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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272805001231

WILSON ELEMENTARY

325 MEADOW LN, OWATONNA, MN 55060 · (507) 444-8400 · Steele County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 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

Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
267 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7617%
Grade 16915%
Grade 27817%
Grade 37617%
Grade 46915%
Grade 58619%

This year's kindergarten class (76) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
24354%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
14332%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
296%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
296%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
22349%
Female
23151%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
36.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
39.1%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% 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 WILSON ELEMENTARY

WILSON ELEMENTARY's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WILSON ELEMENTARY this school45458.8%33.0%
Highland Elementary
CROOKSTON
47457.8%47.6%
VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PELICAN RAPIDS
46857.7%45.5%
Bancroft Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS
47756.4%40.2%
Lincoln Center Elementary
SOUTH SAINT PAUL
67056.1%34.6%
Lakeview Elementary
ALBERT LEA
40052.3%40.8%
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 WILSON ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Steele County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#637 of 844#7 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.1%#588 of 844#7 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.5%#624 of 844#7 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
454#375 of 1,130#5 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.1:1#303 of 769#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.6%#270 of 796#1 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
58.8%#234 of 942#1 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.2%#238 of 499#3 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
454
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2545434.713.1:159% (267)
2023-2456033.216.9:168% (380)
2022-2353731.617.0:175% (403)
2020-214512915.6:165% (293)
2017-1852940.413.1:165% (344)
2015-166034114.7:164% (386)
2010-115213017.4:152% (272)
2000-015472918.9:128% (155)
1990-913181718.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILSON ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (529 to 454); teachers down 14% (40.4 to 34.7).

About WILSON ELEMENTARY

WILSON ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in OWATONNA, Minnesota. School enrollment was 454 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 32% larger than that.

Federal data list 13 schools in OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 4,890 students enrolled.

White students account for 54% of enrollment at WILSON ELEMENTARY. Smaller groups are 32% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Steele County is roughly 86% White. WILSON ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The teaching staff at WILSON ELEMENTARY is 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.1:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%. That is higher than the 41% average for public schools in Steele County.

The allk12 Grade for WILSON ELEMENTARY is C-. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The model predicts 33.5% for a school in Minnesota with WILSON ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. WILSON ELEMENTARY posts 33.0%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Steele County show that median household income is about $84,196, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 24 public schools in Steele County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,997.

The closest public school, Roosevelt ELC, is about 1.0 miles from WILSON ELEMENTARY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put WILSON ELEMENTARY in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).

Enrollment went from 451 in 2020-21 to 454 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.6:1 to 13.1:1 over the same years.

Community posts for WILSON ELEMENTARY can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Steele County at a glance

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Population
37,439
Census ACS
Median income
$84,196
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,997 students

Quick facts

School name
WILSON ELEMENTARY
District
OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
325 MEADOW LN, OWATONNA, MN 55060
Phone
(507) 444-8400
County
Steele County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
454
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
267 (59%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
272805001231
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in OWATONNA
Other Wilson Elementary schools

59 other US public schools in 24 states are named Wilson Elementary. WILSON ELEMENTARY is the 20th largest of the 60.

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Frequently asked questions

About WILSON ELEMENTARY
How many students attend WILSON ELEMENTARY?
WILSON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WILSON ELEMENTARY serve?
WILSON ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does WILSON ELEMENTARY have?
WILSON ELEMENTARY employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at WILSON ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WILSON ELEMENTARY are roughly 54% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is WILSON ELEMENTARY in?
WILSON ELEMENTARY is part of OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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