Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 279144902320
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY
23130 345TH ST SE, ERSKINE, MN 56535 · (218) 563-2900 · Polk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
83 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 23 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY→WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
66.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY this school | 247 | 33.6% | 52.2% |
| ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARY ALDEN | 229 | 34.5% | 38.1% |
| WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY WATERVILLE | 264 | 35.6% | 42.1% |
| Adams Elementary FERGUS FALLS | 254 | 35.4% | 59.6% |
| BATTLE LAKE ELEMENTARY BATTLE LAKE | 230 | 31.7% | 62.8% |
| LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY DULUTH | 254 | 34.6% | 67.1% |
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 WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #288 of 844 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #170 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #327 of 844 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #727 of 1,130 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #570 of 769 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #698 of 796 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #623 of 942 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #230 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
247
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 247 | 16.2 | 15.3:1 | 34% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 17.7 | 13.0:1 | 35% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 16.7 | 13.6:1 | 51% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 37% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 20.1 | 14.4:1 | 49% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 18 | 13.0:1 | 46% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 55% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 41% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (289 to 247); teachers down 19% (20.1 to 16.2).
About WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school in ERSKINE, Minnesota. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 247 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 458 students.
The share of White students at WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY is 91%. Next come 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY reported 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. There are 83 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 34% of enrollment. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Polk County.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 47.0% for a school in Minnesota with WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY posts 52.2%.
The county, Polk County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $73,107, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY shares Polk County with 19 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY, is less than a tenth of a mile. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.3%; WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY's is 52.2%, ranking 2nd of 8.
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 247, close to the 244 recorded in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,705
Census ACS
Median income
$73,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,075 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY0.0 mi · 211
- FOSSTON SECONDARY12.6 mi · 256
- MAGELSSEN ELEMENTARY12.9 mi · 340
- RLCC Elementary at Oklee13.2 mi · 12
- Red Lake County Central High School13.2 mi · 153
- FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY16.8 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARYHow large is WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY?
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 247 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY serve?
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY?
At WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY in?
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY is part of WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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