Best Public Schools in Okabena, MN

Summary:

Okabena, Minnesota is home to a single public high school, Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 158 students. The school is part of the Heron Lake-Okabena School District, which is ranked 314 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading falling well below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, the school's 11th grade Math proficiency rate was 18.18% compared to the state average of 34.96%, and the 10th grade Reading proficiency rate was 40% compared to the state average of 51.26%. The school's four-year graduation rate was 84.2%, and its dropout rate was 4.4% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty population, with 54.43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This, combined with the school's declining statewide ranking (from 384 out of 476 Minnesota high schools in 2022-2023 to 324 out of 450 in 2024-2025) and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.5, suggests that Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving the academic outcomes of the school's population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary	Public	7-12	124 N Minnesota Ave	Okabena	56161	Jackson County	Heron Lake-Okabena School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 853-4507	137	10	13.6	45.3%	96 (70.1%)	3 (2.2%)	23 (16.8%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	34	324^th of 450 public high schools	28.0%		31	351^st of 480 public high schools	26.9%	27	16.7	46.2	18.2	24.5	15.8	46.2	40.0	32.7	$16,601

Cities Near Okabena

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Heron Lake	5.74 mi	1	347^th
Brewster	6.12 mi	2	391^st
Lakefield	9.31 mi	2	201^st
Worthington	13.9 mi	12	343^rd
Windom	15.5 mi	11	264^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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