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High Schools in Technical Academies Of Minnesota

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At a glance

DistrictTechnical Academies Of Minnesota443^rd of 458 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →

Schools

116

Students

Top rankedCHOICE Technical Academy446^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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CHOICE Technical Academy

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Summary:

The Technical Academies of Minnesota district contains two small high schools serving grades 7–12: DREAM Technical Academy in Willmar and CHOICE Technical Academy in Owatonna. Together they enroll 116 students. The district is ranked 443 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 3rd percentile, with 0 stars, so both schools operate within a very low-ranked district.

CHOICE and DREAM differ in important ways. CHOICE has the stronger completion profile: a dropout rate of 5.5% versus DREAM's 11.7%, and a graduation rate of 72.2% versus 70.5%. CHOICE also edges DREAM in 2025–2026 science (6.9% vs 0%) and math (5.0% vs 4.8%). But DREAM has the higher reading proficiency (20% vs 12.5% in 2025–2026, and 18.52% vs 11.76% in 2024–2025), stronger 2024–2025 science (17.65% vs 9.09%), and a much lower student-teacher ratio (22.7 vs 38.5).

Both schools remain far below Minnesota averages in every subject — math proficiency is roughly 0%–5% against a state figure near 45% — and both are low-ranked with 0 stars in their latest rankings. Poverty indicators are high, at 80.56% free/reduced lunch at DREAM and 75% at CHOICE. Because enrollments are 44 and 72, a single student can shift a percentage by several points, and many grade-level test scores are suppressed by the state, meaning those values are unknown rather than zero. Families should treat year-to-year swings with caution and weigh each school's specific strengths — CHOICE for lower dropout, DREAM for reading and smaller classes — against the shared need for substantial academic improvement.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
DREAM Technical Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1705 16th Street NE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Technical Academies Of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 262-5640	72	3	22.7	80.6%	44 (61.1%)	2 (2.8%)	23 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)								(n/a)				20.0			0.0				4.8	$18,642
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Willmar Public School District	0.24 mi	15	331^st
New London-Spicer School District	7.05 mi	6	45^th
Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	10.85 mi	28
A.C.G.C. Public School District	11.66 mi	3	145^th
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	15.25 mi	3	259^th

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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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