Summary:
ZIP 55446 (Plymouth, Minnesota) is served entirely by the Wayzata Public School District, which ranks #10 of 458 Minnesota districts, and contains 7 schools — 5 elementary schools and 2 high school–typed buildings — enrolling 7,434 students, with just over half of them at Wayzata High alone. This is an exceptionally strong school community: every school in the ZIP outperforms the state in every subject, and the district as a whole beats Minnesota by roughly 27 points in math, 23 in reading, and 19 in science.
Two schools stand out statewide. North Woods Elementary School ranks #5 of 869 Minnesota elementaries (99th percentile) and leads the ZIP in all three subjects (Math 85.9%, Reading 82.9%, Science 50%), with the lowest poverty indicator here (free/reduced lunch 5.81%). Wayzata High ranks #7 of 473 high schools (99th percentile) with a 97.2% graduation rate and a 0.4% dropout rate versus the state's 4.2%. Meadow Ridge Elementary School (#17 of 869) posted the ZIP's biggest gain, with science proficiency up 14.1 points year over year.
Among the rest, Kimberly Lane Elementary is the one to watch, having slid from #8 to #32 statewide over three years, while Greenwood Elementary is the only school below district average in reading and science. Plymouth Creek Elementary sits mid-pack with a volatile rank history. Science is the ZIP's weakest subject everywhere (38.1%–55.2% at the elementaries), and 5th grade math dips at most elementaries. The Alternative Program (TAP) is different in profile: 142 students, 60.56% free/reduced lunch, with all current test scores suppressed by the state, so its present performance is unknown.
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