Middle Schools in Owatonna Public School District

Summary:

The Owatonna Public School District in Minnesota operates two middle schools: Owatonna Middle School and Owatonna Online 7-8. Owatonna Middle School is the larger and higher-performing of the two, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger compared to the 2-star and 1-star ratings for Owatonna Online 7-8.

Academically, Owatonna Middle School has proficiency rates in Math (41.41%) and Reading (47.66%) that are closer to the state averages, while Owatonna Online 7-8 has significantly lower proficiency rates of 20% in Math and 43.75% in Reading. Both schools serve economically disadvantaged student populations, with Owatonna Middle School having a 45.62% free and reduced-price lunch rate and Owatonna Online 7-8 having an even higher rate of 58.62%.

Overall, the data suggests that Owatonna Middle School is the stronger-performing middle school in the Owatonna Public School District, while Owatonna Online 7-8 faces challenges in academic achievement, potentially due to its virtual learning model and serving a more economically disadvantaged student population.

District Detail

333 E School St
Owatonna, MN 55060-3024

(507) 444-8600

SchoolDigger Rank:
224^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,890

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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 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 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

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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Middle Schools in Owatonna Public School District

District Detail

Owatonna Middle School

Owatonna Online 7-8

Owatonna Summer School 6-8

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