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Winona Elem

503 Wilson, Winona, KS 67764 · (785) 846-7496 · Logan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Kansas public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools

Enrollment
58
Elementary
DISTRICT 37 · STATE 313
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
28 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K35%
Kindergarten1221%
Grade 147%
Grade 2610%
Grade 3916%
Grade 4610%
Grade 5814%
Grade 635%
Grade 7610%
Grade 812%
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
5697%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
12%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Two+
12%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2950%
Female
2950%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Winona Elem→Winona High
Based on grade levels within Triplains. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
42.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.7%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.9%25.7%
2023-2437.0%25.9%
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Winona Elem

Winona Elem's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Winona Elem this school5848.3%32.9%
Westphalia
Westphalia
5352.8%33.4%
Wheatland Elementary School
Grainfield
5848.3%59.8%
Flinthills Primary School
Cassoday
6344.4%N/A
Otis-Bison Elementary
Otis
7343.8%47.3%
Argonia Elem
Argonia
6556.9%46.5%
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Winona Elem ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kansas
Enrollment
ranked largest first
58#695 of 714
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
58
+14 (+32%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 6.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255878.2:148% (28)
2023-245068.4:148% (24)
2022-23526.18.6:148% (25)
2020-214476.3:143% (19)
2017-18425.57.7:136% (15)
2015-164467.3:148% (21)
2010-1161610.2:143% (26)
2000-016287.8:155% (34)
1990-918599.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winona Elem.

Since 2017-18: students up 38% (42 to 58); teachers up 29% (5.5 to 7).

About Winona Elem

In Winona, Kansas, Winona Elem is a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 58 students covers pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.

Triplains has a total of 2 schools and 73 students, Winona Elem among them.

The large majority of students at Winona Elem, 97%, are White. By the diversity index, Winona Elem comes in at 7%.

The teaching staff at Winona Elem is 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 8.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. About 48% of students, or 28, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 50% average for public schools in Logan County.

The allk12 Grade for Winona Elem is C-. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Winona Elem is 6.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 32.9%. Predicted: 39.1%.

Logan County has about 2,707 residents, and median household income is about $75,662, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 5 public schools in Logan County, with a combined enrollment of about 529.

Nearest public school: Winona High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Winona Elem ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.9% against a local average of 31.3%.

Winona Elem is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.

The number of students climbed from 44 to 58 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 6.3 in 2020-21 to 8.2 in 2024-25.

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Logan County at a glance

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Population
2,707
Census ACS
Median income
$75,662
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
529 students

Quick facts

School name
Winona Elem
District
Triplains
Address
503 Wilson, Winona, KS 67764
Phone
(785) 846-7496
County
Logan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
58
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
8.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
28 (48%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
200001300414
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Winona Elementary. Winona Elem is the 5th largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Winona Elem
How large is Winona Elem?
Winona Elem enrolls approximately 58 students in grades PK-08.
Is Winona Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winona Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Winona Elem have?
Winona Elem employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
How diverse is Winona Elem?
Winona Elem reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Winona Elem public or private?
Winona Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Triplains.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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