JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY, a moderately sized K-5 school in WINONA, Minnesota, overseen by WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 322 students, covering grades K through 4.

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY is one of 8 schools operated by WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 2,465 students overall.

Looking at the student body, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY shows that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Winona County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Winona County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.4%; this one delivers 48.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Winona County) shows that median household income runs about $70,744, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY is one of 20 public schools in Winona County (combined enrollment of about 4,580 students).

WALC Extended Day is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 319 (now 322). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 4% to 17% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.