Located within school district 276, Greenwood offers several different public and private schooling options. The district hosts a preschool, six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The mission of the Minnetonka School District is to provide a community that transcends traditional definitions of excellence and to ensure all students envision and pursue their highest aspirations while serving the greater good. The Minnetonka School District is among the highest performing school districts in Minnesota and the nation. The district also graduates 97 percent of its students and 91 percent are college-bound. The Class of 2014 posted a Minnetonka all-time record high average ACT Score of 26.5 and 70 percent of seniors took at least one AP or IB class.

The local Montessori School, Minnetonka Montessori, has been serving the district for fifty-two years. It is a successful, non-profit, parent run school with a staff and the board that work together to provide a Montessori environment where early education is preserved allowing children to realize their potential.

Excelsior Elementary School serves Greenwood, Chanhassen, Excelsior, Tonka Bay, and Shorewood. The staff at Excelsior Elementary School is dedicated to helping students discover their highest potential in a safe and nurturing atmosphere. The community of Surrounding the elementary school holds high value in the education of their children, and parents are very involved in the learning process of their young ones in the local elementary school.

Although it is located in Chanhassen, one of the best private schools in the district is Chapel Hill Academy, which enrolls students that are in kindergarten through 8th grade. The school has excellent reviews and testimonials from the parents of students and is one of the top performing private schools in the area.

Minnetonka High School is a high-performing high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 located in Minnetonka. The high school is the only one is the district, and has been recognized as one of the Best High Schools in America by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and the Washington Post. It was even named the best high school in Minnesota according to Niche Rankings in 2015 The school enrolls about 3,000 students and is one of the few high schools in the west metro area providing a complete High School Math sequence. The school also offers almost thirty Advanced Placement and Preparatory courses. Minnetonka High School values participation in their athletic and arts programs. Their most successful sports program is football, which has been successful in the conference in recent years.

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