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Hopkins West Middle School

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Hopkins West Middle School ranks 301 st of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Hopkins West Middle School is a public middle school serving 555 students in grades 6-8 in Minnetonka, Minnesota, located about 3.7 miles from the nearest comparable middle school, Central Middle Alternative (CMAP) in the Wayzata Public School District.

The school has seen fluctuating statewide rankings, ranging from as high as 11th out of 521 Minnesota middle schools in 2020-2021 to as low as 300th out of 545 in 2023-2024. In comparison, nearby schools like Wayzata Central Middle and Wayzata East Middle have consistently ranked in the top 15-20 middle schools in the state. Hopkins West Middle School's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are generally lower than the state and Hopkins Public School District averages, particularly in Math.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students generally performing better than African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in its free and reduced lunch rate, from 33.49% in 2021-2022 to 44.86% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the rates at nearby schools like Minnetonka East Middle (10.1%) and Wayzata Central Middle (14.15%).

574

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,664

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg43%

Minnesota avg47%

301^st of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

223^rd of 446Hopkins 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

White (2025)64th percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2019)60th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-7 vs state

Math30%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 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%)	43.2	301^st of 519 public middle schools	42.0%		45.3	300^th of 545 public middle schools	45.0%	1	31.3	26.7	31.0	29.6	45.9	35.5	46.2	42.3	$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%)	97.4	7^th of 519 public middle schools	98.7%		97.7	6^th of 545 public middle schools	98.9%	1	80.7	72.6	68.2	73.9	81.4	74.8	72.3	76.2	$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%)	58	203^rd of 519 public middle schools	60.9%		56.2	230^th of 545 public middle schools	57.8%	27	29.3	34.9	33.5	32.5	59.7	46.9	51.6	53.0	$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%)	94.3	15^th of 519 public middle schools	97.1%		97	10^th of 545 public middle schools	98.2%	5	60.2	64.5	69.2	64.0	74.9	72.5	69.2	72.6	$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%)	95.1	14^th of 519 public middle schools	97.3%		95.6	15^th of 545 public middle schools	97.2%	1	65.1	65.3	73.0	68.1	74.6	67.2	67.7	69.2	$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%)	60.2	188^th of 519 public middle schools	63.8%		55.3	235^th of 545 public middle schools	56.9%	47	42.8	36.4	31.1	36.8	59.3	47.9	44.8	50.7	$13,707
Park Virtual - Middle School	Public	6-8	6425 W 33rd St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 928-6001	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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 301^st of 519 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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