📍 1111 7th Ave Nw, Buffalo, Wright County, 55313
Northwinds Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Wright County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northwinds Elementary enrolls 437 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 407 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 437 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwinds Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-60, state senate district 29.
Northwinds Elementary is one of 11 schools in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools, based in BUFFALO, Minnesota. The district serves 5,175 students district-wide and employs 293 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Northwinds Elementary is close to the district average of about 470 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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