📍 161 School Ave, Watkins, Meeker County, 55389
Watkins Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Watkins, Meeker County. The school has 57 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eden Valley-Watkins School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–K in a rural setting. The school employs 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watkins Elementary enrolls 57 students across grades Pre-K–K. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White and 5.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 54 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 5.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
20 of the school's 57 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 15 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Watkins Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 18.
Watkins Elementary is one of 4 schools in EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in EDEN VALLEY, Minnesota. The district serves 868 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 57 students, Watkins Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 217 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant