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Hopkins West Middle School

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Hopkins West Middle School ranks 323 rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Hopkins West Middle School is a 6–8 school in Minnetonka, Minnesota, serving 574 students in the Hopkins Public School District — the smallest enrollment among the eight nearby middle schools compared here.

Hopkins West was a top-quartile, 4-star school a decade ago (82nd–87th percentile). It has slid to 2 stars and the 41st percentile in 2025–26, with the decline continuing in the most recent year. In 2025–26 it trailed both its district and the state in all three subjects: math 29.6% (district 35.5%, state 44.9%), reading 40.5% (district 46.2%, state 48.6%), and science 11.8% (district 24.6%, state 25.5%) — science is the steepest shortfall, under half the district's rate. Five schools within about five miles, including Minnetonka East Middle, Valley View Middle, Wayzata Central Middle, Wayzata East Middle, and Wayzata West Middle, rank between the 96th and 99th percentile. The closest demographic match, St. Louis Park Middle School (4 miles away, similar poverty rate), ranks 68th and scores roughly 10 points higher in math and 9 in reading. In-district, Hopkins North Middle School ranks 59th percentile.

Reading has fallen 7.1 points in three years, versus 1.3 statewide; math is essentially flat near 29–31%. Reading proficiency falls by grade — 48.5% in 6th, 37.5% in 7th, 34.5% in 8th — while the district's 8th-grade figure is its highest. Results also differ widely across student groups: the school ranks at the 58th percentile for its White students and far lower for English language learners, low-income students, Hispanic students, and African American students, with its lowest group in the bottom decile for three straight years. West has the smallest classes of any school in the comparison set (14.7 students per teacher) yet the lowest proficiency in all three subjects, so smaller classes have not yet produced measurable achievement gains.

574

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,664

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

3830 Baker Rd
Minnetonka, MN 55305-4900

(952) 988-4401

District: Hopkins Public School District

Students who attend Hopkins West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hopkins High School

Feeder schools for Hopkins West Middle School:

Elementary:	Gatewood Elementary
	Glen Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

African American:

29.4%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg43%

323^rd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Hopkins Public School District

240^th of 458Hopkins 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	41.8	323 of 546	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	301 of 519	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	300 of 545	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	241 of 529	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	236 of 520	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	94.4	11 of 521	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	50.9	276 of 533	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.2	183 of 518	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.5	67 of 523	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	75.4	91 of 508	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.2	95 of 516	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	94 of 490	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	81 of 488	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	64.7	170 of 469	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.2	120 of 478	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	40 of 454	91.2%	★★★★★
2009	79.6	28 of 230	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	70 of 409	82.9%	★★★★☆
2007	75.5	71 of 403	82.4%	★★★★☆
2006	81.3	48 of 406	88.2%	★★★★☆
2005	87.3	18 of 396	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	88.3	19 of 387	95.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	147 of 185	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	125 of 169	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	134 of 179	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	103 of 164	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	124 of 162	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	110 of 148	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	96 of 137	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	57.2	45 of 112	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	43 of 108	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	156 of 170	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	135 of 153	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	156 of 158	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	129 of 133	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	107 of 130	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	120 of 120	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	300 of 467	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	281 of 450	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	286 of 474	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	246 of 455	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	238 of 467	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	87.4	25 of 443	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	60.8	172 of 439	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	158 of 436	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	174 of 195	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	106 of 175	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	82 of 186	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	36 of 178	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	61 of 188	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	60 of 171	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	36 of 163	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	373 of 458	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	338 of 432	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	346 of 473	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	300 of 459	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	319 of 404	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	363 of 415	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	306 of 401	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	307 of 483	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	284 of 452	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	276 of 479	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	211 of 464	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	219 of 476	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	94.6	9 of 437	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	36.6	312 of 454	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	190 of 438	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	66 of 124	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	56 of 113	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	83 of 116	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	63 of 107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	66 of 131	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	84 of 120	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.4	24 of 114	78.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	157 of 296	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	113 of 265	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	95 of 307	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	64 of 298	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	118 of 288	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	56 of 282	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	97 of 253	61.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	184 of 435	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	150 of 415	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	152 of 440	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	149 of 436	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	118 of 438	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	94.4	8 of 422	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	65.2	130 of 428	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	81 of 428	81.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2019)60th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)47th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-8 vs state

Math30%-15 vs state

Science12%-14 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
270 Hopkins West Junior High Alternative Learning Center	Public	7-9	3830 Baker Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Intermediate School District 287	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4843	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hopkins West Middle School	Public	6-8	3830 Baker Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4401	574	39	14.7	43.9%	257 (44.8%)	169 (29.4%)	61 (10.6%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.0%)	41.8	323^rd of 546 public middle schools	40.8%		43.2	301^st of 519 public middle schools	42.0%	22	48.5	37.5	34.5	40.5	11.8	11.8	27.6	33.9	27.5	29.6	$15,664
Minnetonka East Middle	Public	6-8	17000 Lake St Extension	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5200	1,320	81	16.3	11.8%	1,018 (77.1%)	36 (2.7%)	76 (5.8%)	102 (7.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	98.1	3^rd of 546 public middle schools	99.5%		97.4	7^th of 519 public middle schools	98.7%	4	78.9	75.6	77.0	77.2	38.6	38.6	77.6	73.1	73.4	74.8	$11,432
Hopkins North Middle School	Public	6-8	10700 Cedar Lake Rd	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4800	866	53	16.3	31.1%	465 (53.7%)	167 (19.3%)	110 (12.7%)	31 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (10.4%)	55.5	226^th of 546 public middle schools	58.6%		58	203^rd of 519 public middle schools	60.9%	23	45.6	50.9	55.9	50.4	18.0	18.0	23.2	31.9	39.4	30.9	$14,056
Wayzata East Middle	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-6201	817	43	19.0	22.3%	447 (54.7%)	87 (10.6%)	61 (7.5%)	175 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	95.1	14^th of 546 public middle schools	97.4%		94.3	15^th of 519 public middle schools	97.1%	1	74.7	66.0	74.8	71.4	44.9	44.9	54.9	67.5	70.7	64.4	$13,693
East Middle Alternative (Emap)	Public	6-8	12000 Ridgemount Ave W	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$10,056
Central Middle Alternative (Cmap)	Public	6-8	305 Vicksburg Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5000	0	1	10.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$29,949
Wayzata Central Middle	Public	6-8	305 Vicksburg Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6000	1,342	72	18.7	14.6%	683 (50.9%)	117 (8.7%)	71 (5.3%)	392 (29.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.7%)	94.9	15^th of 546 public middle schools	97.3%		95.1	14^th of 519 public middle schools	97.3%	1	73.6	67.2	70.9	70.8	28.4	28.4	65.5	65.2	72.6	68.0	$12,348
St. Louis Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Texas Ave S	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6300	965	53	18.3	37.4%	494 (51.2%)	206 (21.3%)	134 (13.9%)	16 (1.7%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (10.8%)	64.1	173^rd of 546 public middle schools	68.3%		60.2	188^th of 519 public middle schools	63.8%	15	54.2	44.7	49.2	49.7	20.7	20.7	39.4	43.7	35.1	39.4	$13,707
Wayzata West Middle	Public	6-8	149 Barry Ave N	Wayzata	55391	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-6400	836	41	20.6	16.4%	516 (61.7%)	67 (8.0%)	52 (6.2%)	151 (18.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	92.7	20^th of 546 public middle schools	96.3%		93.8	17^th of 519 public middle schools	96.7%	3	73.3	63.1	65.6	67.3	26.0	26.0	62.2	63.3	66.9	64.0	$13,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopkins West Middle School

What district is Hopkins West Middle School in?

Hopkins Public School District

How many students attend Hopkins West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Hopkins West Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hopkins West Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hopkins West Middle School usually go on to attend Hopkins High School

Is Hopkins West Middle School a good school?

Hopkins West Middle School ranks 323^rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hopkins West Middle School?

Students at Hopkins West Middle School are 45% White, 29% African American, 11% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

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