WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE

WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE operates as an expansive middle-grades school in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, run under WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 1,342 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 171% larger than typical.

Across the 16 schools in WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (12,951 students total), WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 29% Asian, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.2%; this one delivers 63.5%.

In the surrounding community, Hennepin County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 62.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE has increased 8%, going from 1,244 students in 2018 to 1,342 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 60% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.