KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE

Located at 400 6TH ST, in KENYON, Minnesota, KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE is a cozy middle school that enrolls 216 students (grades 5 through 8), operated by KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 56% below typical.

KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 644 students; KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE is among them.

In terms of who attends, KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Goodhue County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 40.9%, a residual of -9.2 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Goodhue County indicate median household income runs about $84,171, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Goodhue County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,099 students), KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 254 (now 216). Class-load math has widened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.