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Minnewashta Elementary School

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Minnewashta Elementary School is located in Excelsior, MN and is one of 6 elementary schools in Minnetonka Public School District. It is a public school that serves 761 students in grades K-5.

Minnewashta Elementary School did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Minnesota in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Minnewashta Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2008, Minnewashta Elementary School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Minnesota average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Minnewashta Elementary School's students and teachers. more

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Minnetonka Public School District District Spending

$9,320Per Pupil

The Minnetonka Public School District spends $9,320 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 66% on instruction, 29% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Minnetonka Public School District District

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Elementary Schools Nearby

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
Our Savior Lutheran School 2 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Excelsior Elementary School 2.3 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Calvary Memorial Christian School 2.3 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Spring Hill School 2.5 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
St John the Baptist School 2.8 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5

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School Facts

Public School
Grades K-5
Minnetonka Public School District

Did not make AYP
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Minnewashta Elementary School
26350 Smithtown Rd
Excelsior, MN 55331
(952) 401-5500

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About the MCAII

What is it?

The MCA-II are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 are assessed in reading and in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in math.

How is it Scored?

Students score at one of four levels: does not meet standards, partially meets standards, meets standards ,and exceeds standards. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed standards. In order to graduate from high school, students must pass the grade 10 reading and grade 11 math MCA-II exams.

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What is it?

The MCA-III are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

Which Grades and Subjects?

school

90%

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93%

state

79%

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-II) Results (2011)

Math

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77%

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85%

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70%

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III) Results (2011)

change 16%

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60%

district

70%

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46%

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-II) Results (2011)

Math

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66%

district

75%

state

54%

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III) Results (2011)

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9 out of 10

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 761

49% 51%

Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Minnewashta Elementary School had 8% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Minnesota had 32% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

White

92%

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black

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15:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Minnewashta Elementary School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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Minnewashta Elementary School

this school is gret! we learn a lot and the techers are funny and gret. i would so much recamend this school. i would also recamend spanish i do it and i love it im the first spanish grup and im almost fluit and its so much fun. i hope you chois minnewashta.

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Minnewashta Elementary School

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Which Grades and Subjects?

How is it Scored?

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