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Minnewashta Elementary

Public Grades K-5

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Minnewashta Elementary is a K–5 school in Excelsior, Minnesota, serving 880 students — the largest enrollment among its nearby peers — as part of the Minnetonka Public School District, which ranks 9th of 458 districts in Minnesota. Minnewashta has earned 5 stars every year in the available history and ranks 53rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 94th percentile and the top 10% of the state.

Its test scores sit well above state averages: 69.4% proficient in math, 72.9% in reading, and 43.6% in science, compared with 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5% statewide. Within the district, though, the picture is mixed — reading is essentially at the district average, while math and science run slightly below it. Among local schools, Excelsior Elementary, Hilltop Primary School, Shirley Hills Primary School, and Victoria Elementary all rank higher in 2025–26. Minnewashta still outranks Deephaven Elementary and Clear Springs Elementary overall and in reading. Fifth-grade reading is a standout at 83.1%, above the district, while fifth-grade math at 61.4% trails the district’s 70.1%.

Science is the trend to watch: all-grades science proficiency fell from 70.55% in 2023–24 to 43.6% in 2025–26, still far above the state but now below the district average and some local peers. The school is especially effective with special education students, who rank in the 94th percentile statewide, and male and female students also rank in the low 90s. Its free/reduced lunch rate of 6.82% is among the lowest in the comparison group, and its student–teacher ratio of 13.9 is mid-pack even though it is the largest school locally.

880

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,068

Per pupil spending ?

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26350 Smithtown Rd
Excelsior, MN 55331-8596

(952) 401-5500

District: Minnetonka Public School District

Students who attend Minnewashta Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Minnetonka West Middle
High:	Minnetonka Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (67% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Minnesota elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg69%

Minnesota avg43%

53^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Minnetonka Public School District

9^th of 458Minnetonka Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	53 of 869	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.5	56 of 872	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	37 of 881	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	60 of 845	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	86 of 858	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	66 of 869	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	31 of 870	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	20 of 847	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	88.5	27 of 853	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	86.7	44 of 848	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	85.8	45 of 840	94.6%	★★★★★
2014	81.0	95 of 826	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.7	93 of 824	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	95 of 820	88.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	110 of 814	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	125 of 803	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	91 of 434	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	76 of 781	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	85.2	33 of 777	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.3	26 of 756	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	84.8	27 of 685	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	77.0	100 of 676	85.2%	★★★★☆
2003	78.2	94 of 674	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	62 of 790	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	71 of 799	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	59 of 809	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	70 of 787	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	61 of 799	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	53 of 783	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	77 of 787	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	55 of 774	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	82.0	21 of 209	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	48 of 807	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	87.4	53 of 812	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	31 of 826	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	53 of 799	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	114 of 808	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	73 of 784	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	13 of 798	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	6 of 779	99.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	9 of 92	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	37 of 579	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	42 of 562	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	35 of 572	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	78 of 524	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	82 of 500	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	49 of 417	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	64 of 515	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	22 of 463	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	125 of 710	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	108 of 714	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	71 of 730	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	108 of 712	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	143 of 725	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	102 of 710	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	53 of 722	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	37 of 712	94.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading73%+24 vs state

Math69%+24 vs state

Science44%+18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, September 28, 2019

Not much homework, but they destroy the fun in learning with busy work versus learning work. Patronizing to parents. No trust or flexibility with parents. And not willing to look at their poor policies which make kids dislike subjects more. Not focused on working with parents, more dictating to parents.
Administration instead of looking into the issue, silenced the issue and cover it up. Effectively that teaches bullying. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 7, 2017

Excellent school with caring and dedicated teachers, individualized carriculum is encouraged to meet students' needs. Amazing. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Minnewashta Elementary	Public	K-5	26350 Smithtown Rd	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5500	880	63	13.9	6.8%	755 (85.8%)	11 (1.3%)	48 (5.5%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.9%)	88.8	53^rd of 869 public elementary schools	93.9%		88.5	56^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.6%	3	64.7	72.6	83.1	72.9	43.6	43.6	71.8	74.8	61.4	69.4	$13,068
Excelsior Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Oak St	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 401-5650	707	56	12.7	9.2%	514 (72.7%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (5.8%)	65 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.0%)	94.1	22^nd of 869 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.2	21^st of 872 public elementary schools	97.6%	1	65.1	81.0	76.1	74.3	57.1	57.1	83.5	86.9	70.9	80.4	$13,455
Shirley Hills Primary School	Public	K-4	2450 Wilshire Blvd	Mound	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 491-8400	447	34	13.1	20.4%	381 (85.2%)	9 (2.0%)	29 (6.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	95.9	12^th of 869 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.9	6^th of 872 public elementary schools	99.3%	6	91.6	80.0		85.6			84.2	85.0		84.6	$13,784
Bluff Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Coulter Blvd	Chanhassen	55317	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6600	462	31	15.0	20.6%	329 (71.2%)	15 (3.2%)	66 (14.3%)	24 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.6%)	74.9	209^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.9%		81.2	133^rd of 872 public elementary schools	84.7%	76	55.1	60.3	66.7	61.0	27.9	27.9	65.7	69.6	54.0	62.7	$12,741
Chanhassen Elementary	Public	K-5	7600 Laredo Drive	Chanhassen	55317	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6700	447	34	13.2	18.6%	327 (73.2%)	42 (9.4%)	29 (6.5%)	17 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	80.1	148^th of 869 public elementary schools	83.0%		85.1	92^nd of 872 public elementary schools	89.4%	56	70.0	55.1	71.3	65.4	28.7	28.7	75.0	62.8	71.3	69.6	$13,181
Hilltop Primary School	Public	K-4	5700 Game Farm Rd	Minnetrista	55364	Hennepin County	Westonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 491-8500	422	30	13.9	15.4%	371 (87.9%)	6 (1.4%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	97.4	4^th of 869 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.5	4^th of 872 public elementary schools	99.5%		85.1	85.0		85.0			90.8	89.0		89.8	$12,777
Deephaven Elementary	Public	K-5	4452 Vine Hill Rd	Wayzata	55391	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 401-6900	681	46	14.7	15.3%	538 (79.0%)	19 (2.8%)	76 (11.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	85	94^th of 869 public elementary schools	89.2%		84.7	97^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.9%	3	53.2	61.4	77.8	64.4	43.6	43.6	75.2	69.3	68.4	70.9	$12,345
Jonathan Elementary	Public	K-5	110300 Pioneer Trail West	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6500	541	35	15.4	20.0%	419 (77.4%)	26 (4.8%)	49 (9.1%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	84.1	100^th of 869 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.5	118^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.5%	18	70.5	66.0	73.7	70.1	34.7	34.7	68.2	69.5	60.2	65.8	$11,393
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-5	9300 Red Fox Drive	Victoria	55386	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-3000	670	41	16.4	6.4%	591 (88.2%)	8 (1.2%)	17 (2.5%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	90	43^rd of 869 public elementary schools	95.1%		85.9	86^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.1%	43	75.0	65.7	82.8	74.2	48.4	48.4	83.1	64.5	66.3	72.1	$11,408
Clear Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Hwy 101	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 401-6950	849	58	14.5	13.1%	642 (75.6%)	46 (5.4%)	84 (9.9%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.9%)	86	85^th of 869 public elementary schools	90.2%		85.9	85^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.3%		61.9	66.7	73.6	67.4	39.9	39.9	77.6	70.4	58.8	68.9	$12,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnewashta Elementary

What district is Minnewashta Elementary in?

Minnetonka Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Minnewashta Elementary?

Students at Minnewashta Elementary are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Minnewashta Elementary attend?

Students who attend Minnewashta Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Minnetonka West Middle
High : Minnetonka Senior High

Is Minnewashta Elementary a good school?

Yes. Minnewashta Elementary ranks in the top 6.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Minnewashta Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 880 students attended Minnewashta Elementary.

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