Enrollment
63
High
DISTRICT 62 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY CHARTER·NCES 270022103136
Riverway Secondary
1200 STORRS POND ROAD, WINONA, MN 55987 · (507) 474-6120 · Winona County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Minnesota public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
46 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 14 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 14% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverway Learning Community Charter. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
21.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Riverway Secondary
Riverway Secondary's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverway Secondary this school | 63 | 73.0% | 38.1% |
| Northern Lights Community School WARBA | 91 | 71.4% | 24.9% |
| Kato Public Charter School MANKATO | 77 | 76.6% | 13.8% |
| Vermilion Country School TOWER | 50 | 80.0% | N/A |
| NORTHLAND SECONDARY REMER | 149 | 71.8% | 23.6% |
| KELLIHER SECONDARY KELLIHER | 143 | 67.1% | 24.1% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Riverway Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Winona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 63 | #516 of 764 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
63
+4 (+7%) vs 2020
+47% since 2010-11, when it was 43
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 59.0:1
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 | 63 | 2.4 | 26.8:1 | 73% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 2.4 | 28.9:1 | 81% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 4 | 16.4:1 | 70% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 59 | 1 | 59.0:1 | 66% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 46 | 3.4 | 13.5:1 | 70% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 41 | 3 | 13.7:1 | 71% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 43 | 4 | 10.8:1 | 79% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverway Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (46 to 63); teachers down 31% (3.4 to 2.4).
About Riverway Secondary
Riverway Secondary operates as a small high school in WINONA, Minnesota. The student body numbers 63 students, from grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Minnesota) has about 371 students.
A total of 2 schools make up Riverway Learning Community Charter, with 124 students enrolled.
Most students at Riverway Secondary are White: 81% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% multiracial and 5% Black. The county population is about 90% White. By the diversity index, Riverway Secondary comes in at 33%.
Federal data list 2.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Riverway Secondary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 26.8:1. Among high schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 16.3:1. The lunch program counts 73% of students at Riverway Secondary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Winona County.
Riverway Secondary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Riverway Secondary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.1% is 12.3 points above the 25.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Winona County has about 49,779 residents, and median household income is about $70,744, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 20 public schools in Winona County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,580.
The closest public school to Riverway Secondary is Riverway Learning Community Charter, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 36.8% proficiency; Riverway Secondary posts 38.1%.
NCES describes the area around Riverway Secondary as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area. Charter status: Riverway Secondary is a public charter school.
Enrollment was 59 in 2020-21 and 63 in 2024-25, a gain of 4 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (26.8:1) than in 2020-21 (59.0:1).
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Winona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,779
Census ACS
Median income
$70,744
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
4,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverway Learning Community Charter
- Riverway Learning Community CharterElementary · 61 students
Other schools in WINONA
- WINONA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 849 students
- WINONA MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 322 students
- WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARYElementary · 231 students
- BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORIElementary · 209 students
- GOODVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Riverway Learning Community Charter0.0 mi · 61
- WINONA MIDDLE0.3 mi · 665
- RIVER VALLEY ACADEMY ALC0.3 mi · 52
- HVED ECSE0.3 mi · 47
- WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 231
- WINONA SENIOR HIGH2.8 mi · 849
Frequently asked questions
About Riverway SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Riverway Secondary?
Riverway Secondary enrolls approximately 63 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Riverway Secondary serve?
Riverway Secondary serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Riverway Secondary?
Approximately 26.8:1 students per teacher at Riverway Secondary.
How diverse is Riverway Secondary?
Riverway Secondary reports a student body of 81% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Riverway Secondary public or private?
Riverway Secondary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Riverway Learning Community Charter.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.