Prairie Winds Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Mankato, Minnesota
Prairie Winds Middle School in Mankato, Minnesota enrolled 887 students in 2024-25 with 49.6 full-time teachers, 17.9 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; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
954 students in 2022-23, 914 students in 2023-24, 887 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.8 to 49.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 954 | 54.8 | 17.4 |
| 2023-24 | 914 | 51.6 | 17.7 |
| 2024-25 | 887 | 49.6 | 17.9 |
17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 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 540 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prairie Winds Middle School enrolled 1,080 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 540 of the 1,080 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions60
- Chronically absent32.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.4% of students were White, 18.7% Black, 8.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White63.4%
- Black18.7%
- Hispanic8.9%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Asian1.8%
- American Indian0.8%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Prairie Winds Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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 | 44% | 55% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 37% | 48% (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 Prairie Winds Middle School
- Dakota Meadows Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.5 miles away: 852 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
- St. Peter Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 617 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Prairie Winds Middle School with Dakota Meadows Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mankato Area Public Schools spends per student$14,091 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,091
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaPrairie Winds Middle School is the number 58 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#58 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.17.9:1
- 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 Prairie Winds Middle School
How many students attend Prairie Winds Middle School?
887 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 954 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mankato, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Winds Middle School?
17.9 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 Prairie Winds Middle School a Title I school?
Prairie Winds Middle School 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 Prairie Winds Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Prairie Winds Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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 Prairie Winds Middle School in?
Mankato Area Public Schools, NCES district ID 2718780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271878002045 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.