WINSTED ELEMENTARY

WINSTED ELEMENTARY, an intimate K-5 school in WINSTED, Minnesota, operated by HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED, enrolls 213 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,312 students. WINSTED ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, WINSTED ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest reads as 7% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with McLeod County as a whole.

On the resource side, WINSTED ELEMENTARY lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WINSTED ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (McLeod County) records that median household earnings sit near $80,084, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, McLeod County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,121 students), of which WINSTED ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around WINSTED ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WINSTED ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

WINSTED ELEMENTARY operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WINSTED ELEMENTARY has held roughly steady, going from 213 students in 2018 to 213 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for WINSTED ELEMENTARY typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.