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Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch
Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch is an elementary school of sprawling scale in MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, operated by OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 668 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 94% above typical.
Within OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 31 schools and 21,138 students, Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch lists that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 25% Black, 20% Asian, 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.3%; this one delivers 60.7%.
In the area at large, census data for Hennepin County shows 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%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 49.6%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch has grew 4%, going from 642 students in 2018 to 668 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.
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