The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 47% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Kenyon-wanamingo Elementary
Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary serves a small, rural community in southeastern Minnesota, drawing students in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade from Wanamingo and the surrounding area. As a primary school in the Kenyon-Wanamingo School District, it provides the foundational years for children before they move on to upper grades elsewhere in the district. Wanamingo itself is a compact Midwestern farming town with a mix of local industry, commerce, and residential life, positioned roughly halfway between the Twin Cities and Rochester. The district's elementary building sits within this small-town setting.
The school is a regular public school with a student body that is predominantly white, with a smaller but notable share of Hispanic students and a very small number of students who are Black or identify as two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, giving a sense of the economic diversity within the community. The school's enrollment is small for its grade band, and the student-teacher ratio appears to reflect that intimate scale. Data on students receiving special education services or English learner support was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how those populations are served.
State testing results from the most recent available year show a notable strength in mathematics. In both third and fourth grade, the share of students meeting or exceeding state standards was above the statewide average for those grades. Reading proficiency, while lower than math, saw an above-average share of fourth graders meeting the bar compared to the state, with third grade close to that same level. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index placed it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Goodhue County. With only a single year of testing data available for this assessment, there is no trend to compare.
For a school serving only early elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism figures were not available. The school's status as a Title I school was not indicated in the data.
A parent considering this school should understand it as a small, community-rooted elementary that delivers solid early academic foundations, particularly in math, in a rural town with modest growth and a stable housing market. The district's broader academic pathway beyond fourth grade was not detailed in the available information, and no recent district-level news on curriculum, referendums, or facility plans surfaced from public searches. Families will want to look into what the upper elementary and secondary experience looks like in the Kenyon-Wanamingo district, as that is not captured here. For the early years, the school offers a focused, relatively strong start in a classic small-town setting.
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