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Best Public Schools in Waseca County, MN

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Schools

2,877

Students

Districts

Top rankedJanesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elementary152^nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Waseca Senior High up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Team Academy 5.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Nrheg Secondary	Public	6-12	306 Ash Ave S	New Richland	56072	Waseca County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 465-3205	408	28	14.6	36.8%	368 (90.2%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	37.1	305^th of 473 public high schools	35.5%		53.8	233^rd of 450 public high schools	48.2%	72				34.9	29.8	33.3	23.8	31.0		7.7	31.0	18.1				8.2	20.7	13.5	23.4	16.1			$11,400
Team Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	220 17th Ave NE	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Team Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 833-8326	101	18	5.6	81.2%	53 (52.5%)	5 (5.0%)	36 (35.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	25.1	682^nd of 869 public elementary schools	21.5%		27.9	664^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.9%	18	40.0	29.4	40.0	20.0				31.9	20.0			20.0	50.0	35.3	30.0	0.0				29.8	72.7%	18.2%	$14,333
SW Metro Waseca	Public, Alternative	K-12	501 Elm Ave E	Waseca	55379	Waseca County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	No	No	No	(952) 567-8117	13	3	3.8	53.8%	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)								(n/a)
SW Metro Waseca-Transitions	Public	9-12	501 Elm Ave E	Waseca	55379	Waseca County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	No	No	No	(952) 567-8117	12	0		50.0%	11 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Waseca Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	501 Elm Ave E	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5588	65	6	11.4	70.8%	35 (53.8%)	2 (3.1%)	21 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	4.9	465^th of 473 public high schools	1.7%		10.8	413^th of 450 public high schools	8.2%	52							0.0	0.0			5.6	5.6							0.0	0.0			$15,839
Waseca Intermediate School	Public	4-6	400 19th Ave NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 835-3000	380	30	12.7	44.7%	286 (75.3%)	3 (0.8%)	56 (14.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)		34.2	43.9	51.1				43.7	14.3			14.3		45.9	26.5	32.4				34.7			$13,181
Hartley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	605 7th St NE	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 835-2248	429	29	14.9	53.4%	308 (71.8%)	7 (1.6%)	80 (18.6%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)								(n/a)	34.8							34.8					35.5							35.5	97.7%	0%	$12,318
Waseca Senior High	Public	9-12	1717 2nd St NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5470	555	35	15.7	36.4%	424 (76.4%)	11 (2.0%)	75 (13.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	64.6	173^rd of 473 public high schools	63.4%		55.7	225^th of 450 public high schools	50.0%	52							40.7	40.7			38.5	38.5							36.4	36.4			$14,758
Waseca Junior High	Public	7-8	1717 2nd St NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5470	280	15	18.2	40.4%	209 (74.6%)	4 (1.4%)	50 (17.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	67.3	146^th of 546 public middle schools	73.3%		63	170^th of 519 public middle schools	67.2%	24					43.4	49.6		46.5		18.3		18.3					43.0	48.4		45.6			$8,561
Waseca Middle Level Alternative Learning Center	Public	7-8	1717 2nd St. NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5588	5	0		—	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$3,904
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	110 E 3rd St	Janesville	56048	Waseca County	Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 234-5181	317	27	11.5	24.9%	287 (90.5%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	79.8	152^nd of 869 public elementary schools	82.5%		77.6	171^st of 872 public elementary schools	80.4%	19	44.7	65.0	78.0	62.8				62.0	46.3			46.3	53.2	67.5	75.6	70.5				66.3	87.3%	12.7%	$13,369
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Sec	Public	7-12	110 E 3rd St	Janesville	56048	Waseca County	Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton	No	No	No	No	(507) 234-5181	312	25	12.4	26.3%	279 (89.4%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.2%)	65.8	167^th of 473 public high schools	64.7%		65.5	164^th of 450 public high schools	63.6%	3					51.0	61.5	50.0	53.7		12.8	35.4	25.3					55.1	66.7	31.4	49.6			$14,329

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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.

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