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How has WINONA SENIOR HIGH changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
849
High
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274407001831
WINONA SENIOR HIGH
901 GILMORE AVE, WINONA, MN 55987 · (507) 494-1504 · Winona County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL849 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
286 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 204 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 210 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 220 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 215 | 25% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
29.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 WINONA SENIOR HIGH
WINONA SENIOR HIGH's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINONA SENIOR HIGH this school | 849 | 33.7% | 32.1% |
| Red Wing Senior High RED WING | 762 | 30.6% | 22.6% |
| BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH BIG LAKE | 902 | 28.7% | 36.5% |
| PACT CHARTER SECONDARY RAMSEY | 730 | 32.3% | 46.5% |
| EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH EAST GRAND FORKS | 608 | 30.3% | 35.1% |
| DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH DETROIT LAKES | 791 | 31.2% | 53.1% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 WINONA SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Winona County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #283 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #239 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #341 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 849 | #107 of 764 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #206 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #160 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #247 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #85 of 146 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
849
-41 (-5%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,370
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 849 | 47.3 | 17.9:1 | 34% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 859 | 47 | 18.3:1 | 36% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 881 | 49.7 | 17.7:1 | 38% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 890 | 44 | 20.2:1 | 21% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 923 | 54.8 | 16.8:1 | 31% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 978 | 58 | 16.9:1 | 33% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 1,124 | 71 | 15.8:1 | 28% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 1,507 | 80 | 18.8:1 | 21% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 1,370 | 79 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINONA SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (923 to 849); teachers down 14% (54.8 to 47.3).
About WINONA SENIOR HIGH
WINONA SENIOR HIGH is a large high school in WINONA, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55987). It reports enrollment of 849 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
WINONA SENIOR HIGH is a school in WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 8 schools and 2,465 students.
Of every 100 students at WINONA SENIOR HIGH, about 78 are White. It is also 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Winona County's residents are about 90% White, 12 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WINONA SENIOR HIGH scores 38%.
Its staff includes 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 34% of students at WINONA SENIOR HIGH can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
After accounting for student poverty, WINONA SENIOR HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.1% is 14.8 points below the 47.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Winona County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $70,744, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winona County's 20 public schools enroll about 4,580 students and include WINONA SENIOR HIGH.
WINONA EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL ED. is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of WINONA SENIOR HIGH, there are at least 8 other public schools. WINONA SENIOR HIGH is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, WINONA SENIOR HIGH is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 849, from 890 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.2:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
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Winona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,779
Census ACS
Median income
$70,744
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
4,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WINONA MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 322 students
- WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARYElementary · 231 students
- GOODVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 209 students
- WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 92 students
- WINONA EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL ED.Elementary · 76 students
Other schools in WINONA
- WINONA MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 322 students
- WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARYElementary · 231 students
- BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORIElementary · 209 students
- GOODVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 209 students
- WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 92 students
Nearby schools
- WINONA EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL ED.0.1 mi · 76
- BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI0.5 mi · 209
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 322
- WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER0.8 mi · 92
- WALC Extended Day0.8 mi · 21
- WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About WINONA SENIOR HIGHHow many students attend WINONA SENIOR HIGH?
WINONA SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 849 students in grades 09-12.
Is WINONA SENIOR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
WINONA SENIOR HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at WINONA SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at WINONA SENIOR HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WINONA SENIOR HIGH?
At WINONA SENIOR HIGH, the student body is approximately 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees WINONA SENIOR HIGH?
WINONA SENIOR HIGH is overseen by WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Winona County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.