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Intermediate School District 287

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 13 towns

Serves St. Paul, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, Richfield, New Hope, Hopkins, Minnetrista and Orono.

St. Paul’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Minnesota school districts

Students
927
Schools
15
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
The gist

What stands out about Intermediate School District 287

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Minnesota districts
  • Math proficiency 37 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 37 pts below the state
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Only 33% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% of the 502 Minnesota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−St. Paul 307,284BBrooklyn Park 83,876A+Plymouth 79,220B−Maple Grove 71,173AEden Prairie 63,051A+Edina 53,262AMinnetonka 53,064BSt. Louis Park 49,594C+Richfield 36,642CNew Hope 21,181BHopkins 18,819AMinnetrista 8,708A+Orono 8,195

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for St. Paul. Grade by grade →

PK–538 elementary schoolsSt. Paul Public School District
6–814 middle schoolsSt. Paul Public School District
9–129 high schoolsSt. Paul Public School District

Test scores vs. MN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency6–9%
State average 44.8% · 95 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 51.1% · 91 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)46%
State average 83.3% · 261 in the class

33% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Enrollment over time
902’20
760’21
821’22
858’23
927’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 38%White 33%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 11%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

15 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools.

Tier Two
Other · Grades K–12 · Plymouth
C
274 students4:1
Tier Three
Other · Grades K–12 · Plymouth
C−
226 students3:1
School #531
Other · Grades K–12 · Brooklyn Park
33 students6:1
School #530
Other · Grades K–12 · Brooklyn Park
28 students18:1
Tier One
Other · Grades K–12 · Plymouth
25 students4:1
School #532
Other · Grades K–12 · Edina
15 students8:1
School #540
Other · Grades K–12 · Plymouth
5 students12:1
South Education Center Academy
High · Grades 5–12 · Richfield
48 students6:1
School #527
High · Grades 6–12 · Hopkins
C−
35 students8:1
School #533
High · Grades 6–12 · Maple Grove
18 students9:1
West Education Center Alternative
High · Grades 7–12 · Minnetonka
99 students15:1
North Education Center Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · New Hope
37 students7:1
School #535
High · Grades 7–12 · Plymouth
10 students10:1
Hennepin Gateway To College
High · Grades 9–12 · Eden Prairie
73 students16:1
School #519
High · Grades 9–12 · Plymouth
1 students1:1

Left off: 34 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Minnetonka Public School DistrictDeephaven, Shorewood, Tonka Bay
$15,942per student
Wayzata Public School DistrictMedina, Wayzata
$14,977per student
Minneapolis Public School DistrictMinneapolis
$24,469per student
Orono Public School DistrictIndependence, Medina, Village of Minnetonka Beach
$15,366per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Minnesota.