WILSON ELEMENTARY

WILSON ELEMENTARY operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in OWATONNA, Minnesota, part of OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 454 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 344.

Within OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 13 schools and 4,890 students, WILSON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WILSON ELEMENTARY lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 32% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Steele County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Steele County's rate of about 41%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILSON ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

In the broader community, Steele County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,196, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Steele County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,997 students), WILSON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt ELC, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. WILSON ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 529 (now 454). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 22% to 32% over that span.

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