Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED·NCES 270012300908
WINSTED ELEMENTARY
431 4TH ST N, WINSTED, MN 55395 · (320) 543-4690 · McLeod County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
85 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (48).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
WINSTED ELEMENTARY→Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
Based on grade levels within HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
42.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 WINSTED ELEMENTARY
WINSTED ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINSTED ELEMENTARY this school | 213 | 39.9% | 37.5% |
| SWANVILLE ELEMENTARY SWANVILLE | 215 | 41.4% | 25.7% |
| WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY WABASHA | 205 | 36.6% | 46.0% |
| Trimont Elementary TRIMONT | 200 | 36.5% | 41.4% |
| J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY RED LAKE FALLS | 237 | 42.2% | 53.8% |
| WRENSHALL ELEMENTARY WRENSHALL | 187 | 37.4% | 39.8% |
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 WINSTED ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In McLeod County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #574 of 844 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #541 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #634 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #776 of 1,130 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #421 of 769 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #699 of 796 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #506 of 942 | #5 of 8 |
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
213
+38 (+22%) vs 2020
+132% since 2000-01, when it was 92
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 213 | 15.4 | 13.9:1 | 40% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 18 | 11.0:1 | 47% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 17 | 11.3:1 | 48% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 17 | 10.3:1 | 27% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 16.7 | 12.8:1 | 34% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 38% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 44% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 92 | 5 | 18.4:1 | 23% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINSTED ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (213 to 213); teachers down 8% (16.7 to 15.4).
About WINSTED ELEMENTARY
WINSTED ELEMENTARY operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in WINSTED, Minnesota. The school enrolls 213 students in pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 38% below that mark.
WINSTED ELEMENTARY is run by HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED, whose 6 schools enroll 1,312 students.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic. Among McLeod County residents, the White share is about 90%. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at WINSTED ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
WINSTED ELEMENTARY has 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The school has 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, WINSTED ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 37.5% actual against 43.6% predicted.
McLeod County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,084 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. WINSTED ELEMENTARY shares McLeod County with 21 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates WINSTED ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE. The five-mile area around WINSTED ELEMENTARY holds 4 other public schools. WINSTED ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.5% against a local average of 36.7%.
In the federal locale system, WINSTED ELEMENTARY is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 38 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 10.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
WINSTED ELEMENTARY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
McLeod County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,798
Census ACS
Median income
$80,084
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED
- HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.High · 411 students
- Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted MiddleMiddle · 393 students
- HUMPHREY ELEMENTARYElementary · 243 students
- HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSEElementary · 28 students
- HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 24 students
- ALP Credit RecoveryHigh
Nearby schools
- HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED ECSE0.0 mi · 28
- HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.4.2 mi · 411
- Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle4.2 mi · 393
- HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM4.2 mi · 24
- LESTER PRAIRIE SECONDARY5.6 mi · 222
- LESTER PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY5.6 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About WINSTED ELEMENTARYHow large is WINSTED ELEMENTARY?
WINSTED ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does WINSTED ELEMENTARY serve?
WINSTED ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WINSTED ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WINSTED ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WINSTED ELEMENTARY?
At WINSTED ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is WINSTED ELEMENTARY in?
WINSTED ELEMENTARY is part of HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED.
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