Summary:
Waseca, Minnesota has two middle-level schools, both part of the Waseca Public School District: Waseca Intermediate School serves grades 4–6 with 380 students, and Waseca Junior High serves grades 7–8 with 280 students, for 660 students combined. The district overall ranks 270 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 41st percentile with a 2-star rating.
Waseca Junior High is the clear standout. Its 2025–2026 rank is 146 of 546 — the 73rd percentile with 4 stars — up from 64th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–2024. It beats the district in all-grade Math (45.6% vs 37.5%) and Reading (46.5% vs 42.3%), and at the grade level it edges past the state in Math 7 (43.0% vs 40.3%), Math 8 (48.4% vs 42.3%), and Science 8 (18.3% vs 16.7%), while matching the state in Reading 7 and Reading 8. It also improved year over year in Math, Reading, and Science.
Waseca Intermediate School trails the state in every tested subject and grade, and declined in all three subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. All-grade results are Math 34.7% vs state 44.9%, Reading 43.7% vs 48.6%, and Science 14.3% vs 25.5%. Grade-level gaps include Math 5 at 26.5% vs 41.9%, Reading 4 at 34.2% vs 48.8%, and Science 5 at 14.3% vs 25.9%. Its brightest spot is 6th grade Reading at 51.1%, just below the state's 53.4%. Keep in mind the two schools serve different grade bands, each tests only one science grade, and year-to-year comparisons involve different student cohorts.
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