Windom Elem

Located at 101 E Olive Ave, in Windom, Kansas, Windom Elem is a compact primary school that hosts 169 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Little River. Enrollment runs roughly 46% below the state mean of about 313.

Little River comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 291 students; Windom Elem is among them.

In terms of who attends, Windom Elem records that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to McPherson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Windom Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 45.8%; Windom Elem posts 70.9%, +25.2 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (McPherson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $78,851, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McPherson County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,829 students), of which Windom Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: Little River Junior High, around 5.8 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Windom Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Windom Elem has expanded 7%, going from 158 students in 2018 to 169 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 96% to 91%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.