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Watkins Elementary School

Serves grades PK - KG

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
161 School Ave
Watkins, MN 55389
Phone
(320) 453-2900
District
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
MEEKER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
57
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Watkins Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
47%
No Data
50%
No Data
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 31.6%
Kindergarten 39 68.4%
Total 57 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.7% 94.9% 66.2%
Black 0.0% 0.4% 12.6%
Hispanic 5.3% 4.2% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.1% 31.7% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 26.3% 23.6% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 8.1% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,721 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 48.4 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.7% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.6% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.3% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.7% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,744 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.5% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.0% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.2% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.6% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.7% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.2% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.6% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 5.8% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,017 $6,442,000 42.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $251 $230,000 1.5%
Staff $308 $283,000 1.9%
General Administration $748 $687,000 4.5%
School Administration $509 $467,000 3.1%
Operation $925 $849,000 5.6%
Transportation $868 $797,000 5.3%
Other $353 $324,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,962 $3,637,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,546 $5,091,000 33.6%
Total Expenditures $16,525 $15,170,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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