Moving to Excelsior
Excelsior welcomes you and your family to this beautiful small quaint little city located along the beautiful banks of Gideon, St. Albans and Excelsior Bay. Excelsior is a few miles west from the big cities along State Highway 10 and 169, close enough to the Twin Cities but far enough from big city problems.
Excelsior is part of the Minnetonka Public independent School District #276. The school district serves over 8,400 students from pre-K to the 12th grade. There are Early Childhood Family Education Programs and an Education Center for students of all ages. The Minnetonka School District has six elementary schools for ages K-5th grade including Excelsior Elementary School located at 441 Oak Street at (952) 401-5650. There are two middle schools - Middle School East located at 1700 Lake Street Extension at (952) 401-5200 and Middle School West 6421 Hazeltine Boulevard at (952) 401-5300, for grades 6th through 8th. There is also one high school - Minnetonka High School - located at 18301 Highway 7 at (952) 401-5700 for grades 9th through 12th. For more information about the Minnetonka School District call (952) 401-5000.
Although Excelsior is a small town, officials work and strive to bring you information you need. The Administration Department is located at 330 Third Street, downtown. The Administration Department can help you with information regarding animal license, garbage/recycling pick up dates and general information. The office is right next to the Excelsior Hennepin County Library and the Fire District. Office hours are Monday - Friday from 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. and can be reached at (952) 474-5233.
The Excelsior Public Works Department is a pivotal part of the city, located at 151 Oak Street County Road 19 from 7:00a.m. to 3:30p.m. The Public Works Department serves the city by monitoring day-to-day operation and the maintenance of the water and sewer. The department also oversees the streets in the city, the parks and recreation centers and the local cemetery. For more information or if you have any questions, please call (952) 474-3464.
Because Excelsior is surrounded by several large and small bodies of water, many residents own boats or participate in other water type activities. Residents need information regarding docks and the City of Excelsior has what you need. Excelsior owns several docks, buoys and slides along the Lake Minnetonka shore for Excelsior residents. Residents from nearby cities may use these docks, and buoys but do not have priority usage. You may add your name to the waiting list if you would like to use one of the docks for any particular reason, simply call (952) 474-5233 for more information.
