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Schools in Victoria · Eastern Carver County Public Schools, Waconia Public School District

Victoria’s public schools outscore 89% of Minnesota districts

In Victoria, 57% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Victoria, 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.

#40of 274 Minnesota townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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.

Reading proficiency
62%
▲ 11 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
▲ 12 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 10 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Eastern Carver County
Students per teacher
16.0
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
7,411 students on the public path
In brief

Victoria’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 61 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Victoria’s, its schools beat 66%, lower than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 62% and math 57% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Eastern Carver County spends $14,891 per student and Waconia Public $12,464, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Holy Family Catholic High School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Victoria’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 89% of Minnesota school districts, #40 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (61)Better than 66%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 6,584 test results and a graduating class of 766 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Victoria’s students in the tested grades sat them (6,491 in math, 6,677 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Victoria, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Victoria ElementaryEastern Carver County Public SchoolsA
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Victoria runs its own schools through grade 12 (Eastern Carver County Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Waconia Public School District, shared with Camden, Dahlgren, Laketown, New Germany, St. Bonifacius, Waconia and Waconia. Its middle school is in Waconia. Parts of Victoria (5% of its land) are served by Minnetonka Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Victoria

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Eastern Carver County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 19 schools · 9,274 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,891MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Waconia Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,984 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,464MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Eastern Carver County Public Schools61%
State average 51.1% · 4573 students tested
Math · PK–12, Eastern Carver County Public Schools55%
State average 44.8% · 4468 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Waconia Public School District63%
State average 51.1% · 2104 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waconia Public School District62%
State average 44.8% · 2023 students tested

Victoria vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Victoria’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VictoriaAEastern Carver County PK–12 · Waconia Public PK–12
LaketownAWaconia Public PK–12 · Eastern Carver County PK–12
ChanhassenAEastern Carver County
ChaskaAEastern Carver County
MinnetristaAWestonka Public PK–12 · Watertown-Mayer Public PK–12
ShorewoodA+Minnetonka Public

3 of the 5 neighbors share Eastern Carver County with Victoria for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Victoria

9 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).

District schools in Victoriaby address
Victoria Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
670 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Victoriain other towns
Waconia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waconia
A−
885 students14:1Rate it →
Chaska Middle School West
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chaska
B
615 students15:1Rate it →
Chaska Middle School East
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chaska
B+
608 students17:1Rate it →
Pioneer Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chaska
B−
418 students14:1Rate it →
Chaska High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chaska
B+
1,495 students22:1Rate it →
Chanhassen High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chanhassen
A−
1,385 students21:1Rate it →
Waconia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waconia
A−
1,335 students17:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Holy Family Catholic High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
557 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Victoria’s schools

Are Victoria’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Victoria children attend outscore 89% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #40 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Victoria in?

Two districts: Eastern Carver County Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Waconia Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Camden, Dahlgren, Laketown, New Germany, St. Bonifacius, Waconia and Waconia.

Where do Victoria kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Chaska High School, Chanhassen High School and Waconia High School.

What is Victoria’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Eastern Carver County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Victoria spend per student?

$14,891 in Eastern Carver County Public Schools and $12,464 in Waconia Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Victoria?

Yes: Holy Family Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 557 students).

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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.