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Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle

Q: Is Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle a good school?

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle ranks 201 st of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle is a public middle school serving 399 students in grades 5-8 in Howard Lake, Minnesota. The school is part of the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School District, which is ranked 265 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle has consistently ranked in the middle to upper-middle range of Minnesota middle schools, typically between 150-250 out of around 500-550 schools. The school's performance on MCA-III tests is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in math ranging from 31-41% and in reading from 47-52% in recent years. Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Dassel-Cokato Middle and Watertown-Mayer Middle, which have proficiency rates 10-20 percentage points higher, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle performs worse. However, the school does better than some other nearby schools like Rockford Middle and Buffalo Community Middle, which have similar or slightly lower proficiency rates.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 32-35% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. In terms of student subgroups, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle performs well for special education students, ranking in the top 25-50% of Minnesota middle schools. However, the school's performance for female and white students is in the middle to lower range compared to other Minnesota middle schools. Overall, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle appears to be a solidly performing middle school, but with room for improvement, particularly in raising academic achievement across all student subgroups and closing the gap with the highest-performing schools in the region.

393

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,038

Per pupil spending ?

30.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8700 County Road 6 SW
Howard Lake, MN 55349-0708

(320) 543-4660

District: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

Students who attend Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle usually attend:

High:

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.

Feeder schools for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle:

Elementary:	Humphrey Elementary
	Winsted Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Minnesota median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 14 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg47%

201^st of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

265^th of 446Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	201 of 519	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	187 of 545	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	170 of 529	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	253 of 520	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	159 of 521	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	228 of 533	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	161 of 518	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	180 of 523	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.2	147 of 508	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	59.5	209 of 516	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.9	111 of 490	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	65.5	156 of 488	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.3	196 of 469	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	240 of 478	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	198 of 454	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.8	90 of 409	78.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.0	68 of 403	83.1%	★★★★☆
2006	68.7	117 of 406	71.2%	★★★★☆
2005	63.6	170 of 396	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	226 of 450	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	153 of 474	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	118 of 455	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.5	260 of 467	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	170 of 443	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	227 of 439	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.7	142 of 436	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	79 of 432	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	50 of 473	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	94 of 459	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	204 of 404	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	93 of 399	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	100 of 415	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	39 of 401	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	171 of 452	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	208 of 479	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	199 of 464	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	233 of 476	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	135 of 437	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	193 of 454	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	164 of 438	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	57 of 265	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	148 of 307	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	104 of 298	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	161 of 288	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	167 of 282	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	115 of 253	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	251 of 415	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	240 of 440	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	221 of 436	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	297 of 438	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	188 of 422	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	297 of 428	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	212 of 428	50.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading52%+3 vs state

Math32%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle

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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 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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Total
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle	Public	5-8	8700 County Road 6 SW	Howard Lake	55349	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-4660	393	19	20.5	30.3%	356 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	58.3	201^st of 519 public middle schools	61.3%		61.8	187^th of 545 public middle schools	65.7%	14		22.7	34.0	34.0	35.4	31.5		54.6	51.6	44.3	58.3	52.2	$8,038
Dassel-Cokato Middle	Public	5-8	4852 Reardon Ave SW Ste 1500	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 286-4100	576	39	14.6	30.7%	530 (92.0%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	90.7	29^th of 519 public middle schools	94.4%		95.8	14^th of 545 public middle schools	97.4%	15		53.6	53.5	54.5	73.1	58.6		62.4	74.6	62.5	64.7	65.9	$8,928
Watertown-Mayer Middle	Public	5-8	1001 Highway 25 NW	Watertown	55388	Carver County	Watertown-Mayer Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 955-0400	418	27	15.5	25.6%	387 (92.6%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	89.6	32^nd of 519 public middle schools	93.8%		83	61^st of 545 public middle schools	88.8%	29		76.0	64.0	60.8	59.3	65.2		69.0	67.5	64.5	56.8	64.9	$8,458
Delano Intermediate School	Public	4-6	683 Tiger Drive	Delano	55328	Wright County	Delano Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 972-7602	555	33	16.6	12.4%	501 (90.3%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)								(n/a)	71.8	67.0	75.3			71.5	65.9	80.6	83.2			76.9	$10,808
Buffalo Community Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Highway 25 N	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-8200	1,160	54	21.3	27.5%	990 (85.3%)	39 (3.4%)	57 (4.9%)	17 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.6%)	69.4	140^th of 519 public middle schools	73.0%		74	113^th of 545 public middle schools	79.3%	27			35.1	53.0	58.6	49.0			57.1	48.4	44.1	49.8	$10,634
Wright Technical Center Alternative Learning Center Middle	Public	6-8	1405 3rd Ave NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Wright Technical Center	No	No	No	No	(763) 682-4112	3	1	3.0		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Eastern Wright Program	Public	5-8	1405 3rd Ave. NE	Buffalo	55313	Wright County	Meeker And Wright Special Education	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-1122	8	2	3.9		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Annandale Middle School	Public	6-8	125 Cherry Ave N	Annandale	55302	Wright County	Annandale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 274-8226	466	25	18.8	29.0%	420 (90.1%)	5 (1.1%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	83.1	60^th of 519 public middle schools	88.4%		84	56^th of 545 public middle schools	89.7%	4			42.7	61.5	67.7	56.6			55.4	63.3	64.3	60.8	$10,002
Rockford Middle	Public	5-8	6051 Ash St	Rockford	55373	Wright County	Rockford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 477-5831	487	27	18.0	29.4%	359 (73.7%)	35 (7.2%)	52 (10.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	61.2	182^nd of 519 public middle schools	64.9%		61.9	186^th of 545 public middle schools	65.9%	4		26.8	34.8	44.2	37.4	35.6		54.3	52.9	48.8	47.0	50.8	$10,081
SWWC Alternative Learning Center Midlevel - Glencoe	Public	7-8	2391 Hennepin Ave N	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 360-1876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle

What is the racial makeup of Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle?

Students at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle attend?

Students who attend Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle usually go on to attend Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.

What district is Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle in?

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

How many students attend Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle.

Is Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle a good school?

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle ranks 201^st of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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