Summary:
Winona Area Public School District in southeastern Minnesota includes just one middle-level school, Winona Middle, which serves grades 5 through 8 with 665 students at 1570 Homer Rd in Winona. The district itself is ranked 268 of 458 districts in the state, placing it in the 41st percentile with 2 stars. Because Winona Area Public School District has only this one middle school, it essentially defines the district's middle-grade results — for grades 5 and 6, school and district proficiency figures are identical.
The school is the standout by default, and its trajectory is the most encouraging part of the story. Winona Middle climbed from 433rd of 545 schools (21st percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 397th of 519 (24th percentile) in 2024–2025, then to 287th of 546 (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026 — a 146-place gain over two years. All-grade reading rose to 45.8%, which is 3.8 points above the district and only 2.8 points below the state. Math improved to 32.2%, still below the district (38.4%) and the state (44.9%). Science came in at 13.8%.
For parents, this is a school moving in the right direction while still catching up. Reading is the relative bright spot: 5th and 6th grade sit within about 1.5 points of the state, but 7th grade reading drops sharply to 34.0%, roughly 9.5 points below the state, before recovering in 8th grade. Math trails the state in every grade, with gaps ranging from 6.4 points in 6th grade to 12.0 points in 5th. Science is the clearest weakness at 13.8% all-grade versus 25.5% statewide, and only 10.9% in 8th grade. About 44.51% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.9, implying roughly 48 teachers.
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