📍 325 Meadow Ln, Owatonna, Steele County, 55060
Wilson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Owatonna, Steele County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Owatonna Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wilson Elementary enrolls 537 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 277 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 150 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 537 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 350 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
Wilson Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 24.
Wilson Elementary is one of 14 schools in OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in OWATONNA, Minnesota. The district serves 4,890 students district-wide and employs 322 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 537 students, Wilson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 349 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant