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Onamia High School

Public Grades 7-12

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Onamia High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Onamia Public School District, with 236 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Onamia High School's academic performance, with only 3.33% of 11th graders proficient or better in MCA-III Math and 25% of 10th graders proficient or better in MCA-III Reading, compared to state averages of 34.96% and 51.26%, respectively.

Onamia High School has also struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 41% to 84.2% over the past few years, and a high dropout rate, ranging from 4.4% to 18.9%. This is significantly worse than state averages. The school has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the state average.

While Onamia High School ranks in the bottom quarter of Minnesota high schools for female, male, and low-income students, it ranks in the top half for Native American students and the top quarter for special education students. In comparison, the nearby Ogilvie Secondary school, which is in a different school district, significantly outperforms Onamia High School on academic metrics.

224

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,031

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35465 125th Ave
Onamia, MN 56359-8888

(320) 532-4174

District: Onamia Public School District

Feeder schools for Onamia High School:

Elementary:

Onamia Primary School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

50.0%

White:

34.8%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (59% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg19%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

463^rd of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

414^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	463 of 519	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	485 of 545	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	471 of 529	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	447 of 523	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	402 of 508	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	420 of 516	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	423 of 490	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	377 of 488	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.0	314 of 469	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.2	381 of 478	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.1	306 of 454	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.7	181 of 230	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	378 of 409	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.8	362 of 403	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.5	351 of 406	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.6	351 of 396	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.0	274 of 387	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	361 of 450	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	431 of 474	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	410 of 455	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	405 of 467	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	328 of 432	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	436 of 473	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	378 of 459	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	290 of 404	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	429 of 479	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	407 of 464	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	431 of 476	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	34 of 50	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	45 of 55	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	262 of 307	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	10.0	421 of 438	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	414 of 450	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	389 of 480	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	283 of 476	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	270 of 472	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	306 of 428	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	304 of 492	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	339 of 494	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	338 of 489	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.1	293 of 489	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.0	379 of 504	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.9	361 of 483	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.2	333 of 534	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.7	296 of 539	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.7	301 of 545	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	302 of 540	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.2	182 of 234	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	63.9	214 of 460	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.2	269 of 463	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.9	294 of 450	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.7	304 of 452	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.6	196 of 433	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	350 of 358	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	356 of 403	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	262 of 396	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	332 of 388	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	322 of 401	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	347 of 395	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	313 of 333	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	324 of 389	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	193 of 393	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	58 of 312	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	38.6	183 of 270	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	177 of 370	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	163 of 374	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	348 of 377	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	354 of 405	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	267 of 398	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	157 of 403	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.4	321 of 351	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	243 of 411	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	187 of 398	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	28 of 42	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.5	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	69.1	48 of 216	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	34 of 214	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	32.0	159 of 220	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	11.2	368 of 402	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	60.5	147 of 398	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	234 of 401	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	241 of 412	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	291 of 414	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Native American (2025)32nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)10th percentile~ school

White (2022)4th percentile

High school

Special Education (2023)78th percentile+37 vs school

Native American (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading22%-27 vs state

Math12%-33 vs state

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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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Onamia High School	Public	7-12	35465 125th Ave	Onamia	56359	Mille Lacs County	Onamia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 532-4174	224	14	15.6	81.7%	78 (34.8%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	2 (0.9%)	112 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.4%)	10.8	414^th of 450 public high schools	8.0%		20.6	389^th of 480 public high schools	19.0%	25	15.8	18.2	3.3	12.2	25.0	18.8	25.0	22.5	$23,031
Kokesh Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	807 Main St	Onamia	56359	Mille Lacs County	Onamia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 532-4423	28	6	5.0	85.7%	7 (25.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.9%)								(n/a)									$12,100
Isle Secondary	Public	7-12	730 5th Ave S	Isle	56342	Mille Lacs County	Isle Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 676-3101	188	12	15.1	49.5%	147 (78.2%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	4 (2.1%)	18 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	23.3	366^th of 450 public high schools	18.7%		35.4	333^rd of 480 public high schools	30.6%	33	26.5	42.4	3.3	24.7	35.3	24.2	40.7	33.0	$15,722
Isle Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	730 5th Ave S	Isle	56342	Mille Lacs County	Isle Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 676-3146	6	0			5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$9,644
Ogilvie Secondary	Public	7-12	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 272-5000	206	17	12.2	34.0%	201 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	61.5	190^th of 450 public high schools	57.8%		41.6	303^rd of 480 public high schools	36.9%	113	36.7	43.8	39.4	40.0	40.0	24.2	45.5	36.5	$14,513
LION Program-Alternative Education	Public	9-12	333 School Dr	Ogilvie	56358	Kanabec County	Ogilvie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 272-5000	2	0			2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$5,390

Frequently Asked Questions about Onamia High School

How many students attend Onamia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Onamia High School.

What schools feed into Onamia High School?

Onamia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Onamia Primary School

Is Onamia High School a good school?

Onamia High School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Minnesota high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Onamia High School?

Students at Onamia High School are 50% American Indian, 35% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Onamia High School in?

Onamia Public School District

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