Wayzata Public School District Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Wayzata High (High school, exceeds expectations)
2. A+ North Woods Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
3. A+ Kimberly Lane Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
4. A+ Plymouth Creek Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
5. A+ Meadow Ridge Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
6. A+ Gleason Lake Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
7. A+ Wayzata East Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
8. A+ Wayzata Central Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
9. A+ Wayzata West Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
10. A Greenwood Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

High schools (1)

• A+ Wayzata High, Plymouth

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A+ Wayzata Central Middle, Plymouth
• A+ Wayzata East Middle, Plymouth
• A+ Wayzata West Middle, Wayzata

Elementary and primary schools (10)

• B+ Birchview Elementary, Plymouth
• Early Childhood Special Education, Plymouth
• A+ Gleason Lake Elementary, Plymouth
• A Greenwood Elementary, Plymouth
• A+ Kimberly Lane Elementary, Plymouth
• A+ Meadow Ridge Elementary School, Plymouth
• A+ North Woods Elementary School, Plymouth
• A- Oakwood Elementary, Plymouth
• A+ Plymouth Creek Elementary, Plymouth
• A- Sunset Hill Elementary, Plymouth

Other schools and academies (1)

• Wayzata Transition School, Plymouth

Cities and towns served (2)

• Plymouth (14)
• Wayzata (1)

• State: Best schools in Minnesota
• County: Hennepin County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 12,625 students with 724 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,471 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 2742160
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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