Best Public Schools in Otter Tail County, Minnesota & Rankings

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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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
K-8 Special Education	Public	K-8	1201 N Tower Road	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Area Sp. Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0935	4	0			3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Lakes Country Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1814 1st Ave N	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(218) 739-3273	14	7	2.1	85.7%	9 (64.3%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Battle Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	402 W Summit St	Battle Lake	56515	Otter Tail County	Battle Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 864-5217	230	19	12.2	31.7%	201 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	84.7	98^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.8%		86	79^th of 881 public elementary schools	91.0%	19	82.4	83.8	44.8	54.2				68.6	64.7	67.6	65.5	70.8				66.9	$10,997
Battle Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	402 W Summit St	Battle Lake	56515	Otter Tail County	Battle Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 864-5215	184	14	13.0	32.6%	159 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	87.5	41^st of 450 public high schools	90.9%		84.6	48^th of 480 public high schools	90.0%	7					59.1	46.4	65.4	56.6					59.1	50.0	60.6	56.6	$12,379
Adams Elementary	Public	1-3	301 West Bancroft Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	254	20	12.8	35.4%	218 (85.8%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)								(n/a)	71.6							71.6	53.7							53.7	$9,229
Cleveland Elementary	Public	4-5	919 Northern Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	361	19	19.2	38.5%	317 (87.8%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	77.2	177^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.7%		78.8	155^th of 881 public elementary schools	82.4%	22		76.4	52.3					62.9		52.9	68.3					61.5	$9,545
Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	714	54	13.2	30.1%	617 (86.4%)	14 (2.0%)	33 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.2%)	84.4	59^th of 450 public high schools	86.9%		83.3	56^th of 480 public high schools	88.3%	3							44.8	44.8							64.8	64.8	$21,254
McKinley Elementary	Public	1-3	724 W Laurel St	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	249	18	13.8	43.4%	213 (85.5%)	8 (3.2%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)	63.2							63.2	51.5							51.5	$8,145
Fergus Falls Area Learning Center	Public	5-12	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	83	7	11.8	66.3%	66 (79.5%)	2 (2.4%)	6 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	10.1	418^th of 450 public high schools	7.1%		15.2	414^th of 480 public high schools	13.8%	4							0.0	0.0							26.3	26.3	$11,105
iQ Academy 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	375	23	16.1	47.5%	258 (68.8%)	42 (11.2%)	31 (8.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.1%)	47.4	271^st of 450 public high schools	39.8%		41.1	307^th of 480 public high schools	36.0%	36							11.1	11.1							56.7	56.7	$9,815
Kennedy Middle School	Public	5-8	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	558	35	15.7	34.4%	479 (85.8%)	17 (3.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	82.4	66^th of 519 public middle schools	87.3%		91.2	25^th of 545 public middle schools	95.4%	41				56.7	41.7	62.1		53.0				70.2	49.8	65.7		61.3	$3,176
Shared Time School	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$2,419
iQ Academy 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	155	0		58.1%	85 (54.8%)	26 (16.8%)	18 (11.6%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.9%)	35.6	356^th of 519 public middle schools	31.4%		45.4	299^th of 545 public middle schools	45.1%	57				33.3	9.5	18.8		19.1				60.0	42.9	34.3		42.3
iQ Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	208	0		69.2%	111 (53.4%)	44 (21.2%)	24 (11.5%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.5%)	41.1	561^st of 872 public elementary schools	35.7%		22.9	710^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.4%	149	25.0	71.4	6.3					33.3		71.4	37.5					48.7
Lincoln School	Public	PK-K	2300 College Way	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 998-0544	236	0		40.7%	189 (80.1%)	6 (2.5%)	19 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)								(n/a)
Henning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 583-2927	210	16	13.4	50.5%	198 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	75.7	200^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.1%		76.8	173^rd of 881 public elementary schools	80.4%	27	76.2	73.3	51.5	50.0				63.3	40.9	60.0	63.6	78.6				59.6	$11,751
Henning Secondary	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 583-2927	171	9	18.5	35.7%	153 (89.5%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	56.5	222^nd of 450 public high schools	50.7%		73.4	118^th of 480 public high schools	75.4%	104					29.0	35.3	29.4	31.3					43.8	52.9	50.0	48.8	$13,709
New York Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 385-4201	460	29	15.7	43.9%	422 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	79.9	149^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.9%		78	162^nd of 881 public elementary schools	81.6%	13	74.6	78.4	52.0	63.0				66.9	52.2	56.8	64.9	69.8				60.5	$9,458
New York Mills Secondary	Public	7-12	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 385-4211	362	25	14.3	42.5%	344 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	82	69^th of 450 public high schools	84.7%		88.8	30^th of 480 public high schools	93.8%	39					53.1	53.3	67.4	57.1					54.7	46.7	54.6	52.0	$12,055
Parkers Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	518 S McCornell	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 338-4079	251	15	16.4	35.5%	243 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	64.3	330^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.2%		58.5	395^th of 881 public elementary schools	55.2%	65	71.1	58.8	34.8	42.9				53.3	50.0	35.3	73.9	61.9				54.0	$13,211
Parkers Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 338-6011	280	13	21.1	26.1%	269 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.1	321^st of 450 public high schools	28.7%		53.3	241^st of 480 public high schools	49.8%	80					46.8	43.9	14.6	34.6					41.3	29.3	45.2	38.1	$13,060
Viking Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Viking Dr	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 863-2911	468	41	11.3	57.7%	242 (51.7%)	32 (6.8%)	168 (35.9%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	57.5	399^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.2%		52	470^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.7%	71	56.7	58.5	44.0	44.1				51.5	41.8	49.2	50.0	55.2				48.8	$11,438
Pelican Rapids Secondary	Public	7-12	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	374	28	13.3	58.3%	188 (50.3%)	38 (10.2%)	124 (33.2%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	66.5	158^th of 450 public high schools	64.9%		43.1	295^th of 480 public high schools	38.5%	137					51.9	44.2	29.1	41.5					58.5	35.9	58.8	51.7	$14,018
Pelican Rapids Alt Learning Center	Public	9-12	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$5,460
Pelican Rapids Alt Center Mid-Level	Public	7-8	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$5,460
Perham Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	800 Coney Street West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-6502	38	5	8.0	57.9%	27 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)								(n/a)							6.7	4.8									$14,714
Heart Of The Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	810 2nd Ave SW	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 346-5437	578	40	14.3	41.0%	456 (78.9%)	8 (1.4%)	71 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	59.2	380^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.4%		53.7	448^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.1%	68	66.7	52.9						60.3	47.0	45.1						46.1	$12,045
Perham Senior High	Public	9-12	800 Coney Street West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-6500	529	29	18.4	26.7%	443 (83.7%)	8 (1.5%)	48 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	86.4	49^th of 450 public high schools	89.1%		84.1	52^nd of 480 public high schools	89.2%	3							43.6	43.6							69.4	69.4	$11,207
Prairie Wind Middle	Public	5-8	480 Coney St West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-1700	526	33	15.8	34.2%	423 (80.4%)	10 (1.9%)	55 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	72.9	124^th of 519 public middle schools	76.1%		73.7	117^th of 545 public middle schools	78.5%	7			39.7	38.3	41.4	50.4		42.7			52.0	58.6	51.4	60.4		55.6	$11,059
Underwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 826-6101	282	23	12.1	36.5%	270 (95.7%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	62.6	348^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.1%		63.6	331^st of 881 public elementary schools	62.4%	17	61.9	58.8	39.5	38.0				48.5	58.5	41.2	60.5	60.0				56.0	$9,506
Underwood Secondary	Public	5-12	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 826-6101	272	19	14.5	30.5%	244 (89.7%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	68.8	145^th of 450 public high schools	67.8%		72.1	129^th of 480 public high schools	73.1%	16					39.4	45.0	52.9	45.8					37.1	35.0	46.5	39.8	$11,603

Best Public Schools in Otter Tail County, MN

Battle Lake Secondary

Perham Senior High

Battle Lake Elementary

Kennedy High School

Kennedy Middle School

New York Mills Secondary

New York Mills Elementary

Cleveland Elementary

Henning Elementary

Prairie Wind Middle

Underwood Secondary

Pelican Rapids Secondary

Parkers Prairie Elementary

Underwood Elementary

Heart Of The Lake Elementary

Viking Elementary School

Henning Secondary

iQ Academy 9-12

iQ Academy K-5

iQ Academy 6-8

Parkers Prairie Secondary

Fergus Falls Area Learning Center

Adams Elementary

K-8 Special Education

Lakes Country Academy

Lincoln School

McKinley Elementary

Pelican Rapids Alt Center Mid-Level

Pelican Rapids Alt Learning Center

Perham Area Learning Center

Shared Time School

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