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Wayzata West Middle

Public Grades 6-8

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Wayzata West Middle is a highly-rated public middle school in Wayzata, Minnesota, serving 714 students in grades 6-8. 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 from SchoolDigger.

Wayzata West Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Minnesota, with a statewide ranking between 3rd and 17th over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on the MCA-III assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in both math and reading across all grade levels. Wayzata West Middle outperforms its nearby counterparts, Wayzata East Middle and Wayzata Central Middle, on most academic metrics, as well as the schools in the neighboring Robbinsdale and Hopkins districts, which have lower overall rankings and proficiency rates.

Wayzata West Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.6 to 22.9 over the past few years, suggesting the school is able to provide a more personalized learning environment for its students. While the school's percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients has increased in recent years, from 5.82% in 2021-2022 to 15.13% in 2023-2024, indicating it is serving a more economically diverse population, the school has maintained its exceptional performance over the past decade, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in the state.

836

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,063

Per pupil spending ?

16.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

149 Barry Ave N
Wayzata, MN 55391-1021

(763) 745-6400

District: Wayzata Public School District

Students who attend Wayzata West Middle usually attend:

High:

Wayzata High

Feeder schools for Wayzata West Middle:

Elementary:	Gleason Lake Elementary
	Greenwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Asian:

18.1%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (68% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Minnesota middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg72%

Minnesota avg47%

17^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	93.8	17 of 519	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	12 of 545	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	3 of 529	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	3 of 520	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	3 of 521	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	10 of 533	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	12 of 518	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	92.5	13 of 523	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	11 of 508	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	94.7	5 of 516	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	92.4	12 of 490	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	90.1	19 of 488	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	10 of 469	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	6 of 478	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.8	4 of 454	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	91.5	4 of 230	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	93.2	7 of 409	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	94.1	4 of 403	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	91.9	7 of 406	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	88.8	13 of 396	96.7%	★★★★★
2004	95.7	1 of 387	99.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	65 of 169	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	34 of 179	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	36 of 164	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	9 of 162	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	55.4	56 of 141	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	52 of 148	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	4 of 106	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	3 of 111	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	1 of 116	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	1 of 87	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	3 of 112	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	4 of 108	96.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	21 of 153	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	27 of 450	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	13 of 474	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	6 of 455	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	7 of 467	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	5 of 443	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	8 of 439	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	8 of 436	98.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	9 of 175	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	4 of 186	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	9 of 178	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	1 of 188	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	5 of 156	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	7 of 171	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	91 of 432	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	42 of 473	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	27 of 459	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.0	55 of 404	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	31 of 399	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	75 of 415	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	38 of 401	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	11 of 452	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	9 of 479	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	4 of 464	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	1 of 476	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	1 of 437	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	13 of 454	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	12 of 438	97.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	3 of 113	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	6 of 116	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	6 of 107	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	15 of 131	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	5 of 97	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	23 of 120	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	8 of 114	93.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	19 of 265	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	28 of 307	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	8 of 298	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	2 of 288	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.1	26 of 260	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	37 of 282	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	64 of 253	74.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	22 of 415	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	17 of 440	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	6 of 436	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	6 of 438	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	6 of 422	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	14 of 428	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	16 of 428	96.3%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading68%+19 vs state

Math67%+22 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
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%)	93.8	17^th of 519 public middle schools	96.7%		96.2	12^th of 545 public middle schools	97.8%	5	65.4	65.4	72.3	67.4	72.0	62.4	69.8	68.2	$13,063
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
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
Orono Middle	Public	6-8	800 Old Crystal Bay Rd N	Long Lake	55356	Hennepin County	Orono Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 449-8450	720	35	20.4	8.9%	636 (88.3%)	9 (1.3%)	33 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	95.4	13^th of 519 public middle schools	97.5%		96.7	11^th of 545 public middle schools	98.0%	2	60.0	70.4	81.5	70.8	72.6	73.6	69.8	72.0	$13,492
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayzata West Middle

What is the racial makeup of Wayzata West Middle?

Students at Wayzata West Middle are 62% White, 18% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wayzata West Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 836 students attended Wayzata West Middle.

What district is Wayzata West Middle in?

Wayzata Public School District

Is Wayzata West Middle a good school?

Yes! Wayzata West Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Wayzata West Middle attend?

Students who attend Wayzata West Middle usually go on to attend Wayzata High

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