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Greenwood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Greenwood Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Plymouth, Minnesota, serving 805 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Wayzata Public School District, which is ranked 16th out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Greenwood Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 74.29% of Greenwood students were proficient or better in math, compared to 72.33% for the Wayzata district and 45.21% for the state. In reading, 69.01% of Greenwood students were proficient or better, compared to 72.13% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th-grade reading, where 77.62% of students were proficient or better, compared to 57.09% for the state.

Greenwood Elementary outperforms most of the nearby Wayzata district schools in both math and reading proficiency, with the exception of Meadow Ridge Elementary and Kimberly Lane Elementary, which also rank among the top schools in the state. However, Basswood Elementary, the only nearby school from a different district (Osseo), lags behind Greenwood and the other Wayzata schools in academic performance.

762

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,929

Per pupil spending ?

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18005 Medina Rd
Plymouth, MN 55446-2919

(763) 745-5500

District: Wayzata Public School District

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wayzata West Middle
High:	Wayzata High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Asian:

20.2%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

Minnesota avg47%

54^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Wayzata Public School District

16^th of 446Wayzata 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	88.8	54 of 872	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	82 of 881	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	72 of 845	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	16 of 858	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	17 of 869	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	11 of 870	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	10 of 847	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	89.8	13 of 853	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	87.7	36 of 848	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	85.9	43 of 840	94.9%	★★★★★
2014	84.5	57 of 826	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.5	15 of 824	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	88.5	11 of 820	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	6 of 814	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	86.5	16 of 803	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	13 of 434	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.2	18 of 781	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	87.7	23 of 777	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	44 of 756	94.2%	★★★★★
2005	83.6	38 of 685	94.5%	★★★★★
2004	86.8	27 of 676	96.0%	★★★★★
2003	88.9	11 of 674	98.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	135 of 298	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	50 of 310	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	105 of 279	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	15 of 140	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	19 of 154	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	25 of 128	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.9	10 of 131	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	14 of 88	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	19 of 136	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	4 of 134	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	66 of 799	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	79 of 809	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	80 of 787	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	30 of 799	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	16 of 783	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	13 of 787	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	11 of 774	98.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	99.8	1 of 219	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	560 of 764	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.2	318 of 793	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	485 of 774	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	48 of 812	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	103 of 826	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	57 of 799	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	12 of 808	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	14 of 784	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	10 of 798	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	11 of 779	98.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	25 of 73	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.1	2 of 96	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	2 of 98	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	144 of 562	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	41 of 572	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	35 of 524	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	41 of 500	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	83 of 714	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	164 of 730	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	99 of 712	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	65 of 725	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	39 of 710	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	10 of 722	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	46 of 712	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2019)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile-39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math74%+29 vs state

Reading69%+19 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

I love Greenwood for so many reasons I can't explain. #1 Great education #2 is our PTA Rocks. I love not having to shop for school supplies. Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	18005 Medina Rd	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5500	762	47	16.3	10.2%	483 (63.4%)	49 (6.4%)	26 (3.4%)	154 (20.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.2%)	88.8	54^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.8%		85.6	82^nd of 881 public elementary schools	90.7%	28	76.9	77.7	68.5	74.3	64.3	65.2	77.6	69.0	$11,929
Kimberly Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	17405 Old Rockford Rd	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5600	534	35	15.0	14.0%	249 (46.6%)	51 (9.6%)	29 (5.4%)	149 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.3%)	93.9	24^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.2%		95.5	8^th of 881 public elementary schools	99.1%	16	85.7	84.6	71.4	80.1	68.1	70.3	88.6	76.3	$11,920
Plymouth Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	16005 41st Ave N	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-5800	678	45	14.9	11.4%	354 (52.2%)	49 (7.2%)	38 (5.6%)	176 (26.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.8%)	94.6	13^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.5%		89.5	47^th of 881 public elementary schools	94.7%	34	84.2	90.4	72.3	82.4	73.7	78.4	79.0	77.1	$12,479
Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17340 County Road 6	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-5700	545	33	16.2	20.7%	357 (65.5%)	68 (12.5%)	17 (3.1%)	70 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	82	127^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.4%		80.7	136^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.6%	9	79.1	72.2	52.6	68.5	72.1	60.3	62.3	65.2	$14,276
North Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18995 54th Ave N	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-4000	775	46	16.8	5.8%	470 (60.6%)	28 (3.6%)	27 (3.5%)	203 (26.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.7%)	95.2	11^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.7%		93.7	14^th of 881 public elementary schools	98.4%	3	86.9	89.3	71.3	82.4	72.1	80.7	83.8	79.2
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	17905 Chankahda Trail	Plymouth	55446	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 745-7100	762	48	15.7	12.5%	408 (53.5%)	58 (7.6%)	27 (3.5%)	224 (29.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	94.2	18^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.9%		92.5	22^nd of 881 public elementary schools	97.5%	4	81.0	87.1	74.7	80.6	70.3	78.2	82.9	77.5	$12,433
Gleason Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	310 County Road 101 N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-5400	604	39	15.5	18.9%	397 (65.7%)	44 (7.3%)	38 (6.3%)	75 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	92.9	29^th of 872 public elementary schools	96.7%		89.3	52^nd of 881 public elementary schools	94.1%	23	82.4	88.3	68.2	79.3	74.1	78.7	74.8	75.7	$15,507
Birchview Elementary	Public	K-5	425 Ranchview Ln N	Plymouth	55447	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-5300	441	34	13.0	32.0%	245 (55.6%)	70 (15.9%)	39 (8.8%)	49 (11.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	78.4	162^nd of 872 public elementary schools	81.4%		72.6	227^th of 881 public elementary schools	74.2%	65	70.5	73.7	47.4	63.9	61.5	67.1	61.8	63.5	$14,441
Basswood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15425 Bass Lake Rd	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 494-3858	848	45	18.6	18.6%	556 (65.6%)	91 (10.7%)	47 (5.5%)	63 (7.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.4%)	80.7	143^rd of 872 public elementary schools	83.6%		87.5	68^th of 881 public elementary schools	92.3%	75	80.5	75.7	57.8	71.4	58.8	53.7	65.7	59.5	$11,932
Sunset Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	13005 Sunset Tr	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Wayzata Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 745-5900	712	45	15.7	28.1%	462 (64.9%)	101 (14.2%)	37 (5.2%)	58 (8.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.2%)	83.4	107^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.7%		78.1	159^th of 881 public elementary schools	82.0%	52	76.9	67.7	61.4	68.6	61.2	59.8	72.1	64.9	$13,687

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Greenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wayzata West Middle
High : Wayzata High

How many students attend Greenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Greenwood Elementary.

What district is Greenwood Elementary in?

Wayzata Public School District

Is Greenwood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Greenwood Elementary ranks in the top 6.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Elementary?

Students at Greenwood Elementary are 63% White, 20% Asian, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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