Summary:
The 55395 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Winsted Elementary and Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse. While Winsted Elementary is the larger and more established school, it has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and academic performance in recent years, with proficiency rates below district and state averages. In contrast, the smaller Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse may offer a specialized early childhood education program, though its performance data is limited.
Winsted Elementary has experienced a drop in its statewide ranking, falling from 334th out of 845 Minnesota elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 616th out of 872 in 2024-2025. Its overall rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star during this period. Academically, Winsted Elementary's proficiency rates in both Math and Reading for all grades were below the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted district and state averages in the 2024-2025 school year, though the school had performed better in the previous year.
Both schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with Winsted Elementary having a free and reduced lunch rate of 47.24% and Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse at 43.48% in the 2023-2024 school year. Winsted Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 11:1 suggests smaller class sizes, but the data for Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse's ratio was not provided. Overall, the elementary schools in the 55395 zip code area present a mixed picture, with Winsted Elementary facing performance challenges and the smaller Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Ecse potentially offering a specialized educational program.
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