OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY

Located at 17340 COUNTY ROAD 6, in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school that instructs 545 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY sits 58% larger than that benchmark.

Within WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 16 schools and 12,951 students, OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 13% Asian, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Hennepin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY has edged up 6%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 545 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment increased from 9% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.