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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED·NCES 270012300751

HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.

8700 COUNTY ROAD 6 SW, HOWARD LAKE, MN 55349 · (320) 543-4600 · Wright County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
Enrollment
411
High
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
100 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
101
Grade 10
114
Grade 11
96
Grade 12
100
Student demographics
White
36088%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
256%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 12%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21853%
Female
19347%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
56.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.1%
MN avg 45.3%
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
411
+83 (+25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 16.3:1
% White
88%
was 93%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.

HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC., a medium-sized secondary school in HOWARD LAKE, Minnesota, overseen by HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED, caters to 411 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,312 students; HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. is among them.

Demographically, HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Wright County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.0%; actual is 39.0%, a gap of -13.0 points.

Around the school, census data for Wright County shows median household earnings sit near $107,209, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Wright County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,879 students), HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.'s enrollment has increased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 328 (now 411). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 93% to 88%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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Wright County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.
District
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED
Address
8700 COUNTY ROAD 6 SW, HOWARD LAKE, MN 55349
Phone
(320) 543-4600
County
Wright County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
411
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
18.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
100 (24%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
270012300751
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.
How large is HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.?
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. enrolls approximately 411 students in grades 09-12.
Is HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. have?
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.?
Student demographics at HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. in?
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC. is part of HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED.
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