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Austin Online Academy

Public, Virtual Grades 6-12

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 22% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Austin Online Academy is a small online/alternative public school in Austin, a city in southern Minnesota, serving 111 students in grades 6–12 as part of the Austin Public School District. It ranks 371st of 473 Minnesota schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 22nd percentile with 1 star — an improvement from 411th of 480 (14th percentile) in 2023–2024. That is real progress, but the school remains in the bottom quartile and trails most nearby schools, including Hayfield Secondary (29th percentile), Austin Senior High (38th), Lyle High School (60th), Southland Senior High (82nd), and Blooming Prairie High School (95th). It is ahead of only Austin Area Learning Center (1st percentile) and Glenville-Emmons Secondary (10th).

The clearest bright spots are graduation and reading. The graduation rate rose from 44.4% in 2022–2023 to 73.8% in 2024–2025, though that is still below the district's 80.5% and the state's 84.9%, and the lowest among nearby schools reporting 2024–2025 data. The dropout rate fell from 23.5% in 2023–2024 to 9.2% in 2024–2025 — below the district's 11.1%, but more than double the state's 4.2%. Reading proficiency of 38.5% is above the district's 33.7% and beats Austin Senior High, Hayfield, Lyle, Glenville-Emmons, and Austin Area Learning Center, while remaining below the state's 48.6%.

Math and science are the most urgent weaknesses: math proficiency is 8.3% versus the district's 26.8% and the state's 44.9%, and science is 7.7% versus the district's 13.0% and the state's 25.5%. Only Austin Area Learning Center scores lower in math, and only it and Glenville-Emmons score lower in science among reporting nearby schools. The free/reduced lunch rate has dropped from 68.75% to 36.04%, and the student-teacher ratio of 26.8 is higher than most nearby schools, though for an online program it may not reflect traditional class size. With just 111 students, single-year swings are volatile, so multi-year trends are more informative.

111

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 3rd St NW
Austin, MN 55912-8888

(507) 460-1830

District: Austin Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2024 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (74% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg27%

Minnesota avg43%

371^st of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2024

From bottom 14% (2024) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

388^th of 458Austin Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	371 of 473	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	411 of 480	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	339 of 394	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)14th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-10 vs state

Math8%-37 vs state

Science8%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Austin Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1830	172	5	35.3	69.2%	62 (36.0%)	11 (6.4%)	75 (43.6%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	6 (3.5%)	4.4	469^th of 473 public high schools	0.8%		4.9	443^rd of 450 public high schools	1.6%	26	0.0	0.0	4.2	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	0.0	1.3	$15,568
Austin Area Learning Cntr. - Summer	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1830	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$6,248
Austin Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 460-1830	111	4	26.8	36.0%	86 (77.5%)	1 (0.9%)	18 (16.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	24.9	371^st of 473 public high schools	21.6%					(n/a)			38.5	38.5		7.7	7.7			8.3	8.3
Austin Senior High	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1800	1,485	82	18.1	54.9%	578 (38.9%)	119 (8.0%)	508 (34.2%)	178 (12.0%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.2%)	51 (3.4%)	40.4	292^nd of 473 public high schools	38.3%		33.7	327^th of 450 public high schools	27.3%	35			32.9	32.9		27.7	27.7			23.6	23.6	$13,519
SMEC Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Smec Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	70	5	14.0	61.4%	53 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)								(n/a)
Lyle High School	Public	9-12	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 325-2201	82	10	8.2	48.8%	69 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	61.6	191^st of 473 public high schools	59.6%		40.9	293^rd of 450 public high schools	34.9%	102			36.0	36.0		37.5	37.5			43.8	43.8	$11,980
Blooming Prairie High School	Public	7-12	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 583-4426	385	23	16.4	31.7%	361 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	90.3	24^th of 473 public high schools	94.9%		59.1	207^th of 450 public high schools	54.0%	183	36.4	44.6	56.9	45.9	6.8	59.4	31.2	39.4	37.0	46.7	40.2	$12,290
Southland Senior High	Public	9-12	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 582-3568	190	11	17.9	25.8%	175 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	78	83^rd of 473 public high schools	82.5%		73.5	115^th of 450 public high schools	74.4%	32			69.6	69.6		60.0	60.0			20.0	20.0	$23,558
Glenville-Emmons Secondary	Public	7-12	230 5th St SE	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 448-2889	104	9	11.7	41.3%	87 (83.7%)	3 (2.9%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	12.5	426^th of 473 public high schools	9.9%		69.1	141^st of 450 public high schools	68.7%	285	11.8	30.4	8.3	19.2	8.7	0.0	5.7	17.6	26.1	13.6	19.4	$20,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Online Academy

How many students attend Austin Online Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended Austin Online Academy.

Is Austin Online Academy a good school?

Austin Online Academy ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Minnesota high schools.

What district is Austin Online Academy in?

Austin Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Austin Online Academy?

Students at Austin Online Academy are 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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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