Discovery Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 257 students
Northwinds Elementary
1111 7th Ave NW, Buffalo, MN 55313
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
419
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
Wright County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Northwinds Elementary
Northwinds Elementary is a public elementary school in Buffalo, Minnesota, serving grades K–5. It is part of Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Wright County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 419 students were enrolled, with about 14.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 419 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
- County
- Wright County
- NCES school ID
- 270720004186
Schools near Northwinds Elementary
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.