Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274407001829
WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY
365 MANKATO AVE, WINONA, MN 55987 · (507) 494-2100 · Winona County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
139 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (52).
Student demographics
60%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY
WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY this school | 231 | 60.2% | 32.3% |
| Elton Hills Elementary School ROCHESTER | 308 | 57.8% | 42.4% |
| Appleton-Milan Elementary APPLETON | 230 | 61.7% | 34.4% |
| BRECKENRIDGE ELEMENTARY BRECKENRIDGE | 265 | 53.2% | 39.5% |
| RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMY DULUTH | 208 | 51.4% | 31.3% |
| NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY HUTCHINSON | 219 | 59.4% | 30.9% |
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-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Winona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #647 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #622 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #700 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #754 of 1,130 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #49 of 769 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #284 of 796 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #219 of 942 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #241 of 499 | N/A |
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
231
-81 (-26%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 231 | 22.7 | 10.2:1 | 60% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 24.6 | 10.9:1 | 63% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 26.2 | 10.9:1 | 69% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 46% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 20.7 | 13.0:1 | 53% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 52% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 25 | 11.2:1 | 50% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 42% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 31 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (269 to 231); teachers up 9% (20.7 to 22.7).
About WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY
WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school with an address in WINONA, Minnesota. It serves 231 students in pre-K through 4. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY is one of 8 schools in WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 2,465 students in total.
At 60%, White students outnumber all other groups at WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY combined. The school is also 13% multiracial, 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. The chance that two students picked at random at WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.2:1, with 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY is 60%. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in Winona County.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 32.7%. WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY scores 32.3%.
Among Winona County residents, median household income is about $70,744, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY is one of 20 public schools in Winona County, which together enroll about 4,580 students.
The closest public school to WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY is Riverway Learning Community Charter, about 1.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 38.2%, higher than WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY's 32.3%.
WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
The number of students dropped from 312 to 231 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 12.0:1 to 10.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WINONA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 849 students
- WINONA MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 322 students
- GOODVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 209 students
- WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 92 students
- WINONA EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL ED.Elementary · 76 students
Other schools in WINONA
- WINONA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 849 students
- WINONA MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 322 students
- BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORIElementary · 209 students
- GOODVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 209 students
- WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 92 students
Nearby schools
- Riverway Learning Community Charter1.2 mi · 61
- Riverway Secondary1.2 mi · 63
- WINONA MIDDLE1.5 mi · 665
- RIVER VALLEY ACADEMY ALC1.5 mi · 52
- HVED ECSE1.5 mi · 47
- WINONA SENIOR HIGH2.1 mi · 849
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARYHow many students attend WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 231 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY serve?
WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY have?
WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY?
At WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 60% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY public or private?
WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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