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Best Public Schools in Cottonwood County, MN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

1,958

Students

Districts

Top rankedWindom Senior High128^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Windom Area Elementary up 99 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary 11.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
SWWC ELC - Windom	Public, Alternative	K-12	1454 6th Ave	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6935	42	8	5.2	81.0%	30 (71.4%)	1 (2.4%)	5 (11.9%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.5%)								(n/a)								17.4								21.7
SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Windom	Public	9-12	1454 6th Ave	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-2258	41	3	13.6	63.4%	28 (68.3%)	3 (7.3%)	5 (12.2%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.3%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0
SWWC Alternative Learning Center Midlevel - Windom	Public	7-8	1454 6th Ave	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Starrs Online Academy	Public	6-12	1012 5th Avenue	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
STARSS Online Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	1454 6th Ave N	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Windom Learn Center Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary	Public	7-12	344 8th St	Westbrook	56183	Cottonwood County	Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 274-5450	198	17	11.7	56.1%	127 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	54 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	50.4	253^rd of 450 public high schools	43.8%		41.2	306^th of 480 public high schools	36.3%	53					50.0	33.3	27.0	36.4					40.6	30.0	46.5	40.0	$20,733
Mountain Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 12th St N	Mountain Lake	56159	Cottonwood County	Mountain Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 427-2325	257	21	12.0	63.0%	130 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (33.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	29 (11.3%)	35.5	594^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.9%		41.9	569^th of 881 public elementary schools	35.4%	25	41.9	38.6	38.5	31.8				37.2	30.0	36.4	38.5	50.0				39.6	$12,056
Mountain Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	450 12th St N	Mountain Lake	56159	Cottonwood County	Mountain Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 427-2325	241	17	13.8	56.0%	135 (56.0%)	2 (0.8%)	69 (28.6%)	19 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.2%)	65.7	163^rd of 450 public high schools	63.8%		57.1	224^th of 480 public high schools	53.3%	61					47.8	19.4	44.1	37.9					32.6	27.8	45.2	34.5	$14,285
Windom Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	327	23	14.1	46.8%	201 (61.5%)	2 (0.6%)	95 (29.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	11 (3.4%)	71.7	128^th of 450 public high schools	71.6%		60.3	207^th of 480 public high schools	56.9%	79							40.3	40.3							54.1	54.1	$15,372
Windom Middle	Public	5-8	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	359	25	14.1	49.6%	209 (58.2%)	8 (2.2%)	101 (28.1%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.3%)	17 (4.7%)	32.3	379^th of 519 public middle schools	27.0%		33.7	374^th of 545 public middle schools	31.4%	5			26.0	26.7	19.2	19.8		22.7			57.3	54.7	34.4	31.6		44.0	$12,052
Windom Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 831-6925	493	37	13.2	49.3%	277 (56.2%)	12 (2.4%)	136 (27.6%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	29 (5.9%)	52.9	450^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.4%		44.5	549^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.7%	99	61.2	52.6						57.0	39.8	46.4						43.0
Out-of-State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 831-6901	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.