Summary:
ZIP code 55390 in Waverly, Minnesota is home to a single school: Humphrey Elementary, an elementary school serving grades PK–4 with 243 students. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP code, so families here move on to other communities for later grades. The school belongs to the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted district, which ranks 269 of 458 in Minnesota (41st percentile, 2 stars). Humphrey Elementary itself sits at 521 of 869 statewide, about the 40th percentile, also with 2 stars.
Math is clearly this school's strongest area. All-grades math proficiency is 53.4%, well above the district's 33% and above the state's 44.9% — a 20.4-point lead over its own district. Fourth grade math is especially solid at 56%, beating both the district (49.4%) and the state (55.2%). Third grade math, at 50.9%, trails the district and state. Reading is the weaker subject: all-grades reading is 39.2%, below the district's 45.2% and the state's 48.6%. Third grade reading (36.5%) edges out the district's 34% but remains under the state's 46.8%, while fourth grade reading (42%) falls below both. In short, the school outperforms its district in math and underperforms it in reading.
The school is trending upward. Math proficiency rose from 50% to 53.4% year over year, reading climbed from 34.04% to 39.2%, and its statewide rank improved from 584 of 872 to 521 of 869 — a 71-position gain, moving from the 33rd to the 40th percentile. Still, gains have not yet pushed it into the top tier. For context, 29.63% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.7.
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