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Winona Senior High

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Winona Senior High ranks 304 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 32% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Winona Senior High is a public high school in Winona, Minnesota, serving 859 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Winona Area Public School District, which is ranked 295 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Winona Senior High performs below the state average on MCA-III tests in Math, Reading, and Science. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 83.3% to 89.5%, which is generally lower than the state average. The school's dropout rate has also varied, ranging from 4.4% to 5.7%, which is higher than the state's average. Interestingly, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better than White and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools like Rushford-Peterson Senior High and Lewiston-Altura Secondary, Winona Senior High has lower academic performance and a higher student-teacher ratio. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 21% to 38.37%, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and support could help improve the overall performance and outcomes for Winona Senior High students.

849

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,271

Per pupil spending ?

33.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Gilmore Ave
Winona, MN 55987-2580

(507) 494-1504

District: Winona Area Public School District

Feeder schools for Winona Senior High:

Elementary:	Goodview Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Washington-Kosciusko Elementary
Middle:	Winona Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

8.5%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

Minnesota avg47%

304^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

295^th of 446Winona Area 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	37.5	304 of 450	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	288 of 480	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	301 of 476	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	241 of 472	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	256 of 428	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	337 of 492	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	333 of 494	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.1	315 of 489	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	334 of 489	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	66.3	181 of 504	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.2	274 of 483	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.3	277 of 534	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.1	301 of 539	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.9	324 of 545	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.0	255 of 540	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.4	203 of 460	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.1	283 of 463	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.2	193 of 450	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.2	285 of 452	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.6	221 of 433	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	37.9	67 of 106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	303 of 358	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	273 of 403	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	267 of 396	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	228 of 388	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	237 of 339	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	313 of 401	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	318 of 395	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	63 of 124	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.0	123 of 145	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	71.2	30 of 136	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	75 of 135	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	68 of 129	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	288 of 333	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	274 of 389	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	318 of 393	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	233 of 312	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	250 of 270	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	280 of 370	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	266 of 374	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	232 of 377	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	261 of 405	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	282 of 398	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	220 of 403	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	227 of 351	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	300 of 411	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	273 of 398	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	55.2	20 of 51	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	146 of 178	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	165 of 221	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	208 of 216	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	127 of 214	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.7	167 of 173	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	196 of 220	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	174 of 195	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	303 of 376	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	288 of 402	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	302 of 398	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	262 of 401	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	257 of 364	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	339 of 412	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	335 of 414	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)61st percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2018)37th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-16 vs state

Math29%-16 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 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Winona Senior High	Public	9-12	901 Gilmore Ave	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1504	849	47	17.9	33.7%	660 (77.7%)	42 (4.9%)	72 (8.5%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	37.5	304^th of 450 public high schools	32.4%		44.7	288^th of 480 public high schools	40.0%	16				29.0	29.0				33.3	33.3	$14,271
Winona Area Learning Center	Public	5-12	1299 West 3rd St	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 494-1461	92	7	13.6	72.8%	47 (51.1%)	12 (13.0%)	9 (9.8%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (21.7%)								(n/a)					0.0					18.2	$24,167
WALC Extended Day	Public	9-12	1299 W 3rd St	Winona	55987	Winona County	Winona Area Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 494-1460	21	0		57.1%	13 (61.9%)	5 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Riverway Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	1200 Storrs Pond Road	Winona	55987	Winona County	Riverway Learning Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 474-6120	63	2	26.8	73.0%	51 (81.0%)	3 (4.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	7 (11.1%)								(n/a)		28.6	20.0		21.2		42.9	40.0	63.6	48.6	$13,126
River Valley Academy Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	1410 Bundy Boulevard	Winona	55987	Winona County	Hiawatha Valley Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 474-6882	52	3	15.6	67.3%	40 (76.9%)	1 (1.9%)	9 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Lewiston-Altura Secondary	Public	6-12	100 County Road 25	Lewiston	55952	Winona County	Lewiston-Altura Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 522-3232	337	32	10.6	32.6%	281 (83.4%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (11.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	67.5	150^th of 450 public high schools	66.7%		52.4	246^th of 480 public high schools	48.8%	96	50.0	55.3	46.0	48.9	50.0	68.4	52.6	43.2	46.6	52.1	$10,969
Rushford-Peterson Senior High	Public	9-12	1000 Pine Meadows Lane	Rushford	55971	Fillmore County	Rushford-Peterson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 864-7786	237	14	17.0	23.2%	229 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	57.7	218^th of 450 public high schools	51.6%		62.8	191^st of 480 public high schools	60.2%	27				40.4	40.4				41.9	41.9	$14,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Winona Senior High

Is Winona Senior High a good school?

Winona Senior High ranks 304^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Winona Senior High in?

Winona Area Public School District

How many students attend Winona Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Winona Senior High.

What schools feed into Winona Senior High?

Winona Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Goodview Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Washington-Kosciusko Elementary
Middle : Winona Middle

What is the racial makeup of Winona Senior High?

Students at Winona Senior High are 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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