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What's the most underrated thing about MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,320
Middle
DISTRICT 1,309 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271167000545
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE
17000 LAKE ST EXTENSION, MINNETONKA, MN 55345 · (952) 401-5200 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,320 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Minnesota public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
156 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 445 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 439 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 436 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE→MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGH
Based on grade levels within MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
73.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 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 MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE this school | 1,320 | 11.8% | 68.6% |
| MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE EXCELSIOR | 1,297 | 10.6% | 69.1% |
| ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROGERS | 1,077 | 14.8% | 59.9% |
| Chippewa Middle School NORTH OAKS | 1,093 | 15.2% | 61.0% |
| VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE EDINA | 1,003 | 15.9% | 67.7% |
| DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE EAGAN | 1,184 | 16.0% | 55.6% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #5 of 245 | #2 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #2 of 245 | #1 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #5 of 245 | #3 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,320 | #11 of 306 | #5 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #91 of 210 | #21 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #132 of 216 | #37 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #248 of 252 | #46 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #48 of 66 | #10 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,320
+5 (+0%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,320 | 81 | 16.3:1 | 12% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 1,307 | 82.6 | 15.8:1 | 10% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 1,279 | 80.5 | 15.9:1 | 10% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 1,315 | 80 | 16.4:1 | 6% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 1,275 | 70.5 | 18.1:1 | 8% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 1,231 | 68 | 18.1:1 | 8% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 935 | 52 | 18.0:1 | 9% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 869 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 3% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 800 | 55 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,275 to 1,320); teachers up 15% (70.5 to 81).
About MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE is a public middle school in MINNETONKA, Minnesota. A federal count lists 1,320 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Minnesota) has about 495 students.
MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (13 schools, 11,323 students) runs MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE.
At MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE, White students make up 77% of the student body. The next largest groups are 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 11 points above the 66% share among Hennepin County residents. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 81 full-time equivalents, or about 16.3 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 12%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE is A+. Compared with Minnesota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE is 9.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (68.6% versus 58.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In Hennepin County (population about 1,269,496), the median household income is $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE is one of 496 public schools in the county.
GROVELAND ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Federal data show 1,315 students in 2020-21 and 1,320 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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 MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 3,514 students
- MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,297 students
- SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 930 students
- GROVELAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 903 students
- MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARYElementary · 880 students
- CLEAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARYElementary · 849 students
Other schools in MINNETONKA
- MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 3,514 students
- Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 2,003 students
- SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 930 students
- GROVELAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 903 students
- Hopkins North Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- CLEAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARYElementary · 849 students
Nearby schools
- GROVELAND ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 903
- DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 681
- DEEPHAVEN EDUCATION CENTER1.5 mi · 85
- Tonka Online1.6 mi · 97
- MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGH1.6 mi · 3,514
- SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 930
Frequently asked questions
About MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE?
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,320 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE serve?
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE.
How diverse is MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE?
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE reports a student body of 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE in?
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE is part of MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.