📍 1200 Prairie Winds Dr, Mankato, Blue Earth County, 56001
Prairie Winds Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mankato, Blue Earth County. The school has 954 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mankato Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Winds Middle School enrolls 954 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 17% Black or African American and 7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 637 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 164 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 22 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
449 of the school's 954 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 383 qualify for free lunch and 66 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.
Prairie Winds Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-10, state senate district 19.
Prairie Winds Middle School is one of 26 schools in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MANKATO, Minnesota. The district serves 8,219 students district-wide and employs 558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 954 students, Prairie Winds Middle School is larger than the district average of about 316 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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