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Best Public Schools in Otter Tail County, MN

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Schools

8,433

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBattle Lake Secondary17^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Parkers Prairie Secondary up 247 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Viking Elementary School 11.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
F.E.D. Parkers Prairie Credit Recov	Public	9-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Freshwater Education District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(218) 631-3505	0			—															(n/a)
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)
Lakes Country Academy - ALEX	Public	K-6	524 Willow Drive	Alexandria	56537	Otter Tail County	Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(218) 739-3273	7	3	2.2	—	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)								(n/a)
Battle Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	80.6	141^st of 869 public elementary schools	83.8%		84.7	98^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.8%	43	63.2	56.3	81.6	66.7				67.4	31.6			31.6	60.5	75.0	65.8	45.8				62.9	$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%)	92.3	17^th of 473 public high schools	96.4%		87.5	41^st of 450 public high schools	90.9%	24					54.5	72.7	65.4	64.3		18.2	52.0	36.2					45.5	72.7	51.7	56.2	$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)	46.3							46.3					67.0							67.0	$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%)	75.4	200^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.0%		77.2	177^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.7%	23		53.6	60.6					57.0	33.8			33.8		71.4	56.4					64.2	$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%)	88.1	40^th of 473 public high schools	91.5%		84.4	59^th of 450 public high schools	86.9%	19							58.2	58.2			50.7	50.7							45.7	45.7	$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)	51.1							51.1					62.6							62.6	$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%)	31.7	332^nd of 473 public high schools	29.8%		10.1	418^th of 450 public high schools	7.1%	86							28.6	28.6			31.6	31.6							6.3	6.3	$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%)	12.3	427^th of 473 public high schools	9.7%		47.4	271^st of 450 public high schools	39.8%	156							21.9	21.9			6.5	6.5							8.3	8.3	$9,815
Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	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%)	79.4	73^rd of 546 public middle schools	86.6%		82.4	66^th of 519 public middle schools	87.3%	7				67.1	51.7	52.6		57.6		17.7		17.7				53.8	49.4	58.8		54.1	$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%)	32.2	392^nd of 546 public middle schools	28.2%		35.6	356^th of 519 public middle schools	31.4%	36				30.8	54.2	35.3		42.6		5.9		5.9				8.3	25.0	0.0		13.2
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%)								(n/a)								63.6												27.3
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-1	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%)	66.7	286^th of 869 public elementary schools	67.1%		75.7	200^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.1%	86	65.6	50.0	58.1	53.1				57.1	19.4			19.4	71.9	79.2	48.4	34.4				57.1	$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%)	62.3	187^th of 473 public high schools	60.5%		56.5	222^nd of 450 public high schools	50.7%	35					56.3	42.4	52.0	48.6		9.1	44.0	24.1					37.5	30.3	10.0	26.1	$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%)	76.9	181^st of 869 public elementary schools	79.2%		79.9	149^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.9%	32	45.3	53.3	60.3	75.3				59.3	28.8			28.8	64.6	75.0	67.1	63.0				67.2	$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%)	83.7	53^rd of 473 public high schools	88.8%		82	69^th of 450 public high schools	84.7%	16					56.9	43.1	51.6	50.0		9.4	45.9	27.2					73.1	44.6	50.0	54.9	$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%)	65.8	294^th of 869 public elementary schools	66.2%		64.3	330^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.2%	36	55.6	51.2	62.5	62.5				57.4	12.5			12.5	77.8	68.3	38.7	37.5				57.1	$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%)	80.4	74^th of 473 public high schools	84.4%		34.1	321^st of 450 public high schools	28.7%	247					38.1	50.0	44.0	44.0		20.9	69.4	46.7					50.0	55.8	40.7	50.0	$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%)	39.8	564^th of 869 public elementary schools	35.1%		57.5	399^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.2%	165	24.2	44.9	38.2	46.3				38.1	16.2			16.2	44.8	58.0	26.5	51.9				45.0	$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%)	80.4	73^rd of 473 public high schools	84.6%		66.5	158^th of 450 public high schools	64.9%	85					42.6	49.1	49.3	47.0		15.8	41.8	29.8					47.5	43.9	52.5	48.0	$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	9-12	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)																					$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%)	62.3	318^th of 869 public elementary schools	63.4%		59.2	380^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.4%	62	58.2	38.2						48.2					69.7	56.6						63.1	$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%)	84.2	51^st of 473 public high schools	89.2%		86.4	49^th of 450 public high schools	89.1%	2							57.0	57.0			43.4	43.4							47.3	47.3	$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%)	66.5	153^rd of 546 public middle schools	72.0%		72.9	124^th of 519 public middle schools	76.1%	29			59.3	48.0	48.5	59.9		53.9	24.3	15.7		19.5			46.5	39.0	45.4	43.0		43.4	$11,059
Roseau District Area Learning Program	Public	7-12	509 3rd St NE	Roseau	56571	Otter Tail County	Roseau Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 463-6337	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$15,508
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%)	40.7	556^th of 869 public elementary schools	36.0%		62.6	348^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.1%	208	57.1	27.5	41.2	43.2				42.5	14.7			14.7	69.0	53.8	17.6	18.9				41.4	$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%)	50.1	255^th of 473 public high schools	46.1%		68.8	145^th of 450 public high schools	67.8%	110					47.7	32.3	28.1	37.4		10.3	34.2	23.9					29.5	31.0	34.5	31.4	$11,603

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