Edina Public School District, MN

Original Research by School Decision on Edina Public School District

Edina Public School District serves roughly 8,600 students from preschool through 12th grade across a network of elementary, middle, and high schools in the southwestern Minneapolis suburbs. The district draws primarily from the city of Edina, with smaller portions of Bloomington, Hopkins, Minneapolis, and Saint Louis Park also falling within its boundaries. About two-thirds of the student body is white, with Asian, Black, and Hispanic students each making up close to a tenth of the enrollment, and a smaller share of students identifying as two or more races. The district does not report the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and data on students with disabilities and English learners is also absent from the available information, which limits a full picture of the student support needs in the system.

Academically, Edina posts strong results that place it in the top quarter of Hennepin County districts. Across grades three through eight, math proficiency is consistently high, with most grades showing roughly four in five students meeting the state's proficiency bar. Reading and English language arts results are similarly strong, with the share of proficient students rising from around 70 percent in third grade to nearly 80 percent in the upper elementary and middle grades. Science results are notably lower, with about two in five fifth graders and slightly fewer eighth graders reaching proficiency, though a parent may want to look into this further with the school given that the state changed the science assessment and cut scores in the same year, making direct comparison to prior years unreliable. The district does not report a four-year graduation rate in the available data, so that measure cannot be assessed here.

The housing market that families enter to live in this district carries a high price tag. Home values vary widely by ZIP code, from a low-cost segment in parts of Edina to well over a million dollars in the city's most expensive neighborhoods, with a weighted average across the district in the mid-six figures. Rents follow a similar pattern, with a weighted average that makes renting more expensive than the national typical mortgage payment in the current interest rate environment. The district's enrollment has been declining from a peak several years ago, a trend the district itself projects to continue, and this decline is one of the drivers behind recent budget reductions.

Several structural changes are reshaping what families can expect. Starting in the 2024-25 school year, the elementary school day was extended to six and a half hours, the first such increase in decades, with an earlier start time of 7:50 a.m. and additional time for science, social studies, and intervention or enrichment blocks. Middle and high school start times shifted as well. The district also approved a significant round of budget cuts for the same year, driven by the expiration of federal pandemic relief funds and ongoing enrollment decline. Staffing reductions across multiple schools and departments are part of those cuts, which may affect class sizes and program breadth. The school board also approved a property tax levy increase, raising the school district portion of taxes for a median-value home in Edina. On the programming side, the district offers the Edina Virtual Pathway, a full-time online option for grades 9 through 12 that was launched in 2021 and is taught by district teachers, giving families a permanent virtual schooling alternative within the system.

Per-pupil spending in the district sits in the lower half of the middle range among Hennepin County districts, meaning the district operates with somewhat leaner financial resources than many of its county peers, even as its academic results rank among the strongest. Chronic absenteeism, while still below the county median, affects roughly a fifth of students, a rate that families may want to monitor in their own child's school.

For a family considering this district, the picture is one of a well-performing academic system in a high-cost housing market, facing the real pressures of enrollment decline and the budget tightening that follows. The extended elementary day is a meaningful change to daily routines, and the virtual pathway adds an option that is not available in many districts. The lack of data on economic disadvantage and special education populations leaves a gap in understanding the full range of student experiences, but the test score data that is available points to a district that consistently delivers strong academic outcomes across most subjects and grade levels.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

8,609

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 8%

Black 10%

White 67%

Asian 8%

Two+ 7%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

47%

73%

Gr 4

36%

76%

Gr 5

53%

83%

Gr 6

51%

87%

Gr 7

43%

79%

Gr 8

52%

80%

Math

Gr 3

61%

86%

Gr 4

46%

86%

Gr 5

38%

70%

Gr 6

29%

76%

Gr 7

31%

74%

Gr 8

42%

78%

Science

Gr 5

20%

44%

Gr 8

18%

41%

Schools in this District

14 schools are officially reported under this district.

CONCORD ELEMENTARY

CORNELIA ELEMENTARY

COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARY

CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY

EDINA SENIOR HIGH

SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE

NORMANDALE ELEMENTARY

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL ED

VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE

HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY

SPECIAL ED-NON PUBLIC

OPTIONS AT EDINA HIGH SCHOOL

Edina Elementary Virtual Pathway

Edina Secondary Virtual Pathway

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

82%

Grade 3

81%

Grade 4

65%

Grade 5

69%

Grade 6

66%

Grade 7

71%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

69%

Grade 3

71%

Grade 4

79%

Grade 5

81%

Grade 6

73%

Grade 7

75%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

40%

Grade 5

37%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$651,840

Year-over-year change+2.6%

Range across 9 ZIP codes$217K to $1.0M

vs. state typical1.86x

vs. national typical1.77x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (9 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
55436	Edina	$639K	+3.4%	29.5%
55439	Edina	$692K	+2.6%	29.0%
55424	Edina	$1.0M	+6.8%	18.0%
55435	Edina	$217K	-4.6%	14.8%
55410	Minneapolis	$601K	+4.4%	4.9%
55416	Saint Louis Park	$414K	+0.3%	2.0%
55438	Bloomington	$409K	+3.5%	1.0%
55437	Bloomington	$399K	+3.4%	0.5%
55343	Hopkins	$351K	+2.7%	0.2%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$2,336/mo

Year-over-year change+7.8%

Range across 9 ZIP codes$1,619 to $2,950/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (9 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
55436	Edina	$1,770	+11.3%	29.5%
55439	Edina	$2,950	—	29.0%
55424	Edina	$2,644	+9.6%	18.0%
55435	Edina	$1,951	+1.3%	14.8%
55410	Minneapolis	$2,572	+4.3%	4.9%
55416	Saint Louis Park	$1,874	+3.2%	2.0%
55438	Bloomington	$1,660	+2.8%	1.0%
55437	Bloomington	$1,670	+2.2%	0.5%
55343	Hopkins	$1,619	+4.2%	0.2%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$3,289/mo

Home price / national median income7.8x

Annual rent / national median income33.5%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$953/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$350,891 (+2.9% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

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