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Which teacher or staff member at North Woods Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
775
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274216005151
North Woods Elementary School
18995 54TH AVE N, PLYMOUTH, MN 55446 · (763) 745-4000 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL775 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
16.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
45 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 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
56%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
79.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
82.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 North Woods Elementary School
North Woods Elementary School's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Woods Elementary School this school | 775 | 5.8% | 74.6% |
| GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 762 | 10.2% | 65.3% |
| PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 678 | 11.4% | 72.8% |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 762 | 12.5% | 71.9% |
| SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA | 930 | 9.8% | 77.9% |
| Valley Crossing Elementary WOODBURY | 734 | 12.5% | 73.0% |
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 North Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #13 of 844 | #9 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #19 of 844 | #10 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #10 of 844 | #8 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 775 | #44 of 1,130 | #13 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #692 of 769 | #145 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #313 of 796 | #96 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.8% | #940 of 942 | #183 of 183 |
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
775
+175 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 775 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 6% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 45.5 | 17.8:1 | 5% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 45.2 | 17.1:1 | 5% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 2% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Woods Elementary School.
About North Woods Elementary School
North Woods Elementary School serves students in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, as a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 775 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
Enrollment across the 16 schools in WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 12,951 students.
North Woods Elementary School is 61% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. North Woods Elementary School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1 at North Woods Elementary School, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 6% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
North Woods Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.0%.
Federal survey data for Hennepin County show that the median household income is $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Hennepin County is home to 496 public schools and about 177,509 public school students.
Wayzata Transition School is the public school closest to North Woods Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 69.3%; North Woods Elementary School's is 74.6%, ranking 2nd of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
2024-25 enrollment was 775, a 29% gain from 600 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at North Woods Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 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
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 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
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 762 students
Other North Woods Elementary schools
One other US public school is named North Woods Elementary. North Woods Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARYCOOK, MN · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Wayzata Transition School0.7 mi · 37
- WAYZATA HIGH0.7 mi · 3,781
- THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (TAP)0.7 mi · 142
- Meadow Ridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 762
- KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 534
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About North Woods Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Woods Elementary School?
North Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 775 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Woods Elementary School serve?
North Woods Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at North Woods Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at North Woods Elementary School.
How diverse is North Woods Elementary School?
North Woods Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is North Woods Elementary School public or private?
North Woods Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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