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Best Middle Schools in Steele County, MN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

1,189

Students

Districts

Top rankedOwatonna Middle School183^rd of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Owatonna Middle School up 38 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Blooming Prairie Intermediate School 14.2 students per teacher

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Blooming Prairie Intermediate School	Public	5-6	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 583-4426	138	10	14.2	34.8%	129 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)	32.4	39.1			35.8	63.2	55.1			59.1
Owatonna Middle School	Public	6-8	500 15th St NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8700	1,015	68	14.9	42.7%	711 (70.0%)	67 (6.6%)	187 (18.4%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	61.1	183^rd of 519 public middle schools	64.7%		57.2	221^st of 545 public middle schools	59.4%	38		44.1	43.9	36.3	41.4		58.0	43.9	40.7	47.7	$12,167
Owatonna Summer School 6-8	Public	6-8	500 15th St NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8702	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$3,535
Owatonna Online 4-6	Public, Virtual	4-6	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 444-8008	14	0	42.4	64.3%	10 (71.4%)	1 (7.1%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					8.3					50.0
Owatonna Online 7-8	Public, Virtual	7-8	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 444-8008	22	1	21.5	68.2%	16 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)								(n/a)					20.0					43.8

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.