Enrollment
216
Middle
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271710001741
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE
400 6TH ST, KENYON, MN 55946 · (507) 789-6186 · Goodhue County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
60 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 50 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 32% |
Student demographics
20%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
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE→KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
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
50.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 MIDDLE
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE this school | 216 | 27.8% | 40.9% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA | 216 | 27.3% | 42.2% |
| MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH GLENWOOD | 212 | 28.3% | 41.7% |
| ROYALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROYALTON | 203 | 28.1% | 38.5% |
| LUVERNE MIDDLE LUVERNE | 271 | 31.4% | 54.2% |
| Minnewaska Area Intermediate School GLENWOOD | 295 | 27.5% | 67.4% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #117 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #146 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #117 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #212 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #163 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #186 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #176 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #50 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
216
-20 (-8%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 216 | 11.4 | 19.0:1 | 28% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 11.5 | 18.8:1 | 34% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 12.5 | 16.6:1 | 40% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 27% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 14.6 | 17.4:1 | 37% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 14 | 17.3:1 | 36% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 27% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 16 | 19.2:1 | 18% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (254 to 216); teachers down 22% (14.6 to 11.4).
About KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE
Federal records list KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE as a middle school in KENYON, Minnesota. The school runs grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 216 students. Middle schools in Minnesota have about 495 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.
KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE. It has 3 schools and 644 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Goodhue County residents, the White share is about 90%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1, with 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Minnesota, 17.5:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 28% at KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE. Public schools in Goodhue County average a similar 28%.
On BeatsExpectations, KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE is 9.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
In Goodhue County, home to about 47,943 people, the median household earns about $84,171 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Goodhue County number 36, with about 7,099 students.
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE's nearest public school is KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGH (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 236 to 216, an 8% decline. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.0:1) than in 2020-21 (16.9:1).
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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 ELEMENTARYElementary · 198 students
Other schools in KENYON
- KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 230 students
- Kenyon-Wanamingo High School CreditHigh
Nearby schools
- KENYON-WANAMINGO SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 230
- NERSTRAND CHARTER SCHOOL6.2 mi · 102
- KENYON-WANAMINGO ELEMENTARY10.4 mi · 198
- Discovery Public School - Faribault13.1 mi · 45
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY13.1 mi · 473
- Minnesota State Academy for Blind13.3 mi · 46
Frequently asked questions
About KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLEHow large is KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE?
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE enrolls approximately 216 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE serve?
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE is approximately 19.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE?
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE reports a student body of 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE?
KENYON-WANAMINGO MIDDLE is overseen by KENYON-WANAMINGO SCHOOL DISTRICT in Goodhue County.
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