Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Howard Lake, Minnesota
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle in Howard Lake, Minnesota enrolled 393 students in 2024-25 with 19.1 full-time teachers, 20.6 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
400 students in 2022-23, 399 students in 2023-24, 393 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.5 to 19.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 400 | 21.5 | 18.6 |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 20.7 | 19.2 |
| 2024-25 | 393 | 19.1 | 20.6 |
20.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools
Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 323 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle enrolled 387 students and had 1.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.2, one per 323 of the 387 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.6% of students were White, 5.6% Hispanic, 2.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White90.6%
- Hispanic5.6%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Asian0.8%
- Black0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52% | 49% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 42% | 40% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
- Dassel-Cokato MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 9.0 miles away: 576 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).9.0 mi
- Watertown-Mayer MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 418 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle with Dassel-Cokato MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted spends per student$13,431 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,431
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaHoward Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle is the number 168 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#168 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher20.6 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.20.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
How many students attend Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle?
393 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 400 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Howard Lake, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle?
20.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle a Title I school?
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle in?
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, NCES district ID 2700123. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270012303350 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.