Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Best High Schools in Steele County, MN

New rankings! Minnesota test scores for the 2025-26 school year were just released — SchoolDigger posted updated rankings this week.

Be the first to know when we post new rankings!

At a glance

Schools

2,482

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedBlooming Prairie High School24^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

▲

Biggest riser

Blooming Prairie High School up 183 spots statewide this year

◉

Smallest classes

Blooming Prairie High School 16.4 students per teacher

✦

Newly ranked this year

CHOICE Technical Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

3★

2★

1★

0★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

See the top-ranked Minnesota schools →

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
CHOICE Technical Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	631 N Cedar Ave	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Technical Academies Of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 400-4009	44	1	38.5	75.0%	27 (61.4%)	1 (2.3%)	13 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)	7.2	446^th of 473 public high schools	5.7%					(n/a)			8.3	12.5		9.1	6.9				5.0	$18,679
Blooming Prairie High School	Public	7-12	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 583-4426	385	23	16.4	31.7%	361 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	90.3	24^th of 473 public high schools	94.9%		59.1	207^th of 450 public high schools	54.0%	183	36.4	44.6	56.9	45.9	6.8	59.4	31.2	39.4	37.0	46.7	40.2	$12,290
Medford Secondary	Public	7-12	750 2nd Ave SE	Medford	55049	Steele County	Medford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 214-6302	379	22	16.9	34.0%	292 (77.0%)	4 (1.1%)	65 (17.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	45.4	272^nd of 473 public high schools	42.5%		44.7	277^th of 450 public high schools	38.4%	5	29.6	41.5	27.5	32.6	7.5	24.0	15.5	22.2	35.8	40.4	31.6	$10,855
Owatonna Senior High	Public	9-12	1455 18th St SE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8800	1,468	84	17.5	32.6%	1,093 (74.5%)	94 (6.4%)	217 (14.8%)	12 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.3%)	63.1	184^th of 473 public high schools	61.1%		80.3	78^th of 450 public high schools	82.7%	106			43.4	43.4		33.5	33.5			37.1	37.1	$13,052
Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12	Public	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8000	70	11	6.3	81.4%	24 (34.3%)	11 (15.7%)	30 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)								(n/a)						0.0	0.0					$18,454
Owatonna Summer School 9-12	Public	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$9,614
Owatonna Night School	Public	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$3,535
Owatonna Online 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 444-8008	136	1	136.0	49.3%	85 (62.5%)	18 (13.2%)	23 (16.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	24.6	373^rd of 473 public high schools	21.1%		25.4	358^th of 450 public high schools	20.4%	15			33.3	33.3		16.7	16.7			10.0	10.0

SchoolDigger rankings lists for Minnesota:

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

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.