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Enrollment
895
High
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTONKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272292001112
Mound Westonka High School
5905 SUNNYFIELD RD E, MINNETRISTA, MN 55364 · (952) 491-8100 · Hennepin County
GRADES 08–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL895 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Minnesota public high schools
- ATest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
159 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 170 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 182 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 165 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 202 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 176 | 20% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Westonka Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Mound Westonka High School
Mound Westonka High School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Westonka High School this school | 895 | 17.8% | 58.1% |
| Kasson-Mantorville Senior High KASSON | 671 | 20.1% | 62.4% |
| BECKER SENIOR HIGH BECKER | 881 | 17.0% | 43.1% |
| Byron Senior High School BYRON | 695 | 15.0% | 66.4% |
| STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH STEWARTVILLE | 608 | 18.1% | 40.6% |
| Sartell Senior High SARTELL | 1,269 | 18.9% | 50.5% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Mound Westonka High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #32 of 397 | #9 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #19 of 401 | #7 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #17 of 397 | #6 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 895 | #101 of 764 | #22 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #182 of 332 | #16 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #203 of 338 | #33 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #411 of 444 | #46 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #144 of 146 | #16 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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
895
-123 (-12%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 895 | 51.5 | 17.4:1 | 18% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 898 | 51.6 | 17.4:1 | 20% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 947 | 53.5 | 17.7:1 | 19% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 1,018 | 53 | 19.2:1 | 15% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 45.2 | 19.9:1 | 18% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 37 | 22.4:1 | 18% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 867 | 44 | 19.7:1 | 17% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 951 | 52 | 18.3:1 | 9% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 38 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mound Westonka High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (899 to 895); teachers up 14% (45.2 to 51.5).
About Mound Westonka High School
Mound Westonka High School is a large high school located in MINNETRISTA, Minnesota. There are 895 students enrolled, covering grades 8 through 12. The school is 141% larger than the average for high schools in Minnesota.
Across its 6 schools, Westonka Public School District enrolls 2,442 students. Mound Westonka High School is one of those schools.
At Mound Westonka High School, 84% of students are White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. 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, Mound Westonka High School scores 28%.
Mound Westonka High School has 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.4:1. High schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 18% at Mound Westonka High School. On average, public schools in Hennepin County report 43%.
Mound Westonka High 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 90% of Minnesota public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mound Westonka High School is 2.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.1% actual, 55.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Hennepin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Mound Westonka High School shares Hennepin County with 495 other public schools.
Transition Plus is the nearest public school to Mound Westonka High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Mound Westonka High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Mound Westonka High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Mound Westonka High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment fell 12% over 4 years, reaching 895 in 2024-25. The ratio was 19.2:1 in 2020-21 and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
Mound Westonka High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Westonka Public School District
- Grandview Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Shirley Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Hilltop Primary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Westonka Sp Ed ECFEElementary · 62 students
- Transition PlusHigh · 10 students
- Westonka ALPElementary
Other schools in MINNETRISTA
- Hilltop Primary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Westonka Sp Ed ECFEElementary · 62 students
- Transition PlusHigh · 10 students
- 277 Westonka Area Learning AcademyHigh
- ALC Westonka - ISHigh
- Mound Westonka HS ALCHigh
Nearby schools
- Transition Plus0.0 mi · 10
- Westonka Sp Ed ECFE0.1 mi · 62
- Hilltop Primary School0.2 mi · 422
- Grandview Middle School0.8 mi · 606
- Shirley Hills Primary School1.6 mi · 447
- School Readiness Plus3.9 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Mound Westonka High SchoolHow many students attend Mound Westonka High School?
Mound Westonka High School enrolls approximately 895 students in grades 08-12.
Is Mound Westonka High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mound Westonka High School is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Mound Westonka High School have?
Mound Westonka High School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Mound Westonka High School?
Student demographics at Mound Westonka High School are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mound Westonka High School in?
Mound Westonka High School is part of Westonka Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.