The brief
A Minnesota Wildflower Montessori Sch charter elementary school serving grades Pre-K – Kindergarten.
Water Lily Montessori is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
About this school's data2 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 3 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 55101; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Minneapolis school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $72,703
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Median rent
- $1,573/mo
- College educated
- 57.2%
- Homeownership
- 22.9%
- Poverty rate
- 13.7%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 55101; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 94
- Walker's Paradise
- Bike Score
- 77
- Very Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 3,038/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
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Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Water Lily Montessori serve?
Water Lily Montessori serves students in grades Pre-K through Kindergarten.
How many students attend Water Lily Montessori?
Water Lily Montessori has an enrollment of approximately 7 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Water Lily Montessori?
The student-teacher ratio at Water Lily Montessori is 7:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
Is Water Lily Montessori a charter school?
Yes, Water Lily Montessori is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Water Lily Montessori a Title I school?
No, Water Lily Montessori is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – Kindergarten
- Enrollment
- 7
- Student-teacher ratio
- 7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Ramsey County
- Phone
- (651) 227-7483
- Schools in district
- 3
- District spending per student
- $12,640
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 55101)
- 7,937
- Area average commute
- 20.9 min
- Area median age
- 35.5
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Minnesota Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.