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Owatonna Public School District

At a glance

224^thof 446 Minnesota districts▲ 29

Better than 49% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 5 Middle 3 High 5 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

333 E School St
Owatonna, MN 55060-3024·(507) 444-8600·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 49.8% of districts

Schools

4,890

Students

Top rankedOwatonna Senior High78^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Owatonna Online 9-12 up 94 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Washington Elementary 12.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

The Owatonna Public School District in Minnesota serves students from preschool through 12th grade across 11 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools.

The district has several standout schools, with Lincoln Elementary and Washington Elementary ranking among the top 415 elementary schools in the state. These schools boast impressive math and reading proficiency rates, particularly in the 3rd and 4th grades. At the high school level, Owatonna Senior High has seen its statewide ranking improve significantly, now placing 78th in Minnesota, with a strong graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 4.4%.

However, the district also has some struggling schools, such as Wilson Elementary, which lags behind in both math and reading proficiency. The district's online schools, Owatonna Online 9-12 and Owatonna Online 7-8, also have the lowest proficiency rates and rankings in the district, suggesting challenges in delivering effective virtual education. Additionally, the Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 has the lowest statewide ranking and 0% proficiency in math, highlighting the difficulties in serving the needs of at-risk students.

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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	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 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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	747 Havana Rd	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8100	505	37	13.6	36.6%	409 (81.0%)	13 (2.6%)	64 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	56.4	408^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.2%		63	339^th of 881 public elementary schools	61.5%	69	48.5	76.9	46.1					56.9	31.7	58.2	53.9					47.2	$11,280
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 22nd St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8200	510	39	13.1	48.2%	301 (59.0%)	88 (17.3%)	99 (19.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	41.9	553^rd of 872 public elementary schools	36.6%		60.5	368^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.2%	185	47.4	40.3	41.1					43.0	32.3	29.9	64.2					43.7	$11,896
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 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%)	80.3	78^th of 450 public high schools	82.7%		68.5	149^th of 480 public high schools	69.0%	71							43.9	43.9							60.6	60.6	$13,052
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	423 14th St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8300	468	37	12.8	39.3%	357 (76.3%)	12 (2.6%)	75 (16.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	56	415^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.4%		57.6	413^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.1%	2	78.2	53.1	42.3					58.0	56.4	34.4	47.9					45.3	$12,662
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Meadow Ln	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8400	454	35	13.0	58.8%	243 (53.5%)	29 (6.4%)	143 (31.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	31	636^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.1%		31.8	643^rd of 881 public elementary schools	27.0%	7	48.0	47.8	24.4					39.1	34.7	33.3	40.7					36.5	$13,994
Owatonna Ecse	Public	PK	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8040	87	15	5.8	65.5%	58 (66.7%)	7 (8.0%)	20 (23.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																	$3,535
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)																	$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 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 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 K-6	Public, Virtual	K-6	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 444-8064	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 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 444-8001	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%)	25.4	358^th of 450 public high schools	20.4%		6.1	452^nd of 480 public high schools	5.8%	94							0.0	0.0							40.0	40.0
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) 444-8001	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
Oec Elc	Public	PK	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 444-8040	109	0		55.0%	70 (64.2%)	9 (8.3%)	25 (22.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)								(n/a)
Roosevelt ELC	Public	PK	122 E McKinley St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 444-7900	32	0		53.1%	25 (78.1%)	1 (3.1%)	3 (9.4%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Out of State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	333 E School St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 444-8600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Technical Academies Of Minnesota	0.89 mi	2	415^th
Medford Public School District	7.07 mi	2	286^th
Faribault Public School District	14.12 mi	13	409^th
Waseca Public School District	14.44 mi	7
Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	14.54 mi	26

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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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