MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY

Located at 26350 SMITHTOWN RD, in EXCELSIOR, Minnesota, MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY is a sizable primary school that educates 880 students (grades K through 5), run under MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY sits 156% larger than that benchmark.

MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 11,323 students; MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY shows that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest consists of 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY records 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 7% of students at MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.4%, the actual is 66.9%, a residual of +5.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) reports that median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 71.4%.

MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 896 students in 2018 compared to 880 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 91% to 86% over that span.

On the community side, 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.