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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271710000792

KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY

225 3RD AVE, WANAMINGO, MN 55983 · (507) 789-7000 · Goodhue County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
62 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 48%
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
Pre-K
13
Kindergarten
32
Grade 1
41
Grade 2
41
Grade 3
34
Grade 4
37
Student demographics
White
17186%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
2211%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 12%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7%
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
9849%
Female
10051%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARYKENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLEKENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGH
Based on grade levels within KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
46.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
60.3%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
198
-85 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.6:1
% White
86%
was 88%
% Hispanic
11%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY

KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY, an intimate primary school in WANAMINGO, Minnesota, overseen by KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 198 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT (644 students total), KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY shows that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Goodhue County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 31% of students at KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.2%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of +3.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Goodhue County shows median household earnings sit near $84,171, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Goodhue County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,099 students), of which KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School, roughly 5.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 30%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 11% across the same window.

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Goodhue County at a glance

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Population
47,943
Census ACS
Median income
$84,171
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,099 students

Quick facts

School name
KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY
District
KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
225 3RD AVE, WANAMINGO, MN 55983
Phone
(507) 789-7000
County
Goodhue County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
198
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
62 (31%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
271710000792
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY
How many students attend KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY?
KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY serve?
KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY?
At KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY in?
KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY is part of KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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