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Enrollment
836
Middle
DISTRICT 998 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274216001764
WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE
149 BARRY AVE N, WAYZATA, MN 55391 · (763) 745-6400 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Minnesota public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
137 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 322 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 29% |
Student demographics
57%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
68.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
67.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE
WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE this school | 836 | 16.4% | 62.1% |
| CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKEVILLE | 950 | 13.6% | 53.8% |
| LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL WOODBURY | 1,165 | 12.4% | 59.0% |
| DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE EAGAN | 1,184 | 16.0% | 55.6% |
| Chippewa Middle School NORTH OAKS | 1,093 | 15.2% | 61.0% |
| WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE PLYMOUTH | 817 | 22.3% | 64.4% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #13 of 245 | #8 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #12 of 245 | #6 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #14 of 245 | #8 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #72 of 306 | #15 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #191 of 210 | #37 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #80 of 216 | #29 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #229 of 252 | #42 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #28 of 66 | #6 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
836
+116 (+16%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 749
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 836 | 40.5 | 20.6:1 | 16% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 42.6 | 16.8:1 | 15% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 40.9 | 16.7:1 | 14% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 34 | 21.2:1 | 8% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 48.1 | 16.0:1 | 8% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 8% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 11% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 4% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 749 | 40 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (770 to 836); teachers down 16% (48.1 to 40.5).
About WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE
In WAYZATA, Minnesota, WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE is a large middle-grades school. It has an enrollment of 836 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students, which makes this school 69% bigger than average.
WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (16 schools, 12,951 students) runs WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE.
More than half of enrollment at WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE is White: 62%. Enrollment also includes 18% Asian, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The diversity index for WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE, there are about 20.6 students; the school has 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 16%. Across public schools in Hennepin County, the average is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Minnesota public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 62.1% actual against 56.3% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Hennepin County show that median household income comes to about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hennepin County counts 496 public schools with about 177,509 students.
WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE's nearest public school is GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY (about 1.0 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE enrolled 720 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 836.
WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 817 students
- North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 775 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 762 students
Nearby schools
- GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 604
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION1.7 mi · 183
- OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 545
- WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLE1.8 mi · 1,342
- BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 441
- School #5192.3 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About WAYZATA WEST MIDDLEHow many students attend WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE?
WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE enrolls approximately 836 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE serve?
WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE have?
WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE?
At WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 62% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE in?
WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE is part of WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.