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Enrollment
684
Elementary
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273888001683
WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY
2 E HIGHWAY 61, ESKO, MN 55733 · (218) 879-3361 · Carlton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL684 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
112 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 16% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY→LINCOLN SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carlton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #95 of 844 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #86 of 844 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #95 of 844 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 684 | #93 of 1,130 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #643 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #744 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #880 of 942 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #445 of 499 | #7 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
684
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 684 | 42.4 | 16.1:1 | 16% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 39.7 | 16.9:1 | 17% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 39.7 | 16.9:1 | 17% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 36.4 | 19.4:1 | 10% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 12% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 15% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 9% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 27 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY.
About WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY
WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in ESKO, Minnesota. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 684 students. The school is 99% larger than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY. It runs 2 schools with 1,287 students.
WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY is 93% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. The diversity index for WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY is 16.1:1, based on 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY counts 16% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Carlton County report 35%.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.3%. WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY scores 63.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Carlton County show that the median household earns about $80,573 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Carlton County has 25 public schools with about 6,201 students, including WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY.
LINCOLN SECONDARY is the nearest public school to WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 63.4% is above the 41.2% average for nearby schools.
WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Carlton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,518
Census ACS
Median income
$80,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN SECONDARY0.0 mi · 603
- CLOQUET MIDDLE3.8 mi · 752
- CLOQUET SENIOR3.8 mi · 761
- NLA-Carlton4.0 mi · 31
- CARLTON SECONDARY4.0 mi · 145
- CAAEP EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM4.1 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARYHow large is WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY?
WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 684 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY serve?
WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY?
WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY public or private?
WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ESKO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.