WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE

WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE operates as a large intermediate school in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, one of the schools within WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 817 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 65% above typical.

WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE is one of 16 schools operated by WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 12,951 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE lists that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Asian, 11% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.1%; this one delivers 64.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household earnings sit near $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: School #535, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE has increased 23%, going from 666 students in 2018 to 817 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

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