Cottonwood County public schools enrolled 494 Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, 6.9% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Data showed that Cottonwood County public schools enrolled 1,916 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 25.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven public schools in the county, Windom Area Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 135.
According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota fourth graders scored 241 in math, compared with the national average of 237. Their reading score was 214, the same as the U.S. average, though it has declined slightly in recent years. Eighth graders scored 282 in math and 260 in reading, both above the national averages.
However, scores for both grades remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.
As of 2026, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota’s public schools is 15:1, the same as the national average. Minnesota’s public education system is the 10th largest in the United States, serving more than 870,913 students across 2,722 schools.
| School Name | No. of Hispanic Students | % of Hispanic Students | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Lake Elementary School | 85 | 33.1% | 257 |
| Windom Senior High School | 95 | 29.1% | 327 |
| Windom Middle School | 101 | 28.1% | 359 |
| Windom Area Elementary School | 135 | 27.4% | 493 |
| Mountain Lake Secondary School | 66 | 27.4% | 241 |
| SWWC Alternative Learning Center – Windom | 5 | 12.2% | 41 |
| Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary School | 7 | 3.5% | 198 |
