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Schools in Dakota

Dakota’s public schools

Winona Area Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dakota. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▲ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,276 students on the public path
In brief

Dakota’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dakota’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Goodview Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Winona Middle lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Dakota, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Winona Senior High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dakota, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
5–8Winona Middlein WinonaC
9–12Winona Senior Highin WinonaC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Winona Area Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Winona Area Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,465 students, down 1% since 2021–22 · 13.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,456MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 51.1% · 1117 students tested
Math36%
State average 44.8% · 1066 students tested

Dakota vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Dakota’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dakota—Winona Area Public
New Hartford—Winona Area Public PK–12 · La Crescent-Hokah PK–12

Every school in Dakota

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dakotain other towns
Washington-Kosciusko Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Winona
B
231 students10:1Rate it →
Goodview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Winona
B
209 students14:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Winona
B−
322 students12:1Rate it →
Winona Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Winona
C
665 students14:1Rate it →
Winona Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winona
C+
849 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Dakota’s schools

Are Dakota’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dakota. Winona Area Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dakota. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dakota in?

Winona Area Public School District.

Where do Dakota kids go to high school?

Winona Senior High.

Parents talk

What Dakota families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.