Summary:
The Mahtomedi Public School District serves roughly 3,250 students across five schools — two elementaries, one middle school, and two high school programs — spanning PK–12. It ranks 12th of 458 Minnesota districts, in the 97th percentile, and its student body is economically advantaged, with about 12.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Every tested school outperforms the state average in every subject.
Mahtomedi Middle is the district's most consistently elite school, ranking 16th, 18th, and 17th in the state over three straight years — always in the top 3% — with 8th-grade science proficiency more than double the state's. O.H. Anderson Elementary is the math engine, posting 75.4% math proficiency, roughly 30 points above the state, and the district's strongest grade-level results. Mahtomedi Senior High delivers the best outcomes — a 95.8% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide and a 0.7% dropout rate versus 4.2% — but its state rank has slipped to the 90th percentile, below the district's own standing. Wildwood Elementary (PK–2) has no test scores because of its grade configuration, and Passages Transition Program enrolls just 10 students.
Two patterns are worth watching. Science is the district's softest subject everywhere (33.9–37.1% proficient), and its advantage nearly disappears by high school. Math also erodes steadily from 78.3% in 3rd grade to 57.8% in 11th. In 2025-26, every core school declined in math and science, and the district's drop outpaced the state's. No school here is a weak link — the range runs from excellent to elite — but the middle school's remarkable stability and the high school's slide stand out.
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