Mankato East Senior High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,302 students
Prairie Winds Middle School
1200 Prairie Winds Dr, Mankato, MN 56001
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
887
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mankato Public School District
Blue Earth County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota middle 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 Prairie Winds Middle School
Prairie Winds Middle School is a public middle school in Mankato, Minnesota, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Mankato Public School District. The school is located in a small city in Blue Earth County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 887 students were enrolled, with about 17.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Minnesota middle school (16.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 887 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Mankato Public School District
- County
- Blue Earth County
- NCES school ID
- 271878002045
Schools near Prairie Winds Middle School
All 27 schools in Mankato →
Kennedy Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 347 students
Mankato Schools Center for Learning
Public · Grades Pre-K · 165 students
Central Middle School ALC
Alternative · Grades 6–8
Dakota Meadows Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 852 students
St. Peter Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 617 students
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.