Wayzata High School - Plymouth, Minnesota/MN

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Wayzata High School

4955 Peony Lane North, Plymouth, MN, 55446-1606 -

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Definition of Terms

Wayzata High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Hennepin County, MN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3073 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

151 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 778 students

Grade 10 - 772 students

Grade 11 - 788 students

Grade 12 - 735 students

This School

(MN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MN) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	2%
% Asian	6%	6%
% Hispanic	2%	6%
% Black	6%	10%
% White	86%	74%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

27%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Wayzata School District

This School's Agency

(MN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	13	2
Number of Students Managed	9,800 students	562 students
District Total Revenue	$103,195,000	$5,407,000
District Expenditure	$100,975,000	$5,324,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,530	$9,036
District Expenditure / Student	$10,304	$8,954
District Graduation Rates	98%	95%

Wayzata High School is a high school in Plymouth, Minnesota, a northwestern suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The high school, operated by the Wayzata School District.
Wayzata High School is one of the largest public high schools in Minnesota and also one of the largest in the country. Its interior measures 487,000 square feet and cost $58 million to build. Construction was completed in August 1997.
Wayzata High School is part of the Classic Lake Conference, an athletic conference that also includes Minnetonka High School, Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, Edina High School, and Hopkins High School.
Academics: The majority of students have the same four classes every day during a semester, though many may have some changes between terms due to one-term courses or three-term courses. Some exceptions to this are students in some band, orchestra, and choir classes, who alternate one class with their respective music class every other day.
Wayzata High School offers a large number of Advanced Placement classes. In 2005, twenty-five AP classes were offered, which is the most out of any school, public or private, in Minnesota. An advantage to using the block schedule is the ability to take essay tests in class that are composed of questions from past Advanced Placement exams, giving a feel for what the actual tests will be like.
Wayzata is highly competitive academically. The average grade during the first semester of the 2005-2006 school year was an A-. Due to this highly completive atmosphere and grade inflation, class rank was dropped in the 05-06 school year. Students with B+ averages were in the bottom half of their class.
Extra-curricular Activities: Academic extra-curricular activities of notable mention include Debate (Policy), Math Team, DECA, BPA, Knowledge Masters Open, and Quiz Bowl. All of these teams have high rankings in state leagues. The Wayzata Math Team won championships in the Minnesota State High School Mathematics League in 1996, 2003, 2004, and 2005 and was runner-up in 1999. In 2006, the Wayzata Math Team placed third in state. It has also won the conference for the past 15 years.
Athletics: In 2005, the Wayzata Trojans won their first ever state football title 28-24 over Cretin-Derham Hall High School. The team reached the title game the year before in 2004, but lost a close game to Minnetonka, 23-14.
Wayzata is part of the Classic Lake Conference in the Minnesota State High School League.
Notable alumni: Marion Barber III, running back for the Dallas Cowboys.
Dick Beardsley, marathon runner, 2nd place in 1982 Boston Marathon.
Shawn Daivari, professional wrestler.
Ryan Egeland, a Rhodes Scholar.
David Gaither, former Minnesota State Senator, and currently Governor Tim Pawlenty's Chief of Staff.
Ben Hamilton, offensive lineman for the Denver Broncos.
Tim Herron, professional golfer.
Amy Klobuchar, US Senator-Elect (DFL) for Minnesota.
James Laurinaitis, current linebacker for Ohio State.
Benjamin Salisbury, former child actor.
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About This Zip Code (55446)

School Zip (55446)

(MN) State Average

Population (Approximate)

12,464 people

4,666,598 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

68%

25%

Population Average Age

35 years old

34 years old

Average Household size

2.8 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$91,431

$49,158

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

7.2 rooms

5.7 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

16 years old

43 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

83% / 17%

71% / 29%

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