For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 399 students in Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
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This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
7 Schools
998 Schools
# Students
1,310 Students
273,548 Students
# Teachers
82 Teachers
17,853 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 520 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#193 out of 525 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
41%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)90-94%
84%
Diversity Score
0.21
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
7%
11%
% Black
1%
12%
% White
88%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
The revenue/student of $15,564 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,852. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,927 is less than the state median of $18,577. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,564
$17,852
Spending / Student
$14,927
$18,577
Best Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Howard Lake-waverly-winsted Middle School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
8700 County Road 6 Sw
Howard Lake, MN 55349
(320) 543-4660
Howard Lake, MN 55349
(320) 543-4660
Gr: 5-8 | 399 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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