Wayzata East Middle

Summary:

Wayzata East Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Plymouth, Minnesota, serving 609 students in grades 6-8. As part of the highly-ranked Wayzata Public School District, Wayzata East Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with impressive academic achievements and a diverse student population.

Wayzata East Middle's academic excellence is evident in its 10th place ranking out of 545 middle schools in Minnesota for the 2023-2024 school year. Students at the school consistently outperform state and district averages in Math, Reading, and Science on the MCA-III assessments. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students. With relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rates, Wayzata East Middle serves a more affluent student population compared to nearby schools like Sandburg Middle School and Plymouth Middle.

Wayzata East Middle's exceptional performance is further highlighted by its comparison to nearby schools in the Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park districts, which have lower test scores and overall rankings. Additionally, Wayzata East Middle maintains a diverse racial makeup, with a sizable Asian student population (22%), and has consistently earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years, demonstrating its sustained excellence in providing a high-quality public education.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 12000 Ridgemount Ave W
       Plymouth, MN  55441-5802


(763) 745-6201

District: Wayzata Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
10th of 545 Minnesota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,693 Help


Students who attend Wayzata East Middle usually attend:

High:    Wayzata High

Feeder schools for Wayzata East Middle:

Elementary:    Plymouth Creek Elementary
    Sunset Hill Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  672

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.7%
Asian:
20.7%
African American:
10.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wayzata East Middle ranks better than 98.2% of middle schools in Minnesota. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Wayzata Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.02. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56.7%), Asian (20.7%), African American (10.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wayzata East Middle is 19. 2 middle schools in the Wayzata Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wayzata East Middle is $13,693, which is the 2nd highest among 3 middle schools in the Wayzata Public School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wayzata East Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Wayzata East Middle 10th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Wayzata East Middle in the ranking list.)

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Wayzata Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wayzata Public School District 18th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wayzata East Middle

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Rank History for all students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.35 22nd 387 94.3%
2005 85.72 24th 396 93.9%
2006 92.44 5th 406 98.8%
2007 88.40 21st 403 94.8%
2008 83.58 33rd 409 91.9%
2009 86.73 10th 230 95.7%
2010 86.50 22nd 454 95.2%
2011 84.75 34th 478 92.9%
2012 88.01 16th 469 96.6%
2013 90.75 16th 488 96.7%
2014 91.72 15th 490 96.9%
2015 93.74 10th 516 98.1%
2016 93.92 9th 508 98.2%
2017 93.82 8th 523 98.5%
2018 94.32 10th 518 98.1%
2019 95.40 5th 533 99.1%
2021 98.09 2nd 521 99.6%
2022 98.23 4th 520 99.2%
2023 97.31 6th 529 98.9%
2024 97.02 10th 545 98.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.70 9th 114 92.1%
2019 91.21 3rd 120 97.5%
2021 79.36 10th 97 89.7%
2022 96.03 2nd 131 98.5%
2023 97.40 1st 107 99.1%
2024 97.04 1st 116 99.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 94.08 1st 158 99.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.41 12th 253 95.3%
2019 87.57 16th 282 94.3%
2021 83.20 14th 260 94.6%
2022 84.65 20th 288 93.1%
2023 84.94 20th 298 93.3%
2024 98.76 3rd 307 99.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.59 42nd 401 89.5%
2019 81.34 35th 415 91.6%
2021 76.67 39th 399 90.2%
2022 83.05 24th 404 94.1%
2023 84.92 28th 459 93.9%
2024 87.69 21st 473 95.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.69 10th 436 97.7%
2019 92.94 7th 439 98.4%
2021 96.67 3rd 443 99.3%
2022 97.37 2nd 467 99.6%
2023 96.54 4th 455 99.1%
2024 95.87 8th 474 98.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.32 7th 438 98.4%
2019 95.59 5th 454 98.9%
2021 97.69 4th 437 99.1%
2022 97.79 4th 476 99.2%
2023 96.50 7th 464 98.5%
2024 96.58 7th 479 98.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.94 5th 108 95.4%
2019 93.56 4th 112 96.4%
2021 94.36 3rd 87 96.6%
2022 94.90 5th 110 95.5%
2023 93.42 7th 116 94.0%
2024 94.36 7th 111 93.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.96 35th 137 74.5%
2019 87.43 14th 148 90.5%
2021 84.40 13th 141 90.8%
2022 83.92 12th 162 92.6%
2023 87.26 10th 164 93.9%
2024 93.63 7th 179 96.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 92.48 11th 188 94.1%
2023 90.27 10th 178 94.4%
2024 90.04 11th 186 94.1%
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Rank History for White students at Wayzata East Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.52 9th 428 97.9%
2019 93.08 7th 428 98.4%
2021 97.85 2nd 422 99.5%
2022 97.44 4th 438 99.1%
2023 96.09 7th 436 98.4%
2024 95.92 7th 440 98.4%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)
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Reviews:
by a student
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Open Quote Teachers pick on students and cant teach well. Students bully and swear and teachers dont do anything about it Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, November 14, 2011

Open Quote This is my third year at east and teachers are amazing. Kids in all grades are on the lookout for bullying in person and online. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Wayzata East Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 638 6 29 2 0 n/a n/a 0 675
1989 667 8 23 6 2 n/a n/a 0 706
1990 701 13 24 5 2 n/a n/a 0 745
1991 732 19 27 13 16 n/a n/a 0 807
1992 734 20 29 15 12 n/a n/a 0 810
1993 791 18 13 7 4 n/a n/a 0 833
1994 746 23 34 21 9 n/a n/a 0 833
1995 800 31 40 19 17 n/a n/a 0 907
1996 800 31 40 19 17 n/a n/a 0 907
1997 848 30 39 17 6 n/a n/a 0 940
1998 624 17 32 11 2 n/a n/a 0 686
1999 633 15 44 14 2 n/a n/a 0 708
2000 628 17 46 17 2 n/a n/a 0 710
2001 651 24 38 11 2 n/a n/a 0 726
2002 632 46 41 13 0 n/a n/a 0 732
2003 632 46 41 13 0 n/a n/a 0 732
2004 624 51 36 18 0 n/a n/a 0 729
2005 603 53 34 20 3 n/a n/a 0 713
2006 610 56 44 20 4 n/a n/a 0 734
2007 569 78 51 26 4 n/a n/a 0 728
2008 548 73 73 25 1 n/a n/a 0 720
2009 554 82 78 28 1 n/a n/a 0 743
2010 572 80 95 17 1 n/a n/a 0 765
2011 550 74 96 22 1 0 5 0 748
2012 552 70 107 28 1 0 8 0 766
2013 550 75 127 41 0 0 25 0 818
2014 514 70 123 40 1 0 21 0 769
2015 466 50 126 29 1 0 25 0 697
2016 454 42 126 32 3 0 24 0 681
2017 484 44 141 37 1 0 42 0 749
2018 428 42 134 24 0 0 38 0 666
2019 443 45 135 26 1 0 41 0 691
2020 417 42 136 26 1 0 29 0 651
2021 410 46 144 25 1 0 25 0 651
2022 383 41 140 27 2 0 27 0 620
2023 362 48 134 31 2 0 32 0 609
2024 381 69 139 45 2 1 35 0 672

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wayzata East Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 675 35.5 19.0 3.4
1989 706 55.8 12.6 3.3
1990 745 63.2 11.7 4.6
1991 807 61.4 13.1 5.2
1992 810 44.9 18.0 7
1993 833 36.6 22.8 6.6
1994 833 39.8 20.9 7.4
1995 907 44.5 20.4 6.5
1996 907 44.5 20.4 6.5
1997 940 47.8 19.7 0
1998 686 n/a 0.0 3.2
1999 708 41.5 17.1 2.8
2000 710 41.6 17.1 5.8
2001 726 40.5 17.9 6.3
2002 732 43.9 16.7 12.8
2003 732 43.9 16.7 12.8
2004 729 42.3 17.2 15.1
2005 713 36.6 19.5 15
2006 734 39.2 18.7 15.4
2007 728 44.3 16.4 17.6
2008 720 42.6 16.9 20.3
2009 743 44.4 16.7 21.5
2010 765 46.9 16.3 20.5
2011 748 48.8 15.3 19.5
2012 766 47.6 16.0 20.8
2013 818 49.4 16.5 19.9
2014 769 48.9 15.7 17.2
2015 697 49.0 14.2 12.5
2016 681 49.0 13.8 14.4
2017 749 47.9 15.6 14.3
2018 666 48.5 13.7 10.5
2019 691 50.5 13.6 11.1
2020 651 n/a n/a 12.6
2021 651 37.7 17.2 9.2
2022 620 31.1 19.8 7.3
2023 609 41.3 14.7 15.1
2024 672 35.2 19.0 22.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wayzata East Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 675 35.5 19.0 3.4
1989 706 55.8 12.6 3.3
1990 745 63.2 11.7 4.6
1991 807 61.4 13.1 5.2
1992 810 44.9 18.0 7
1993 833 36.6 22.8 6.6
1994 833 39.8 20.9 7.4
1995 907 44.5 20.4 6.5
1996 907 44.5 20.4 6.5
1997 940 47.8 19.7 0
1998 686 n/a 0.0 3.2
1999 708 41.5 17.1 2.8
2000 710 41.6 17.1 5.8
2001 726 40.5 17.9 6.3
2002 732 43.9 16.7 12.8
2003 732 43.9 16.7 12.8
2004 729 42.3 17.2 15.1
2005 713 36.6 19.5 15
2006 734 39.2 18.7 15.4
2007 728 44.3 16.4 17.6
2008 720 42.6 16.9 20.3
2009 743 44.4 16.7 21.5
2010 765 46.9 16.3 20.5
2011 748 48.8 15.3 19.5
2012 766 47.6 16.0 20.8
2013 818 49.4 16.5 19.9
2014 769 48.9 15.7 17.2
2015 697 49.0 14.2 12.5
2016 681 49.0 13.8 14.4
2017 749 47.9 15.6 14.3
2018 666 48.5 13.7 10.5
2019 691 50.5 13.6 11.1
2020 651 n/a n/a 12.6
2021 651 37.7 17.2 9.2
2022 620 31.1 19.8 7.3
2023 609 41.3 14.7 15.1
2024 672 35.2 19.0 22.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wayzata East Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,693

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 5th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 6th of 529 Middle schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Wayzata East Middle)70.763.1
 7.6%
   6th Grade Math (Wayzata Public School District)70.369.1
 1.2%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Wayzata East Middle)85.576.9
 8.7%
   6th Grade Reading (Wayzata Public School District)81.576.8
 4.7%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Wayzata East Middle)76.476.6
 0.2%
   7th Grade Math (Wayzata Public School District)80.177.1
 3%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Wayzata East Middle)84.376.3
 8%
   7th Grade Reading (Wayzata Public School District)83.574
 9.6%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Wayzata East Middle)81.776.8
 4.9%
   8th Grade Math (Wayzata Public School District)77.474.3
 3.1%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Wayzata East Middle)86.871.5
 15.3%
   8th Grade Reading (Wayzata Public School District)79.569.1
 10.4%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Wayzata East Middle)78.160.6
 17.6%
   8th Grade Science (Wayzata Public School District)71.554.6
 16.9%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students691609
 11.9%
African American4548
 6.7%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian135134
 0.7%
Hispanic2631
 19.2%
Pacific Islander00
White443362
 18.3%
Two or More Races4132
 22%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients11.1%15.1%
 4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Wayzata East Middle

Students at Wayzata East Middle are 57% White, 21% Asian, 10% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Yes! Wayzata East Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 10th of 545 Minnesota middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 672 students attended Wayzata East Middle.

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


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