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Enrollment
393
Middle
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED·NCES 270012303350
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
8700 COUNTY ROAD 6 SW, HOWARD LAKE, MN 55349 · (320) 543-4660 · Wright County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B-Test 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 Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
119 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 99 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 25% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 60% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
31.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle this school | 393 | 30.3% | 38.0% |
| ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNANDALE | 466 | 29.0% | 53.5% |
| Isanti Middle School ISANTI | 449 | 33.0% | 36.4% |
| Watertown-Mayer Middle WATERTOWN | 418 | 25.6% | 57.1% |
| LUVERNE MIDDLE LUVERNE | 271 | 31.4% | 54.2% |
| DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE COKATO | 576 | 30.7% | 57.2% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #143 of 245 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #172 of 245 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #102 of 245 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #170 of 306 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #190 of 210 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #194 of 216 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #155 of 252 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #41 of 66 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
393
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+47% since 2010-11, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 393 | 19.1 | 20.6:1 | 30% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 20.7 | 19.3:1 | 33% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 21.5 | 18.6:1 | 35% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 20% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 20 | 18.7:1 | 30% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 30% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 32% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (373 to 393); teachers down 4% (20 to 19.1).
About Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
At 8700 COUNTY ROAD 6 SW in HOWARD LAKE, Minnesota, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle operates as a low-enrollment middle school. The school had 393 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Minnesota) has about 495 students.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle is one of the 6 schools that make up HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED (1,312 students in total).
About 91% of the student body at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle is White. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 89% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.6:1. That is higher than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 30% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle is -10.8 points: 38.0% actual, 48.8% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Wright County, the median household income is $107,209, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wright County is home to 88 public schools and about 27,879 public school students.
HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (397) to 2024-25 (393).
The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED
- HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.High · 411 students
- HUMPHREY ELEMENTARYElementary · 243 students
- WINSTED ELEMENTARYElementary · 213 students
- HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSEElementary · 28 students
- HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 24 students
- ALP Credit RecoveryHigh
Other schools in HOWARD LAKE
- HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.High · 411 students
- Meeker-Wright Early Childhood Sp EdElementary · 68 students
- HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 24 students
- Step TD ProgramHigh · 18 students
- Journeys Alternative ProgramElementary · 9 students
- Trek ProgramCombined · 7 students
Nearby schools
- HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM0.0 mi · 24
- HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.0.0 mi · 411
- Journeys Alternative Program2.1 mi · 9
- Meeker-Wright Early Childhood Sp Ed2.1 mi · 68
- Step TD Program2.1 mi · 18
- Trek Program2.1 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted MiddleHow large is Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle?
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle serve?
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle.
How diverse is Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle?
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle reports a student body of 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle?
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle is overseen by HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED in Wright County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.