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Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.
C

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.

PublicHighGrades 9–12

8700 County Road 6 SW, Howard Lake, MN 55349 · (320) 543-4600 · Part of Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

Howard Lake’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Photo: Wyatt Determan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
411
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 23.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Howard Lake kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–8Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle393 students
9–12Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.You are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8700 County Road 6 SW, Howard Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9101
Grade 10114
Grade 1196
Grade 12100
Enrollment over time
332’20
358’21
398’22
399’23
411’24

Up 23.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec. from Howard Lake families.

Other schools in Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

The district →
Humphrey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Waverly
A−
243 students13:1
Winsted Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Winsted
C+
213 students14:1
Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Winsted
28 students
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Howard Lake
B
393 students21:1
HLWW Alternative Learning Program
High · Grades 9–12 · Howard Lake
24 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Howard Lake’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.