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Winterquist Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Winterquist Elementary is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Esko, Minnesota, serving 672 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Esko Public School District, which is ranked 17th out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winterquist Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 72.4% of Winterquist students were proficient or better in math, compared to 45.21% statewide and 64.33% in the Esko district. In reading, 66.41% of Winterquist students were proficient or better, compared to 49.59% statewide and 66.42% in the Esko district. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th-grade math, with 82.22% of students proficient or better, compared to 55.6% statewide.

Winterquist Elementary's exceptional academic performance extends across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, the school ranked 68th out of 799 Minnesota elementary schools for female students and 59th out of 764 for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in the 2024-2025 school year. Winterquist's performance for special education students is particularly noteworthy, ranking 32nd out of 572 Minnesota elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to nearby schools like Bay View Elementary, Stowe Elementary, and South Terrace Elementary, Winterquist Elementary significantly outperforms them in both math and reading proficiency.

684

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,964

Per pupil spending ?

16.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 E Highway 61
Esko, MN 55733-9629

(218) 879-3361

District: Esko Public School District

Students who attend Winterquist Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lincoln Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (69% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg65%

Minnesota avg47%

71^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 446Esko 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	87.0	71 of 872	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	74 of 881	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	84 of 845	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	66 of 858	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	29 of 869	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	33 of 870	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	14 of 847	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.4	11 of 853	98.7%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	29 of 848	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	87.3	36 of 840	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	85.8	45 of 826	94.6%	★★★★★
2013	81.2	97 of 824	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	80 of 820	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	74.3	164 of 814	79.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	109 of 803	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	78 of 434	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	132 of 781	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.3	145 of 777	81.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.8	150 of 756	80.2%	★★★★☆
2005	77.0	100 of 685	85.4%	★★★★☆
2004	74.4	128 of 676	81.1%	★★★★☆
2003	68.3	200 of 674	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	68 of 799	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	48 of 809	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	50 of 787	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	57 of 799	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	39 of 783	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	60 of 787	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	10 of 774	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	59 of 764	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	62 of 793	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	11 of 774	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	13 of 740	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	7 of 728	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	80 of 812	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	119 of 826	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	128 of 799	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	86 of 808	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	33 of 784	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	24 of 798	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	18 of 779	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	166 of 562	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	32 of 572	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	76 of 524	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	76 of 500	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	63 of 417	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	17 of 515	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	1 of 463	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	143 of 714	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	151 of 730	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	145 of 712	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	112 of 725	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	42 of 710	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	71 of 722	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	36 of 712	94.9%	★★★★★

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)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math72%+27 vs state

Reading66%+17 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 6th 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 All Grades	Total
Winterquist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3361	684	42	16.1	16.4%	639 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	87	71^st of 872 public elementary schools	91.9%		86.5	74^th of 881 public elementary schools	91.6%	3	72.9	82.2	59.6	74.3	72.4	63.5	66.7	68.5	67.0	66.4	$8,964
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	801 12th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3369	495	38	13.0	46.7%	325 (65.7%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (16.6%)	71.4	250^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.3%		63	340^th of 881 public elementary schools	61.4%	90	64.8	58.5			62.0	55.2	58.5			56.7	$12,106
South Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Stine Dr	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4225	163	14	11.3	43.6%	137 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	30.5	642^nd of 872 public elementary schools	26.4%		35.5	612^th of 881 public elementary schools	30.5%	30	54.8	45.2	13.0		40.0	33.3	38.7	21.7		32.1	$13,558
Churchill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	515 Granite St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3308	351	35	10.0	39.6%	259 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.8%)	78.8	158^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.9%		81	133^rd of 881 public elementary schools	84.9%	25	81.0	52.7			69.4	67.1	54.6			61.9	$12,463
Shared Time	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Arthur Street	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-1261	6	0			6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$3,366
Wrenshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4274	187	14	13.6	37.4%	160 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	45.8	513^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.2%		56.6	422^nd of 881 public elementary schools	52.1%	91	65.0	55.2	25.0	26.9	42.4	25.0	37.9	65.2	52.0	45.4	$10,989
Stowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 101st Ave W	Duluth	55808	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8965	245	25	9.9	69.0%	176 (71.8%)	16 (6.5%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.9%)	19.1	719^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.1	713^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.1%	6	29.4	32.4	18.9		26.9	14.7	32.4	46.0		31.5	$17,769
Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8708 Vinland St	Duluth	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-4949	529	40	13.3	40.6%	458 (86.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	71.8	245^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.9%		66.8	288^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.3%	43	72.6	69.2	49.1		62.9	50.6	48.0	67.3		55.9	$11,957
Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5905 Raleigh St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-0697	208	17	12.4	51.4%	148 (71.2%)	9 (4.3%)	11 (5.3%)	4 (1.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.9%)	32.3	623^rd of 872 public elementary schools	28.6%		38.9	588^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.3%	35	34.4	44.4	21.7	7.1	30.2	33.3	40.7	73.9	20.0	42.9	$14,584
Laura MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 N Central Ave	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8900	277	33	8.4	69.7%	179 (64.6%)	24 (8.7%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.5%)	18.7	722^nd of 872 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.2	755^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.3%	33	22.0	26.7	22.7		23.7	31.4	34.1	36.4		33.8	$17,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Winterquist Elementary

How many students attend Winterquist Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Winterquist Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Winterquist Elementary attend?

Students who attend Winterquist Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lincoln Secondary

Is Winterquist Elementary a good school?

Yes. Winterquist Elementary ranks in the top 8.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Winterquist Elementary in?

Esko Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Winterquist Elementary?

Students at Winterquist Elementary are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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