NW Twin Cities

There were 15 Hawaiian Pacific Islander students enrolled in Wright County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Wright County welcomed 27,359 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hawaiian Pacific Islander students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 51 schools in the county, Albertville Primary School, Pinewood Elementary School, Big Woods Elementary School, Buffalo Community Middle School, Buffalo Senior High School and St. Michael-Albertville Middle East recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with two.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages. 

However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.

School Name	No. of Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	% of Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	Total School Enrollment
Albertville Primary School	2	0.4%	503
Montrose Elementary School of Innovation	1	0.3%	357
Pinewood Elementary School	2	0.3%	790
Big Woods Elementary School	2	0.3%	648
Annandale Senior High School	1	0.2%	633
Buffalo Community Middle School	2	0.2%	1,140
St. Michael-Albertville Middle East	2	0.2%	950
Buffalo Senior High School	2	0.1%	1,792
Monticello Middle School	1	0.1%	942
Humphrey Elementary School	0	0%	274
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Sec.	0	0%	399
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle School	0	0%	399
HLWW Alternative Learning Program	0	0%	16
Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	0	0%	288
Hanover Elementary School	0	0%	371
Fieldstone Elementary School	0	0%	603
Eastview Education Center	0	0%	326
Kaleidoscope Charter High School	0	0%	72
Discovery Elementary School	0	0%	256
Delano Intermediate School	0	0%	544
Delano High School	0	0%	1,176
Delano Elementary School	0	0%	744
Dassel-Cokato Senior High School	0	0%	593
Dassel-Cokato Middle School	0	0%	589
Dassel-Cokato Alternative Center	0	0%	109
Cokato Elementary School	0	0%	410
Annandale Middle School	0	0%	473
Wright Technical Center Alternative Learning Center Middle	0	0%	3
Wright Technical Center Alternative Learning Center	0	0%	83
Terra Nova School	0	0%	110
Tatanka Elementary STEM School	0	0%	420
Swan River Montessori Charter School	0	0%	162
St. Michael-Albertville Senior High School	0	0%	2,223
St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	0	0%	1,066
St. Michael Elementary School	0	0%	591
Rockford Middle School	0	0%	463
Prairie View Middle School	0	0%	857
Prairie View Elementary School	0	0%	744
Phoenix Learning Center	0	0%	39
Parkside Elementary School	0	0%	340
Otsego Elementary School	0	0%	549
Northwinds Elementary School	0	0%	408
Monticello Senior High School	0	0%	1,330
Monticello Nature Based Education	0	0%	62
Monticello Alternative Program	0	0%	23
Maple Lake Secondary School	0	0%	379
Maple Lake Elementary School	0	0%	407
Little Mountain Elementary School	0	0%	598
Knights Academy	0	0%	47
Kaleidoscope Middle School	0	0%	115
Annandale Elementary School	0	0%	943