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Schools in Winsted Township

Winsted Township’s public schools

Lester Prairie Public School District and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Winsted Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 22% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Students per teacher
15.9
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,284 students on the public path
In brief

Winsted Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Winsted Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Humphrey Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Lester Prairie Secondary lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Winsted Township, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle and Lester Prairie 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

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

Two districts serve Winsted Township

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

Lester Prairie Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 435 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,253MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Howard Lake-Waverly-WinstedGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,312 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,387MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lester Prairie Public School District46%
State average 51.1% · 273 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lester Prairie Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 249 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted49%
State average 51.1% · 647 students tested
Math · PK–12, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted40%
State average 44.8% · 663 students tested

Winsted Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Winsted Township—Lester Prairie Public PK–12 · Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted PK–12
Hale—Glencoe-Silver Lake
HollywoodA−Watertown-Mayer Public
VictorB+Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Bergen—Lester Prairie Public PK–12 · Glencoe-Silver Lake PK–12

Every school in Winsted Township

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 Winsted Townshipin other towns
Humphrey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Waverly
A−
243 students13:1Rate it →
Lester Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lester Prairie
B−
213 students12:1Rate it →
Winsted Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Winsted
C+
213 students14:1Rate it →
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Howard Lake
B
393 students21:1Rate it →
Lester Prairie Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Lester Prairie
C
222 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Winsted Township’s schools

Are Winsted Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Winsted Township. Lester Prairie Public School District and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Winsted Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Winsted Township in?

Lester Prairie Public School District and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted.

Where do Winsted Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle and Lester Prairie Secondary.

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What Winsted Township 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.