WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE

WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE, a roomy intermediate school in WAYZATA, Minnesota, run under WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 836 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE sits 69% above that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder is composed of 18% Asian, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 16% of students are eligible 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 meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 62.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hennepin County shows median household income runs about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 65.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WAYZATA WEST MIDDLE has rose 9%, going from 770 students in 2018 to 836 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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