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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 198 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mankato, Minnesota, serving 370 students in grades K-5. As part of the Mankato Public School District, which is ranked 103 out of 446 districts in the state, Washington Elementary has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools in recent years with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's proficiency rates in Math (70.79%) and Reading (54.8%) for all grades significantly outpaced the district (54.98% in Math, 54.42% in Reading) and the state of Minnesota (45.21% in Math, 49.59% in Reading) in the 2024-2025 school year. This trend extends to individual grade levels, with Washington Elementary's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students consistently outperforming their district and state counterparts in both Math and Reading. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 5th-grade students achieving a 42.11% proficiency rate in 2023-2024, higher than the district (40.67%) and state (45.02%) averages.

Among the nearby schools in the Mankato Public School District, Washington Elementary generally performs on par or better than its counterparts, particularly in Math and Reading proficiency rates. Schools like Eagle Lake Elementary, Bridges Community Elementary, and Franklin Elementary have also demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools. However, some schools, such as Monroe Elementary and Rosa Parks Elementary, have lower proficiency rates and rankings compared to Washington Elementary.

376

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,470

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Anderson Dr
Mankato, MN 56001-4704

(507) 345-3059

District: Mankato Public School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie Winds Middle School
High:	Mankato East Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.2%

African American:

16.0%

Hispanic:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg47%

198^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Mankato Public School District

103^rd of 446Mankato Public School District 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	75.7	198 of 872	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	206 of 881	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	388 of 845	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	445 of 858	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	422 of 869	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	475 of 870	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.3	184 of 847	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.2	233 of 853	72.7%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	209 of 848	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	237 of 840	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	74.2	181 of 826	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.7	275 of 824	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.6	192 of 820	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	60.3	383 of 814	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	335 of 803	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.8	161 of 434	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.7	480 of 781	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	542 of 777	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.4	450 of 756	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.4	491 of 685	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	54.7	359 of 676	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	33.5	534 of 674	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	82.1	29 of 310	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	46.9	135 of 279	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	189 of 282	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.6	52 of 227	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	171 of 283	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	207 of 266	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	193 of 799	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	353 of 809	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	423 of 787	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	420 of 799	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	505 of 783	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	489 of 787	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	282 of 774	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	262 of 764	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	275 of 793	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	521 of 774	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	471 of 663	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	440 of 683	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	497 of 740	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	269 of 728	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	203 of 812	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	98 of 826	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	331 of 799	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	437 of 808	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	296 of 784	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	401 of 798	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.7	102 of 779	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	52.2	247 of 572	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	286 of 524	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	352 of 500	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.5	134 of 417	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	285 of 515	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	99 of 714	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	197 of 730	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	332 of 712	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	340 of 725	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	296 of 710	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	334 of 722	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	98 of 712	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2024)91st percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)57th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+26 vs state

Reading55%+5 vs state

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Anderson Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-3059	376	26	14.4	40.2%	230 (61.2%)	60 (16.0%)	42 (11.2%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	75.7	198^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.7	206^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.6%	8	70.8	75.4	66.1	70.8	46.2	56.1	63.6	54.8	$11,470
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-2122	347	25	13.6	48.7%	186 (53.6%)	78 (22.5%)	44 (12.7%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	82.7	113^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.0%		76.9	172^nd of 881 public elementary schools	80.5%	59	66.2	86.0	83.3	77.7	52.9	61.4	71.7	61.5	$12,284
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Broad St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4287	388	31	12.3	52.1%	219 (56.4%)	73 (18.8%)	44 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	86.5	80^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.4	139^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	91.9	73.2	62.5	76.0	79.7	64.8	61.1	68.7	$12,553
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	100 James Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 388-5480	191	16	11.6	41.9%	132 (69.1%)	27 (14.1%)	9 (4.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.4%)	70	266^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.5%		59.4	379^th of 881 public elementary schools	57.0%	113	61.8	61.8	51.7	58.8	47.1	58.8	69.0	57.7	$11,943
Bridges Community Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Garfield Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-2800	251	16	15.9	19.1%	202 (80.5%)	8 (3.2%)	16 (6.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	84.2	102^nd of 872 public elementary schools	88.3%		84.3	100^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.6%	2	89.1	72.1	46.2	70.3	78.3	60.5	69.2	69.5	$12,880
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Monroe Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7889	367	28	13.2	41.7%	259 (70.6%)	32 (8.7%)	41 (11.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	64.2	331^st of 872 public elementary schools	62.0%		55.2	434^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.7%	103	43.2	68.1	56.7	55.4	43.8	60.6	66.7	55.9	$10,983
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Heron Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7672	425	36	11.6	56.2%	220 (51.8%)	90 (21.2%)	51 (12.0%)	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	52.6	451^st of 872 public elementary schools	48.3%		37.9	594^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.6%	143	66.7	40.9	54.1	54.1	46.4	29.9	54.1	44.3	$11,596
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	300 W 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4285	302	23	13.4	38.7%	208 (68.9%)	45 (14.9%)	26 (8.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	77.9	167^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.4	178^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.8%	11	69.6	69.6	66.7	68.6	50.0	55.4	70.0	58.6	$12,110
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	1524 Hoover Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 388-5202	461	29	15.6	25.4%	348 (75.5%)	43 (9.3%)	35 (7.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	75.7	199^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.2%		53.7	447^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.3%	248	72.6	67.1	51.0	62.6	57.1	61.4	62.0	60.2	$10,759
Eagle Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Le Sueur Ave	Eagle Lake	56024	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-3530	270	21	13.1	32.2%	218 (80.7%)	11 (4.1%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	82.7	114^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.9%		85.1	91^st of 881 public elementary schools	89.7%	23	68.9	92.3	88.1	83.5	44.4	59.6	78.6	60.4	$11,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Mankato Public School District

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 61% White, 16% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie Winds Middle School
High : Mankato East Senior High

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 198^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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