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Best Public Schools in Winona County, MN

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At a glance

Schools

4,383

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLewiston-Altura Elementary71^st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington-Kosciusko Elementary up 271 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bluffview Montessori 6.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Rollingstone Community School

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
River Valley Academy Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	1410 Bundy Boulevard	Winona	55987	Winona County	Hiawatha Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 452-1200	52	3	15.6	67.3%	40 (76.9%)	1 (1.9%)	9 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Sail Program	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1213 Gilmore Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Hiawatha Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 452-1200	9	2	4.2	55.6%	7 (77.8%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
HVED Spectrum Program	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1213 Gilmore Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Hiawatha Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 452-1200	14	3	4.2	35.7%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Riverway Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	1200 Storrs Pond Road	Winona	55987	Winona County	Riverway Learning Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 474-6120	63	2	26.8	73.0%	51 (81.0%)	3 (4.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	7 (11.1%)								(n/a)						53.3		61.3		13.3		13.3						20.0		21.2	$13,126
Riverway Learning Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1200 Storrs Pond Road	Winona	55987	Winona County	Riverway Learning Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 474-6120	61	6	9.6	72.1%	37 (60.7%)	6 (9.8%)	9 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.8%)								(n/a)								44.1												41.2	$12,919
Rollingstone Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	61 Main St	Rollingstone	55969	Winona County	Rollingstone Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 410-2171	59	5	11.3	44.1%	52 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)	45.4	511^th of 869 public elementary schools	41.2%					(n/a)	80.0	33.3						47.1					70.0	38.1						44.1
Bluffview Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1321 Gilmore Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Bluffview Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 452-2807	209	30	6.8	22.0%	188 (90.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	61.5	332^nd of 869 public elementary schools	61.8%		68.4	288^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.0%	44	60.9	54.2	60.0	53.8	70.0	70.6		60.7	24.0	29.4		26.2	60.9	62.5	36.0	30.8	50.0	47.1		47.4	$10,764
Lewiston-Altura Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Fremont St S	Lewiston	55952	Winona County	Lewiston-Altura Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 523-2191	254	29	8.6	39.0%	201 (79.1%)	3 (1.2%)	38 (15.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	86.9	71^st of 869 public elementary schools	91.8%		78	166^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.0%	95	61.1	61.5	61.5					61.4	65.4			65.4	75.0	84.6	76.9					79.2	$13,157
Lewiston-Altura Secondary	Public	6-12	100 County Road 25	Lewiston	55952	Winona County	Lewiston-Altura Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 522-3232	337	32	10.6	32.6%	281 (83.4%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (11.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	72.5	117^th of 473 public high schools	75.3%		67.5	150^th of 450 public high schools	66.7%	33				51.2	62.9	60.5	59.6	58.3		29.7	40.4	36.0				48.8	60.0	64.9	29.8	48.3	$10,969
St. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	925 Church Ave	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 932-4910	457	33	13.7	28.9%	384 (84.0%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	63.8	307^th of 869 public elementary schools	64.7%		69.8	269^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.2%	38	50.0	61.5	54.1	65.7				57.8	21.2			21.2	72.6	64.6	30.6	44.3				51.1	$10,229
St. Charles Secondary	Public	7-12	600 E 6th St	Saint Charles	55972	Winona County	St. Charles Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 932-4420	479	28	17.0	27.6%	373 (77.9%)	5 (1.0%)	72 (15.0%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	83	58^th of 473 public high schools	87.7%		71.9	125^th of 450 public high schools	72.2%	67					47.6	42.4	48.6	46.3		18.2	56.2	38.1					52.4	27.3	42.6	40.4	$11,781
Goodview Elementary	Public	PK-K	5100 W 9th St	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 494-2400	209	15	13.9	45.9%	169 (80.9%)	7 (3.3%)	11 (5.3%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)								(n/a)																					$13,842
Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-4	1268 W 5th St	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 494-2000	322	27	11.9	49.7%	199 (61.8%)	26 (8.1%)	55 (17.1%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	42.1	545^th of 869 public elementary schools	37.3%		53.6	440^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.5%	105	45.3	38.2						41.7					55.4	40.6						47.8	$17,944
Washington-Kosciusko Elementary	Public	1-4	365 Mankato Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 494-2100	231	23	10.1	60.2%	139 (60.2%)	27 (11.7%)	22 (9.5%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.0%)	53.4	420^th of 869 public elementary schools	51.7%		23.5	691^st of 872 public elementary schools	20.8%	271	45.9	42.4						44.3					62.2	51.5						57.1	$15,593
Winona Middle	Public	5-8	1570 Homer Rd	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1000	665	48	13.9	44.5%	469 (70.5%)	45 (6.8%)	71 (10.7%)	21 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	47.3	287^th of 546 public middle schools	47.4%		28.4	397^th of 519 public middle schools	23.5%	110			52.8	52.0	34.0	43.3		45.8	16.4	10.9		13.8			29.9	33.1	33.3	32.1		32.2	$14,241
Winona Senior High	Public	9-12	901 Gilmore Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1504	849	47	17.9	33.7%	660 (77.7%)	42 (4.9%)	72 (8.5%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	38	300^th of 473 public high schools	36.6%		37.5	304^th of 450 public high schools	32.4%	4							23.9	23.9			23.5	23.5							38.7	38.7	$14,271
Winona Area Learning Center	Public	5-12	1299 West 3rd St	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1461	92	7	13.6	72.8%	47 (51.1%)	12 (13.0%)	9 (9.8%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (21.7%)								(n/a)																					$24,167
LaCrescent Gr 9-12	Public	9-12	1301 Lancer Blvd	La Crescent	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1461	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
WALC Extended Day	Public	9-12	1299 W 3rd St	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 494-1460	21	0		57.1%	13 (61.9%)	5 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)								(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.