GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY

GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY is one of the intimate elementary campuss in WINONA, Minnesota, operated by WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 209 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 39% leaner than typical.

WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,465 students. GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY shows that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Winona County shows median household earnings sit near $70,744, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Winona County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,580 students), of which GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is WALC Extended Day, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 184 students in 2018 compared to 209 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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