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Schools in Winnebago · Blue Earth Area Public Schools

Winnebago’s public schools score below 58% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

In Winnebago, 34% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Winnebago, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 8 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 11 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 2–6 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,056 students on the public path
In brief

Winnebago’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 833 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Winnebago’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Winnebago’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,623 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Blue Earth Area Middle, then Blue Earth Area Secondary. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Winnebago’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (833)Better than 32%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 538 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put Winnebago anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Winnebago’s students in the tested grades sat them (530 in math, 545 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winnebago, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Blue Earth Area Elementaryin Blue EarthC
6–7Blue Earth Area Middlein Blue EarthC
8–12Blue Earth Area Secondaryin Blue EarthC+

Winnebago’s public schools are run by Blue Earth Area Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Blue Earth Area Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,064 students · 15.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,623MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 51.1% · 545 students tested
Math34%
State average 44.8% · 530 students tested

Winnebago vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WinnebagoC+Blue Earth Area
Verona—Blue Earth Area PK–12 · Granada-Huntley-East Chain PK–12
Winnebago City—Blue Earth Area

All 2 neighbors share Blue Earth Area with Winnebago, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Winnebago

3 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 Winnebagoin other towns
Blue Earth Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blue Earth
C
515 students15:1Rate it →
Blue Earth Area Middle
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Blue Earth
C
163 students11:1Rate it →
Blue Earth Area Secondary
High · Grades 8–12 · Blue Earth
C+
378 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Winnebago’s schools

Are Winnebago’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Winnebago children attend score below 58% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Winnebago in?

Blue Earth Area Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,064 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Winnebago’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Blue Earth Area Public Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Winnebago spend per student?

$13,623 in Blue Earth Area Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.