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North Woods Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

North Woods Elementary School in Plymouth, MN, is a PK–5 school serving 775 students in the Wayzata Public School District, and it is one of Minnesota’s highest-ranked elementary schools. It is the largest enrollment among the Wayzata peers in this comparison and sits inside a district that itself ranks 10th of 458 Minnesota districts. Over six straight years, it has earned 5 stars and landed in the 98th–99th percentile statewide.

In 2025-2026, it ranked 5th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools—its best placement in six years. Proficiency was 85.9% in math, 82.9% in reading, and 50.0% in science, versus district figures of 72.4%, 71.4%, and 44.3% and state figures of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. It leads every school in the comparison set in math and reading, including Meadow Ridge Elementary School, Plymouth Creek Elementary, Kimberly Lane Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, Oakwood Elementary, and schools in the Osseo Public School District such as Weaver Lake Science Math & Technical School and Oak View Elementary. The closest competitor, Meadow Ridge Elementary School, 0.89 miles away, is the only nearby school that beats it in science (55.2% vs. 50.0%).

The school is also notable for subgroup effectiveness: it ranks 1st of 764 Minnesota schools for its low-income student population (100th percentile) and 93rd percentile for special education, both 5-star results. Its improvement trend runs counter to the district: from 2024-25 to 2025-26, the school gained about 3.5 points in math and 3.8 points in reading while the district was flat in math and declined in reading. The one relative soft spot is upper-elementary science and 5th grade math, where the regional edge narrows; science is tested only in grade 5, and a sharp 2024-25 drop appears alongside similar district and state drops and an exam label change, suggesting an assessment change rather than an instructional collapse. For families comparing nearby options, the school offers top-tier math and reading outcomes with strong subgroup results, while Meadow Ridge Elementary School has a slight science edge.

775

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

5.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

93.6%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.8% (MMR)

18995 54th Ave N
Plymouth, MN 55446-8888

(763) 745-4000

District: Wayzata Public School District

Students who attend North Woods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wayzata Central Middle
High:	Wayzata High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Asian:

26.2%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2021 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (79% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg67%

Minnesota avg43%

5^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 458Wayzata 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	97.1	5 of 869	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	11 of 872	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	14 of 881	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	18 of 845	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	9 of 858	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	11 of 869	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	5 of 143	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	4 of 140	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	8 of 154	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	11 of 128	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	8 of 131	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	4 of 88	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	3 of 790	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	8 of 799	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	14 of 809	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	8 of 787	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	3 of 799	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	9 of 783	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	99.2	1 of 764	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	8 of 807	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.8	18 of 812	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	18 of 826	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	46 of 799	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	20 of 808	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	18 of 784	97.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	38 of 92	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	41 of 579	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	49 of 562	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	56 of 572	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	72.8	98 of 524	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	84 of 500	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	83 of 417	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	19 of 710	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	29 of 714	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	65 of 730	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	63 of 712	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	27 of 725	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	41 of 710	94.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)97th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)59th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math86%+41 vs state

Reading83%+34 vs state

Science50%+24 vs state

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Our concerns were dismissed, the plan we discussed and agreed to was not followed and most of the support staff yelled at kids and truly acted like they hated kids. We unenrolled our daughter and are so holy to be in Minnetonka schools now! 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)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	97.1	5^th of 869 public elementary schools	99.4%		95.2	11^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.7%	6	80.3	84.1	84.4	82.9	50.0	50.0	93.0	89.1	76.2	85.9	93.6%	4.8%
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%)	95.1	17^th of 869 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.2	18^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.9%	1	73.2	75.0	88.1	78.5	55.2	55.2	82.6	78.6	83.2	81.5	89.9%	2.5%	$12,433
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%)	92.1	32^nd of 869 public elementary schools	96.3%		93.9	24^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.2%	8	68.1	69.8	79.8	72.6	50.8	50.8	75.6	78.1	74.4	76.1	93.4%	1.1%	$11,920
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	57^th of 869 public elementary schools	93.4%		88.8	54^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.8%	3	62.5	62.1	72.4	65.1	38.1	38.1	85.6	80.0	67.3	78.2	92.2%	6.5%	$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%)	93.9	25^th of 869 public elementary schools	97.1%		94.6	13^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.5%	12	65.5	75.2	80.0	73.7	48.7	48.7	83.6	86.8	72.2	80.8	97.1%	0%	$12,479
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%)	78	166^th of 869 public elementary schools	80.9%		80.7	143^rd of 872 public elementary schools	83.6%	23	56.4	58.8	65.9	60.2	27.2	27.2	76.3	80.4	52.6	70.3	95.5%	4.5%	$11,932
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%)	85.5	91^st of 869 public elementary schools	89.5%		82	127^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.4%	36	71.7	74.4	67.1	71.3	31.4	31.4	77.2	76.8	54.3	70.5	87.3%	7.6%	$14,276
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%)	74.1	216^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.1%		80.8	138^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.2%	78	53.7	50.7	68.1	57.3	29.6	29.6	76.9	64.7	55.6	65.6	92.3%	4.3%	$12,814
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%)	83.3	114^th of 869 public elementary schools	86.9%		80.9	137^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.3%	23	68.8	54.8	72.0	65.1	42.3	42.3	81.7	61.6	60.8	67.4	95.9%	4.1%	$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%)	52.1	435^th of 869 public elementary schools	49.9%		38.9	581^st of 872 public elementary schools	33.4%	146	40.3	37.2	62.0	46.7	26.6	26.6	56.2	50.6	41.8	49.4	96.2%	2.5%	$14,510

Frequently Asked Questions about North Woods Elementary School

How many students attend North Woods Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended North Woods Elementary School.

What district is North Woods Elementary School in?

Wayzata Public School District

What is the racial makeup of North Woods Elementary School?

Students at North Woods Elementary School are 61% White, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of North Woods Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Woods Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wayzata Central Middle
High : Wayzata High

Is North Woods Elementary School a good school?

Yes! North Woods Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 5^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools.

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