Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271878000884
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
1100 ANDERSON DR, MANKATO, MN 56001 · (507) 345-3059 · Blue Earth County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
151 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
70.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY this school | 376 | 40.2% | 53.5% |
| FAIR School Pilgrim Lane PLYMOUTH | 403 | 40.9% | 52.4% |
| Dowling Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 399 | 39.3% | 54.5% |
| ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 428 | 39.5% | 56.3% |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY MANKATO | 302 | 38.7% | 56.7% |
| Windom Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 369 | 37.7% | 57.8% |
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 WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Blue Earth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #266 of 844 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #109 of 844 | #5 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #302 of 844 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #530 of 1,130 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #475 of 769 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #295 of 796 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #493 of 942 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #251 of 499 | #6 of 8 |
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
376
-46 (-11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 40% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 25.2 | 14.7:1 | 43% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 28.9 | 13.0:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 27.4 | 15.9:1 | 38% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 44% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 44% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 37% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 28 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (435 to 376); teachers down 5% (27.4 to 26).
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
A medium-sized elementary school in MANKATO, Minnesota, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is part of MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school's enrollment of 376 students covers kindergarten through 5.
The MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 22 schools and 8,219 students.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 61% White. Other groups make up 16% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 85% of Blue Earth County residents are White. By the diversity index, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY comes in at 58%.
The teaching staff at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, lower than at this school. About 40% of students, or 151, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 37% average for public schools in Blue Earth County.
The allk12 Grade for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is B+. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is 10.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (53.5% versus 43.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Census estimates describe Blue Earth County this way: median household income is about $74,477, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 31 public schools in Blue Earth County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,034.
Kato Public Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 376 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 422.
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Blue Earth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,871
Census ACS
Median income
$74,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,302 students
- MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,232 students
- Prairie Winds Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Dakota Meadows Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- HOOVER ELEMENTARYElementary · 461 students
- Rosa Parks ElementaryElementary · 425 students
Other schools in MANKATO
- MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,302 students
- MANKATO WEST SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,232 students
- Prairie Winds Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Rosa Parks ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 388 students
- KENNEDY ELEMENTARYElementary · 347 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is the 72nd largest of the 156.
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYCLOQUET, MN · 495 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYOWATONNA, MN · 468 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolROCHESTER, MN · 334 students
- Washington ElementaryHIBBING, MN · 310 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYELY, MN · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Kato Public Charter School0.8 mi · 77
- KENNEDY ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 347
- INSITE1.0 mi · 18
- MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH1.0 mi · 1,302
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 388
- Prairie Care Mankato1.1 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYHow large is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY serve?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 61% White, 11% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is overseen by MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Blue Earth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.