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Meadow Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Meadow Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Plymouth, Minnesota, serving 757 students in grades K-5 and part of the highly-ranked Wayzata Public School District. This school consistently ranks among the top 30 elementary schools in Minnesota, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, thanks to its exceptional academic performance and supportive learning environment.

Meadow Ridge Elementary excels in academic proficiency, with significantly higher MCA-III Math and Reading scores compared to state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading were 80.56% and 77.49%, respectively, far surpassing the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. The school also stands out for its exceptional performance among various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, and African American students, consistently ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups.

While Meadow Ridge Elementary maintains high overall academic achievement, the school's proficiency rates for low-socioeconomic status (SES) students are relatively lower compared to other groups, though still above state and district averages. This suggests a need for targeted interventions and additional support to ensure equitable outcomes for all students. Nonetheless, Meadow Ridge Elementary remains a model of educational excellence, consistently outperforming nearby schools within the Wayzata Public School District and setting a benchmark for the region.

762

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,433

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17905 Chankahda Trail
Plymouth, MN 55446-8888

(763) 745-7100

District: Wayzata Public School District

Students who attend Meadow Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wayzata Central Middle
High:	Wayzata High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Asian:

29.4%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2019 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (79% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wayzata Public School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg72%

Minnesota avg47%

18^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	94.2	18 of 872	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	22 of 881	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	69 of 845	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	15 of 858	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	30 of 869	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	18 of 870	97.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	10 of 298	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	69.3	79 of 310	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	47 of 227	79.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	7 of 140	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	9 of 154	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	10 of 128	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	7 of 131	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	15 of 88	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	6 of 136	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	2 of 134	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	24 of 799	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	44 of 809	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	44 of 787	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	14 of 799	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	31 of 783	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	21 of 787	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	8 of 774	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	102 of 764	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	157 of 793	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	31.1	578 of 774	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.2	314 of 663	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	14 of 812	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	14 of 826	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	112 of 799	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	16 of 808	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	35 of 784	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	14 of 798	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	13 of 779	98.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	57 of 562	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	21 of 572	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	58 of 524	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	96 of 500	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	47 of 417	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	146 of 515	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	18 of 463	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	41 of 714	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	53 of 730	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.2	144 of 712	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	18 of 725	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	40 of 710	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	18 of 722	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	17 of 712	97.6%	★★★★★

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

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math81%+35 vs state

Reading77%+28 vs state

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Schools Near Meadow Ridge Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Weaver Lake Science Math & Technical School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15900 Weaver Lake Rd	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 420-3337	668	35	19.3	29.3%	263 (39.4%)	166 (24.9%)	34 (5.1%)	135 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.5%)	80.9	137^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.3%		74.6	207^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.5%	70	78.2	68.6	58.4	68.0	62.7	57.0	66.4	62.1	$13,175
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 E Fish Lake Rd	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 425-1881	515	32	15.9	39.8%	248 (48.2%)	110 (21.4%)	52 (10.1%)	42 (8.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.5%)	38.9	581^st of 872 public elementary schools	33.4%		45.1	543^rd of 881 public elementary schools	38.4%	38	45.6	57.3	32.5	45.1	35.0	41.5	41.0	39.2	$14,510
Rush Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 County Road 101 N	Maple Grove	55311	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 494-4549	762	40	18.8	18.9%	509 (66.8%)	92 (12.1%)	29 (3.8%)	56 (7.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.3%)	80.8	138^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.2%		89.2	53^rd of 881 public elementary schools	94.0%	85	76.6	72.4	57.3	69.0	54.5	61.1	68.7	61.2	$12,814
Cedar Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6777 Hemlock Ln	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 425-5855	476	32	15.1	33.4%	253 (53.2%)	102 (21.4%)	38 (8.0%)	17 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.0%)	72.1	242^nd of 872 public elementary schools	72.2%		74.2	213^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.8%	29	61.7	56.3	66.2	61.2	56.3	52.3	68.9	58.7	$14,344

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadow Ridge Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Meadow Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Meadow Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wayzata Central Middle
High : Wayzata High

Is Meadow Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Meadow Ridge Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Meadow Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Meadow Ridge Elementary School are 54% White, 29% Asian, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Meadow Ridge Elementary School in?

Wayzata Public School District

How many students attend Meadow Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Meadow Ridge Elementary School.

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