Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 344
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (37).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY
KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY this school | 198 | 31.3% | 51.2% |
| HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY WAVERLY | 243 | 29.6% | 39.4% |
| HANCOCK ELEMENTARY HANCOCK | 233 | 28.3% | 75.2% |
| BATTLE LAKE ELEMENTARY BATTLE LAKE | 230 | 31.7% | 62.8% |
| ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY ALDEN | 229 | 34.5% | 38.1% |
| Trimont Elementary TRIMONT | 200 | 36.5% | 41.4% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Goodhue County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #313 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #265 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #459 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #797 of 1,130 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #663 of 942 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #64 of 499 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
198
-62 (-24%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 198 | 13.3 | 14.8:1 | 31% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 14.3 | 15.2:1 | 36% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 14.7 | 14.9:1 | 36% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 18% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 19.4 | 14.6:1 | 32% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 37% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 22% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 20 | 17.5:1 | 20% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 18 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (283 to 198); teachers down 31% (19.4 to 13.3).
About KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY
KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in WANAMINGO, Minnesota, and it is part of KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT. It reported 198 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 42% below average.
KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 3 schools, KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY included, with 644 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY is 86% White. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic. In Goodhue County overall, the White share is about 90%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY has a ratio of 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Goodhue County show that the median household earns about $84,171 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Goodhue County has 36 public schools with about 7,099 students, including KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY.
The closest school to KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY is Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School, located about 5.7 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within ten miles of KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY. Among its closest neighbors with test data, KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 198, compared with 260 in 2020-21.
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Goodhue County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 230 students
- KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLEMiddle · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School5.7 mi · 298
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School5.7 mi · 194
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High5.7 mi · 401
- Pine Island High School ALP10.0 mi · 1
- Pine Island High School10.0 mi · 487
- PINE ISLAND MIDDLE10.0 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARYHow 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.
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