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Oakwood Elementary

Q: Is Oakwood Elementary a good school?

Oakwood Elementary ranks 127 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Oakwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Plymouth, Minnesota, serving 449 students in grades K-5. It is part of the highly-ranked Wayzata Public School District, which is ranked 16th out of 446 districts in the state.

Oakwood Elementary consistently performs well, ranking in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are generally higher than the state averages, but lower than the district and some nearby schools, such as North Woods Elementary, Kimberly Lane Elementary, and Gleason Lake Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 10-25 of Minnesota elementary schools.

Oakwood's student population includes some areas of strength, such as its female students and Asian students, who perform exceptionally well. However, the school's African American and low socioeconomic status (SES) students struggle, with their performance ranking in the bottom 40% and bottom 50% of Minnesota elementary schools, respectively. To address these disparities, Oakwood may need to focus on targeted interventions and support, particularly in the upper elementary grades where proficiency rates are notably lower than the district and state averages.

545

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,276

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17340 County Road 6
Plymouth, MN 55447-3045

(763) 745-5700

District: Wayzata Public School District

Students who attend Oakwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wayzata Central Middle
High:	Wayzata High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Asian:

12.8%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (67% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Wayzata Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg72%

Minnesota avg47%

127^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	82.0	127 of 872	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	136 of 881	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	212 of 845	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	189 of 858	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	156 of 869	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	143 of 870	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	84 of 847	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	77.9	152 of 853	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	83.7	68 of 848	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	81.5	94 of 840	88.8%	★★★★☆
2014	79.9	109 of 826	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	74 of 824	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	79.3	102 of 820	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	86 of 814	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	88.3	8 of 803	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	84.2	26 of 434	94.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	43 of 781	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	72.6	169 of 777	78.2%	★★★★☆
2006	73.1	160 of 756	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	57.7	341 of 685	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.4	249 of 676	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.9	106 of 674	84.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	38.2	170 of 279	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	107 of 282	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	81 of 227	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	167 of 283	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	72 of 266	72.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	24 of 140	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	85 of 799	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	121 of 809	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	172 of 787	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	198 of 799	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	124 of 783	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	78 of 787	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	73 of 774	90.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	406 of 764	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.2	107 of 793	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	380 of 774	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	497 of 663	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.6	293 of 683	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	589 of 740	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.5	265 of 728	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	169 of 812	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	148 of 826	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	237 of 799	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	179 of 808	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	180 of 784	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	204 of 798	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	108 of 779	86.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	71 of 562	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	23.5	423 of 500	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	95 of 714	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	144 of 730	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	153 of 712	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	140 of 725	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	98 of 710	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	43 of 722	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	48 of 712	93.3%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-39 vs school

African American (2023)39th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+23 vs state

Reading65%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, January 13, 2012

Oakwood is a wonderful elementary school -- it has a positive, upbeat, caring environment and talented teachers who work hard to accommodate different learning styles and personalities of the children. Staff cooperate at the grade level and the benefit shows in the high quality of lessons and creative approaches. Our family has been at Oakwood for 2 1/2 years, and my children are thriving. I love that they have art and music, important curriculum that has been cut from many elementary schools. They're proactive about disciplinary problems, taking an active approach to discouraging bullying and encouraging community, respect and model behavior. The school also has a very active PTA and parent volunteers. Another thing I love about Oakwood is the ethnic diversity within the school -- as the world becomes smaller, I feel it is more important for children at a younger age to have awareness of and respect for diversity amongst people. I believe the diversity within the school gives my children day to day experience understanding, respecting and cooperating with others who may appear or dress differently, speak a different language or have different ideas. I love Oakwood and am very happy to send my children there. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Groveland Elementary	Public	K-5	17310 Minnetonka Blvd	Minnetonka	55345	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5600	903	57	15.9	5.9%	727 (80.5%)	15 (1.7%)	78 (8.6%)	27 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	93.2	26^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.1	10^th of 881 public elementary schools	98.9%	16	84.6	91.0	76.0	83.3	58.2	79.9	84.6	75.0	$12,577
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakwood Elementary

Is Oakwood Elementary a good school?

Oakwood Elementary ranks 127^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oakwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Oakwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oakwood Elementary?

Students at Oakwood Elementary are 66% White, 13% Asian, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Oakwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wayzata Central Middle
High : Wayzata High

What district is Oakwood Elementary in?

Wayzata Public School District

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