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Owatonna Public School District

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At a glance

253^rdof 458 Minnesota districts▼ 29

Better than 44% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 4 Middle 4 High 5 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

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

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 44.8% of districts

Schools

4,858

Students

Top rankedOwatonna Senior High184^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Lincoln Elementary up 20 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Washington Elementary 12.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

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

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Summary:

The Owatonna Public School District in Minnesota serves about 4,662 students across 10 schools, including four elementary schools, middle and high school programs, and online and alternative options. The district ranks 253rd of 458 in Minnesota — the 45th percentile, 2 stars — and trails the state in every subject: 42% proficient in Math, 45.9% in Reading, and 20.9% in Science, compared with state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Science is the widest gap. The largest school is Owatonna Senior High, with 1,468 students; the smallest is Owatonna Online 4-6, with 14.

Lincoln Elementary is the strongest elementary in Math (51.3%) and Reading (50.9%), both above district and state, with 5th grade Reading at 62%. Washington Elementary also beats district and state in Math (48%) and Reading (49.6%), led by 3rd grade Math at 69.4%, though its 5th grade Math (32.3%) and Science (17.9%) are weak. Owatonna Senior High shines in Science (33.5%) and graduation (93.7%, with a 2.8% dropout rate), even though its Math (37.1%) and Reading (43.4%) fall below district levels. Owatonna Middle School holds the highest current rank of the listed schools — 66th percentile, 3 stars — but its Science is just 14.2%.

At the other end, Wilson Elementary is the lowest-ranked elementary (22nd percentile, 1 star), with Math 34.8%, Reading 36.1%, Science 11%, and the highest elementary free/reduced lunch rate at 58.81%. The online and alternative programs post much lower outcomes: Owatonna Online 9-12 has 54.5% graduation and 10.9% dropout, while Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 has 45.6% graduation, 26.3% dropout, and 81.43% free/reduced lunch, with Math and Reading suppressed and Science reported at 0%. Suppressed values marked "—" are unknown, not zero, and very small online programs (14 to 22 students) make percentages swing widely.

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Ranking:

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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
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	388^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.4%		56.4	408^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.2%	20	45.2	45.5	62.0					50.9	24.7			24.7	48.8	52.5	52.2					51.3	83.8%	11.8%	$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%)	43.2	536^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.3%		41.9	553^rd of 872 public elementary schools	36.6%	17	45.5	45.7	46.6					45.9	19.2			19.2	46.5	47.8	32.9					43.2	90.9%	6.1%	$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%)	61.7	186^th of 546 public middle schools	65.9%		61.1	183^rd of 519 public middle schools	64.7%	3				52.6	40.4	49.5		47.6		14.2		14.2				43.6	45.1	38.8		42.6			$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%)	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
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%)	49.6	466^th of 869 public elementary schools	46.4%		56	415^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.4%	51	58.3	48.8	43.8					49.6	17.9			17.9	69.4	47.6	32.3					48.0	96.6%	3.4%	$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%)	25.8	676^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.2%		31	636^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.1%	40	31.2	36.8	40.5					36.1	11.0			11.0	42.9	32.9	28.4					34.8	86.3%	13.7%	$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)											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 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 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)				42.9				38.9								7.7				11.8
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
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)						18.2		16.7										8.3		5.3
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)
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	443^rd
Medford Public School District	7.07 mi	2	321^st
Faribault Public School District	14.12 mi	12	409^th
Waseca Public School District	14.44 mi	7	270^th
Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	14.54 mi	25

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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.