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Bayview Elementary

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Bayview Elementary ranks 136 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Bayview Elementary is a PK–5 school in Waconia, Minnesota, serving 530 students as part of the Waconia Public School District, a strong district that ranks 27th out of 458 in Minnesota. Bayview has a history of high performance, consistently placing in the top 15–20% of Minnesota elementary schools. Its most recent statewide rank is 136th of 869 (84th percentile, 4 stars), a slight decline from its 2024–2025 peak of 90th percentile, but still well above the state average.

In 2025–2026, Bayview’s proficiency rates were above the state average in Math (68.8% vs. 44.9%), Reading (62.7% vs. 48.6%), and Science (33.3% vs. 25.5%). Compared to its district, Bayview exceeded in Math and Reading but fell below in Science (33.3% vs. 40.2%). Nearby, Laketown Elementary outperformed Bayview in Math (74.9%) and Reading (68.8%), while Southview Elementary was higher in Reading (65.8%) but similar in Math (69.6%). Shirley Hills Primary School (84.6% Math, 85.6% Reading) and Victoria Elementary (72.1% Math, 74.2% Reading) had higher rates, as did the charter school Cologne Academy (84.7% Math, 79.0% Reading). Bayview outperformed Watertown-Mayer Elementary School, Clover Ridge Elementary, and Central Elementary in Math. In Science, Bayview was above Southview (27.8%) but below Laketown (43.0%), Clover Ridge (40.0%), Central (34.5%), Victoria (48.4%), and Cologne Academy (59.0%).

Bayview’s subgroup performance shows a standout strength in special education, where it ranks in the top 5% of Minnesota schools (95th percentile, 5 stars in 2025–2026). However, low-SES students remain the lowest-performing subgroup, though they improved to the 65th percentile in 2025–2026 from the 34th and 29th percentiles in the prior two years. The school’s student–teacher ratio improved to 12.1 in 2024–2025, better than most nearby schools such as Laketown Elementary (13.2), Southview Elementary (15.0), and Shirley Hills Primary School (13.1), with only Cologne Academy (11.2) lower. Bayview’s free/reduced lunch rate is 16.04%, moderate compared to neighbors. Overall, Bayview is a solid mid-to-upper performer in a strong district, with Math and Reading as strengths, Science as a relative weakness, and a persistent achievement gap for low-SES students that is worth monitoring.

530

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,341

Per pupil spending ?

16%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24 S Walnut St
Waconia, MN 55387-8888

(952) 442-0630

District: Waconia Public School District

Students who attend Bayview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Waconia Middle School
High:	Waconia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (61% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg57%

Minnesota avg43%

136^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Waconia Public School District

27^th of 458Waconia 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	81.0	136 of 869	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	83 of 872	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	121 of 881	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	125 of 845	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	100 of 858	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	53 of 869	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	23 of 870	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	78 of 847	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	83.4	82 of 853	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	83.2	75 of 848	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	83.6	70 of 840	91.7%	★★★★★
2014	83.9	62 of 826	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	81 of 824	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	59 of 820	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	51 of 814	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	83.6	40 of 803	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	84.3	25 of 434	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.3	34 of 781	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	76.6	122 of 777	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.1	75 of 756	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	115 of 790	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.2	45 of 799	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	103 of 809	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	113 of 787	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	126 of 799	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	73 of 783	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	41 of 787	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	45 of 774	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	266 of 764	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.8	508 of 764	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	560 of 793	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.0	315 of 774	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	384 of 683	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.8	100 of 740	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	143 of 728	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	159 of 807	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	124 of 812	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	127 of 826	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	149 of 799	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	79 of 808	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	49 of 784	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	21 of 798	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	119 of 779	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	27 of 579	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.6	36 of 562	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	46 of 572	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	68 of 524	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	35 of 500	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	4 of 417	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	4 of 515	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	30 of 463	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	184 of 710	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	110 of 714	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	159 of 730	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	173 of 712	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	118 of 725	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	56 of 710	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	32 of 722	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	75.6	123 of 712	82.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math69%+24 vs state

Reading63%+14 vs state

Science33%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 14, 2018

It's all good, but the current secretary who is there when you sign in, is very grumpy and rude. She doesn't even greet people and has been a complete "you know what" to my family for whatever reason. I hate walking by her each time, she just tries to spoil your morning. 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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Bayview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Walnut St	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0630	530	43	12.1	16.0%	462 (87.2%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	81	136^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.3%		85.9	83^rd of 872 public elementary schools	90.5%	53	52.0	61.5	71.4				62.7	33.3		33.3	78.7	66.7	63.8				68.8	$11,341
Southview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 4th St W	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0620	544	36	15.0	13.6%	485 (89.2%)	9 (1.7%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	80.9	137^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.2%		82.5	115^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.8%	22	67.5	63.4	67.0				65.8	27.8		27.8	79.0	81.2	50.0				69.6	$11,679
Laketown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	960 Airport Road	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0690	530	40	13.2	10.0%	472 (89.1%)	8 (1.5%)	23 (4.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	88.8	52^nd of 869 public elementary schools	94.0%		89.3	50^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.3%	2	58.0	69.8	79.1				68.8	43.0		43.0	72.7	77.3	74.7				74.9	$11,092
SW Metro St. Boni Level 4	Public	K-6	8801 Wildwood Ave	Saint Bonifacius	55375	Hennepin County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8199	21	5	4.2	61.9%	11 (52.4%)	3 (14.3%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (23.8%)								(n/a)							31.3										16.7
Cologne Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1221 Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 466-2276	679	60	11.2	13.1%	474 (69.8%)	13 (1.9%)	29 (4.3%)	132 (19.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	96.8	7^th of 869 public elementary schools	99.2%		96	8^th of 872 public elementary schools	99.1%	1	72.4	80.8	88.6	76.3	73.7	88.4	79.0	59.5	58.1	59.0	91.4	90.0	82.3	67.1	88.0	88.6	84.7	$12,205
Cologne Academy Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1221 Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(952) 466-2276	22	6	3.7	50.0%	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							60.0										46.7
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
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Paul Ave	Watertown	55388	Carver County	Watertown-Mayer Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 955-0300	482	31	15.5	30.3%	429 (89.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	77.3	176^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.7%		82.5	117^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.6%	59	58.8	61.3					60.1				70.1	63.2					66.5	$10,255
Clover Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	114000 Hundertmark Road	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-6900	632	38	16.5	24.4%	427 (67.6%)	68 (10.8%)	68 (10.8%)	27 (4.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	77	180^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.6	170^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.5%	10	59.3	61.0	64.2				61.4	40.0		40.0	67.3	68.9	43.2				60.4	$11,945
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 7th St SW	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 467-7300	413	29	14.2	31.2%	329 (79.7%)	10 (2.4%)	42 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	77.7	171^st of 869 public elementary schools	80.3%		81.2	135^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.5%	36	54.4	58.7	64.4				58.9	34.5		34.5	67.6	73.0	57.6				66.3	$10,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Bayview Elementary

Is Bayview Elementary a good school?

Bayview Elementary ranks 136^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bayview Elementary in?

Waconia Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Bayview Elementary?

Students at Bayview Elementary are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bayview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Bayview Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bayview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bayview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waconia Middle School
High : Waconia High School

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