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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
247
-42 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.4:1
% White
91%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY
As a cozy elementary school in ERSKINE, Minnesota, WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY caters to 247 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.
WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 458 students; WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY is among them.
On the student-mix side, WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Polk County's rate of about 43%.
With demographic context factored in, WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.0%; this one delivers 52.2%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,107, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Polk County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,075 students), WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Over the past 7-year window. WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 289 (now 247).
In the discussion threads here, the feed for WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
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 SECONDARY16.8 mi · 246
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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