WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is one of the average-sized elementary schools in MANKATO, Minnesota, overseen by MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 376 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 8,219 students; WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is among them.

In terms of who attends, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY reports that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 16% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Blue Earth County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Blue Earth County shows median household earnings sit near $74,477, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Blue Earth County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,034 students), of which WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kato Public Charter School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 44.3%.

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 435 (now 376). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 71% to 61%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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