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Enrollment
880
Elementary
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271167000548
MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY
26350 SMITHTOWN RD, EXCELSIOR, MN 55331 · (952) 401-5500 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL880 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
60 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 160 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 174 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
26%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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
74.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
70.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY
MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY this school | 880 | 6.8% | 66.9% |
| GROVELAND ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA | 903 | 5.9% | 73.4% |
| ORONO INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY LONG LAKE | 663 | 8.6% | 70.5% |
| VICTORIA ELEMENTARY VICTORIA | 670 | 6.4% | 64.1% |
| SCHUMANN ELEMENTARY LONG LAKE | 611 | 6.9% | N/A |
| CONCORD ELEMENTARY EDINA | 741 | 9.0% | 71.9% |
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 MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #51 of 844 | #28 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #117 of 844 | #37 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #30 of 844 | #21 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 880 | #18 of 1,130 | #5 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #433 of 769 | #80 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #621 of 796 | #149 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.8% | #936 of 942 | #180 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #467 of 499 | #87 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
880
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
+117% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 880 | 63.1 | 14.0:1 | 7% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 916 | 64.5 | 14.2:1 | 5% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 904 | 63.6 | 14.2:1 | 5% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 898 | 69 | 13.0:1 | 1% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 896 | 60.1 | 14.9:1 | 3% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 857 | 57 | 15.0:1 | 4% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | 50 | 16.4:1 | 7% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 4% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (896 to 880); teachers up 5% (60.1 to 63.1).
About MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY
Among the schools in EXCELSIOR, Minnesota, is MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 880 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
The MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 13 schools and 11,323 students.
MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 86% White. The school is also 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is higher than the 66% White share among all Hennepin County residents. By the diversity index, MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY comes in at 26%.
The count of teachers at MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY is 63.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Around 7% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.9% is 5.5 points above the 61.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Hennepin County (population about 1,269,496), median household income is about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 496 public schools operate in Hennepin County, serving about 177,509 students.
The nearest other public school, MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE, is about 1.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 898 students in 2020-21 and 880 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 EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,320 students
- MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,297 students
- SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 930 students
- GROVELAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 903 students
- CLEAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARYElementary · 849 students
Other schools in EXCELSIOR
- MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,297 students
- EXCELSIOR ELEMENTARYElementary · 707 students
- DEEPHAVEN EDUCATION CENTERElementary · 85 students
Nearby schools
- MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE1.9 mi · 1,297
- EXCELSIOR ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 707
- Shirley Hills Primary School3.1 mi · 447
- BLUFF CREEK ELEMENTARY3.2 mi · 462
- Grandview Middle School4.1 mi · 606
- INTEGRATED ARTS ACADEMY4.1 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY?
MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 880 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY serve?
MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.0:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY?
At MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY in?
MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY is part of MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.