WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY
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Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY
Set in ERSKINE, Minnesota, WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY is a close-knit high school, run under WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 211 students across grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.
WIN-E-MAC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 458 students; WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.8%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household earnings sit near $73,107, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Polk County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,075 students), WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY is one campus in the mix.
WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.7%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 192 students in 2018 compared to 211 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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