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What's one thing PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274216002247
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY
16005 41ST AVE N, PLYMOUTH, MN 55446 · (763) 745-5800 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL678 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
14.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
77 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 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
64%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
77.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
82.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 77 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY this school | 678 | 11.4% | 72.8% |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 762 | 12.5% | 71.9% |
| Valley Crossing Elementary WOODBURY | 734 | 12.5% | 73.0% |
| KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 534 | 14.0% | 70.8% |
| Highview Elementary School LAKEVILLE | 658 | 11.6% | 56.5% |
| North Woods Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 775 | 5.8% | 74.6% |
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 PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #18 of 844 | #12 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #20 of 844 | #11 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #17 of 844 | #14 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #98 of 1,130 | #29 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #531 of 769 | #102 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #225 of 796 | #77 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.4% | #916 of 942 | #169 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #480 of 499 | #92 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
678
+54 (+9%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 678 | 45.4 | 14.9:1 | 11% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 38.2 | 17.2:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 37.5 | 15.6:1 | 11% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 40.4 | 17.0:1 | 3% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 5% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 764 | 39 | 19.6:1 | 13% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 3% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 768 | 38 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (687 to 678); teachers up 12% (40.4 to 45.4).
About PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY sits in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, and is classified as an elementary school. Its enrollment is 678 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY sits within WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 16 schools and 12,951 students.
At PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY, 52% of students are White. Other students are 26% Asian, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Hispanic. That is lower than the 66% White share among all Hennepin County residents. The diversity index for PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY has 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.9:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 11%. Public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY are 13.8 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.8%, compared with a predicted 59.0%, which ranks in the top 10% in Minnesota.
The county, Hennepin County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $97,653 a year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Hennepin County has 496 public schools with about 177,509 students, including PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY.
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY (about 0.9 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 624 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 678 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 775 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 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
- North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 775 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
Nearby schools
- KIMBERLY LANE ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 534
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 762
- THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (TAP)1.7 mi · 142
- WAYZATA HIGH1.7 mi · 3,781
- School #5401.9 mi · 5
- Wayzata Transition School2.1 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARYHow many students attend PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY?
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 678 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY serve?
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY?
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 52% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 26% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY?
PLYMOUTH CREEK ELEMENTARY is overseen by WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.