Windom Public School District

Summary:

The Windom Public School District in Minnesota operates 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from early childhood through 12th grade.

Among the standout schools in the district, Windom Senior High School ranks 128th out of 450 Minnesota high schools and earns a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 4.4%. Academically, Windom Senior High outperforms the district and state averages in math and reading proficiency for 11th and 10th grade students. In contrast, Windom Middle School lags behind the district and state averages in math and reading proficiency across all grades.

At the elementary level, Windom Area Elementary School stands out, performing better than the district and state averages in math and reading proficiency for 3rd and 4th grade students. This school also has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients compared to the other schools in the district, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a role in academic achievement within the Windom Public School District.

District Detail

1400 17th St
Windom, MN 56101-0177

(507) 831-6901

SchoolDigger Rank:
218^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,187

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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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	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
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
Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK	68 10th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6940	8	4	1.8		5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$24,888
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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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	0.03 mi	28
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Mountain Lake Public Schools	11.11 mi	2	252^nd
Jackson County Central School District	13.98 mi	4	146^th
Butterfield-Odin Public Schools	17.87 mi	2	365^th

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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.

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Windom Public School District

District Detail

Windom Senior High

Windom Area Elementary

Windom Middle

Early Childhood Learning Center

Out-of-State Care and Treatment

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