHDA TRAIL, PLYMOUTH, MN 55446 · (763) 745-7100 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
95 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
77.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
80.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Meadow Ridge Elementary School
Meadow Ridge Elementary School's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School this school | 762 | 12.5% | 71.9% |
| PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 678 | 11.4% | 72.8% |
| KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 534 | 14.0% | 70.8% |
| North Woods Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 775 | 5.8% | 74.6% |
| Valley Crossing Elementary WOODBURY | 734 | 12.5% | 73.0% |
| YINGHUA ACADEMY MINNEAPOLIS | 851 | 16.6% | 72.2% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Meadow Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #27 of 844 | #17 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #27 of 844 | #16 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #14 of 844 | #11 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #47 of 1,130 | #16 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #615 of 769 | #123 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #257 of 796 | #82 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.5% | #910 of 942 | #167 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #311 of 499 | #59 of 99 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
762
-3 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 762 | 48.5 | 15.7:1 | 12% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 42.9 | 17.6:1 | 10% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 42.7 | 18.0:1 | 9% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 45.6 | 18.7:1 | 6% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (852 to 762); teachers up 6% (45.6 to 48.5).
About Meadow Ridge Elementary School
Meadow Ridge Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school located in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 762 students. The school is 122% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 12,951 students spread across 16 schools.
At Meadow Ridge Elementary School, 54% of students are White. After that, the student body is 29% Asian, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Hennepin County is about 66% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Meadow Ridge Elementary School scores 62%.
Meadow Ridge Elementary School has 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.7:1. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 12%. That is 31 points below the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
Meadow Ridge Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 58.4%. Meadow Ridge Elementary School posts 71.9%, 13.5 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Hennepin County, where median household income comes to about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hennepin County's 496 public schools enroll about 177,509 students and include Meadow Ridge Elementary School.
Meadow Ridge Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is North Woods Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Meadow Ridge Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 71.9% versus a 69.7% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (765) to 2024-25 (762).
The Meadow Ridge Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WAYZATA HIGHHigh · 3,781 students
- WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,342 students
- WAYZATA WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 836 students
- WAYZATA EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 817 students
- North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 775 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
Other schools in PLYMOUTH
- WAYZATA HIGHHigh · 3,781 students
- ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,840 students
- WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,342 students
- WAYZATA EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 817 students
- North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 775 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
Other Meadow Ridge Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Meadow Ridge Elementary. Meadow Ridge Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryAlbany, OR · 510 students
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryMEAD, WA · 453 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolLOCHBUIE, CO · 440 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolKent, WA · 423 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolROCKFORD, MI · 397 students
Nearby schools
- North Woods Elementary School0.9 mi · 775
- WAYZATA HIGH1.1 mi · 3,781
- THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (TAP)1.1 mi · 142
- Wayzata Transition School1.4 mi · 37
- BASSWOOD ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 848
- KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Meadow Ridge Elementary School?
Meadow Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Meadow Ridge Elementary School serve?
Meadow Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Meadow Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Meadow Ridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Meadow Ridge Elementary School?
Meadow Ridge Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 29% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Meadow Ridge Elementary School public or private?
Meadow Ridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.