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McKinley Elementary

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McKinley Elementary ranks 536 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

McKinley Elementary is a K–5 school serving 510 students at 1050 22nd St. NE in Owatonna, Minnesota, part of the Owatonna Public School District, and it is the largest elementary school in its immediate Owatonna peer group. The district itself ranks 253rd of 458 in Minnesota (45th percentile, 2 stars).

Academically, McKinley sits in the middle of Owatonna's four elementary schools. Its 2025–26 proficiency scores are 43.2% in math (district 42%, state 44.9%), 45.9% in reading (district 45.9%, state 48.6%), and 19.2% in science (district 20.9%, state 25.5%). That puts the school roughly at the district average in math and reading but below the state in all three subjects, with science the clearest gap. Lincoln Elementary (Owatonna) (Math 51.3, Reading 50.9, Science 24.7) and Washington Elementary (Math 48.0, Reading 49.6) score higher in math and reading, while Wilson Elementary (Math 34.8, Reading 36.1, Science 11.0) scores lower in all three. McKinley serves more low-income students (48.24% free/reduced lunch) than Lincoln and Washington but fewer than Wilson. Notably, Surad Academy Elementary, with 100% free/reduced lunch and only 77 students, beats McKinley in math and science but trails far behind in reading (20.4 vs 45.9).

Grade-level results show 4th grade as a relative strength, with math and reading both above district averages, while 3rd grade math and 5th grade math and reading lag. School effectiveness for special education students is a standout at the 79th percentile (4 stars), up from the 40th percentile the year before, though English language learner and low-income student groups rank in the bottom third. McKinley has also slipped from a 2023–24 peak (58th percentile, 3 stars, with every subject above district and state), and science has fallen from 41.98% to 19.2% over two years. Class size is not an obvious factor: the student-teacher ratio improved to 13.1, comparable to nearby schools.

510

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,896

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

90.9%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.1% (MMR)

1050 22nd St. NE
Owatonna, MN 55060-5103

(507) 444-8200

District: Owatonna Public School District

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Owatonna Middle School
High:	Owatonna Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

19.4%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Owatonna Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

536^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Owatonna Public School District

253^rd of 458Owatonna 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	43.2	536 of 869	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	553 of 872	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	368 of 881	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	508 of 845	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	556 of 858	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	534 of 869	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	627 of 870	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	605 of 847	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.4	641 of 853	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.0	570 of 848	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	582 of 840	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.3	566 of 826	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	606 of 824	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.7	602 of 820	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.8	625 of 814	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.9	577 of 803	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	59.7	360 of 781	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.4	464 of 777	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.1	408 of 756	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.3	350 of 685	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.8	495 of 676	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.9	448 of 674	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	194 of 315	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	190 of 298	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.2	81 of 310	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	76 of 279	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	122 of 282	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	97 of 227	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	115 of 283	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	105 of 266	60.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	244 of 305	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	184 of 303	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	141 of 303	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	113 of 276	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	136 of 256	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	52 of 175	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	173 of 239	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	153 of 242	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	455 of 790	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	514 of 799	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	391 of 809	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	486 of 787	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	517 of 799	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	409 of 783	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	581 of 787	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	553 of 774	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	209 of 256	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	180 of 238	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	129 of 249	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	109 of 214	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	134 of 209	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.1	45 of 153	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	27.4	178 of 219	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	149 of 220	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	539 of 764	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	600 of 764	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.3	387 of 793	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	550 of 774	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	532 of 663	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	482 of 683	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	570 of 740	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	503 of 728	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	535 of 807	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	544 of 812	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	299 of 826	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	458 of 799	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	542 of 808	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	543 of 784	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	584 of 798	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	570 of 779	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	120 of 579	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	42.4	339 of 562	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	362 of 572	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	401 of 524	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	444 of 500	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	314 of 417	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	453 of 515	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	448 of 463	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	355 of 710	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	421 of 714	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	261 of 730	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	413 of 712	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	524 of 725	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	489 of 710	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	613 of 722	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	599 of 712	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+41 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)34th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-3 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

Science19%-6 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)					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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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
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
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
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
Medford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	750 2nd Ave SE	Medford	55049	Steele County	Medford Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 214-6312	466	33	14.0	35.6%	370 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	28.3	657^th of 869 public elementary schools	24.4%		45.6	515^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.9%	142	21.5	46.4	49.3	39.0	39.3	7.2	7.2	38.5	47.1	10.6	24.1	30.5	80.9%	12.8%	$9,456
Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-5	922 SW Home Place	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6500	389	31	12.7	82.5%	75 (19.3%)	148 (38.0%)	134 (34.4%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	14	756^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.0%		8.8	802^nd of 872 public elementary schools	8.0%	46	16.3	26.1	40.3		26.8	13.2	13.2	29.3	18.0	16.9		21.7			$15,329
Surad Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	128 8th Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Surad Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 805-2335	77	9	8.3	—	0 (0.0%)	77 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	615^th of 869 public elementary schools	29.2%		22.9	693^rd of 872 public elementary schools	20.5%	78	6.7	15.4	27.3	40.0	20.4	27.3	27.3	53.3	57.1	27.3	40.0	46.0	25.9%	3.7%
Roosevelt Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	925 Parshall St	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6700	473	34	13.8	72.9%	145 (30.7%)	89 (18.8%)	211 (44.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)								(n/a)													69.5%	3.4%	$16,544
Lincoln Elementary	Public	1-5	510 Lincoln Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6600	391	32	12.1	75.2%	122 (31.2%)	81 (20.7%)	146 (37.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	18.6	732^nd of 869 public elementary schools	15.8%		10.5	791^st of 872 public elementary schools	9.3%	59	35.0	32.0	36.0		34.3	11.4	11.4	33.1	19.2	16.9		23.8			$15,689
Hartley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	605 7th St NE	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 835-2248	429	29	14.9	53.4%	308 (71.8%)	7 (1.6%)	80 (18.6%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)								(n/a)	34.8				34.8			35.5				35.5	97.7%	0%	$12,318

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Elementary

Is McKinley Elementary a good school?

McKinley Elementary ranks 536^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Elementary?

Students at McKinley Elementary are 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is McKinley Elementary in?

Owatonna Public School District

What schools do graduates of McKinley Elementary attend?

Students who attend McKinley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Owatonna Middle School
High : Owatonna Senior High

How many students attend McKinley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended McKinley Elementary.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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