Medina’s public schools outscore 98% of Minnesota districts
76% of students in Medina’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Medina, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.
From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 91% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Medina’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 22 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Medina’s, its schools beat 91%, lower than their 98% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 76% and math 76% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Orono Public spends $15,366 per student and Wayzata Public $14,977, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Medina’s grade
A+: better than 98% of Minnesota school districts, #1 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Medina, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Medina · depends on your address
Wayzata High
Grades 9–12 · 3,781 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Plymouth
Orono Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 961 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Long Lake
10th grade in Medina · depends on your address
Wayzata High
Grades 9–12 · 3,781 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Plymouth
Orono Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 961 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Long Lake
11th grade in Medina · depends on your address
Wayzata High
Grades 9–12 · 3,781 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Plymouth
Orono Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 961 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Long Lake
12th grade in Medina · depends on your address
Wayzata High
Grades 9–12 · 3,781 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Plymouth
Orono Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 961 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Long Lake
Medina runs its own schools through grade 12 (Orono Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Wayzata Public School District, shared with Medicine Lake, Plymouth and Wayzata. Its elementary school is in Plymouth. Parts of Medina (10% and 3% of its land) are served by Delano Public and Rockford Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Medina
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Medina vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Medina’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Medina | A+ | Orono Public PK–12 · Wayzata Public PK–12 |
| Plymouth | A+ | Wayzata Public |
| Orono | A+ | Orono Public |
| Corcoran | A− | Rockford Public PK–12 · Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose PK–12 |
| Independence | A+ | Delano Public PK–12 · Orono Public PK–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Orono Public with Medina for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Medina
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Medina’s schools
Are Medina’s schools good?
By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Medina children attend outscore 98% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Medina in?
Two districts: Orono Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Wayzata Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Medicine Lake, Plymouth and Wayzata.
Where do Medina kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Wayzata High and Orono Senior High.
What is Medina’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Wayzata Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Medina spend per student?
$15,366 in Orono Public School District and $14,977 in Wayzata Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Medina families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.