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Owatonna Middle School

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Owatonna Middle School ranks 186 th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Owatonna Middle School serves 1,015 students in grades 6–8 in Owatonna, Minnesota, and is part of the Owatonna Public School District. The school outperforms its district: the district ranks 253 of 458 statewide (45th percentile, 2 stars), while Owatonna Middle School ranks 186 of 546 (66th percentile, 3 stars). That standing reflects a sustained climb, from the 33rd percentile in 2020–2021 to the 59th percentile or higher for four consecutive reported years, reaching 66th in 2025–2026.

In 2025–2026 the school was above its district in math (42.6% vs. 42.0%) and reading (47.6% vs. 45.9%), but slightly below the state in both and far below in science — 14.2%, versus 20.9% district and 25.5% state. Science is tested in 8th grade, where Owatonna's 14.2% edges the district's 13.8% but trails the state's 16.7%. Reading is a relative strength: Owatonna's 47.6% is the highest among traditional nearby middle schools, ahead of Waseca Junior High (46.5%), Morristown Elementary (43.7%), Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior (38.7%), and Faribault Middle (28.8%). Math is solid but middle-of-the-pack locally, with Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior (50.5%) and Waseca Junior High (45.6%) higher. Science remains the clearest weakness, with Waseca Junior High (18.3%) and Morristown Elementary (17.8%) both ahead of Owatonna. Overall, Owatonna's 66th percentile sits just below Waseca Junior High's 73rd and above Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior's 62nd, while Faribault Middle, in the Faribault Public School District, is far lower at the 14th percentile.

Subgroup results are mixed. Male and female students perform similarly, and the school ranks relatively well for White students and students receiving special education. Larger gaps appear for Multi-racial, Hispanic, low-income, and English language learner students; the Multi-racial rank has dropped from the 37th to the 25th to the 11th percentile over three years, and the ELL figure has been unusually volatile. About 42.66% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, down from 48.85% in 2022–2023, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 14.9 from 15.7. Nearby online options such as Owatonna Online 4-6, Owatonna Online 7-8, and Falcons Online Academy-Middle have very small enrollments and suppressed scores, so they are not directly comparable.

1,015

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,167

Per pupil spending ?

42.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

500 15th St NE
Owatonna, MN 55060-1499

(507) 444-8700

District: Owatonna Public School District

Students who attend Owatonna Middle School usually attend:

High:

Owatonna Senior High

Feeder schools for Owatonna Middle School:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Washington Elementary
	Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Hispanic:

18.4%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Minnesota median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

186^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	61.7	186 of 546	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	183 of 519	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	221 of 545	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	213 of 529	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	276 of 520	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	347 of 521	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	321 of 533	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	308 of 518	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.5	314 of 523	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.0	235 of 508	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.7	247 of 516	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.0	292 of 490	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	284 of 488	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.6	162 of 469	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.7	168 of 478	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.0	135 of 454	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	62.6	163 of 409	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.2	106 of 403	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	58.9	196 of 406	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.1	178 of 396	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.3	124 of 387	68.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	96 of 185	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	103 of 169	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	90 of 179	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	83 of 164	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	85 of 162	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	93 of 141	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	97 of 148	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	83 of 137	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	96 of 170	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.6	141 of 153	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	84 of 158	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	119 of 133	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	103 of 130	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	50 of 102	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	82 of 120	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	75 of 109	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	176 of 467	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	181 of 450	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	230 of 474	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	199 of 455	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	306 of 467	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	310 of 443	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	305 of 439	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	278 of 436	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	125 of 195	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	87 of 175	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	99 of 186	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	77 of 178	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	112 of 188	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	118 of 156	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	96 of 171	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	110 of 163	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	240 of 458	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.7	222 of 432	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	224 of 473	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	246 of 459	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	259 of 404	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	323 of 399	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	293 of 415	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	260 of 401	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	188 of 483	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	182 of 452	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	188 of 479	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	202 of 464	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	237 of 476	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	302 of 437	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	278 of 454	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	272 of 438	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	110 of 124	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	73 of 116	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	93 of 107	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	90 of 131	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.7	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	112 of 120	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	116 of 296	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	146 of 265	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	146 of 307	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.5	233 of 298	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	207 of 288	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	228 of 260	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	222 of 282	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	210 of 253	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	149 of 435	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	159 of 415	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	193 of 440	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	211 of 436	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	265 of 438	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	320 of 422	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	289 of 428	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	289 of 428	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)66th percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Math43%~ state avg

Science14%-11 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/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 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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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 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%)	61.7	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 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 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 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
Falcons Online Academy-Middle	Public, Virtual	5-8	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 333-6190	9	1	8.8	66.7%	7 (77.8%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Faribault Middle	Public	6-8	704 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 333-6300	594	44	13.5	69.4%	198 (33.3%)	137 (23.1%)	211 (35.5%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	16.5	469^th of 546 public middle schools	14.1%		14	467^th of 519 public middle schools	10.0%	2			39.0	19.2	28.0	28.8		6.4	6.4			10.0	12.0	11.2	11.0	$15,710
Surad Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	7	128 8th Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Surad Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 805-2335	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morristown Elementary	Public	5-6	23 Ann St	Morristown	55052	Rice County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 685-4222	115	6	18.3	27.8%	105 (91.3%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)		51.1	35.7			43.7	17.8		17.8		26.7	38.1			32.2	$10,416
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior	Public	7-8	23 Ann St	Morristown	55052	Rice County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 685-4222	105	9	11.7	30.5%	93 (88.6%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	59.1	205^th of 546 public middle schools	62.5%		76.9	93^rd of 519 public middle schools	82.1%	112				40.9	35.6	38.7		11.1	11.1				50.0	51.1	50.5	$12,249
Waseca Junior High	Public	7-8	1717 2nd St NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5470	280	15	18.2	40.4%	209 (74.6%)	4 (1.4%)	50 (17.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	67.3	146^th of 546 public middle schools	73.3%		63	170^th of 519 public middle schools	67.2%	24				43.4	49.6	46.5		18.3	18.3				43.0	48.4	45.6	$8,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Owatonna Middle School

What high school do graduates of Owatonna Middle School attend?

Students who attend Owatonna Middle School usually go on to attend Owatonna Senior High

How many students attend Owatonna Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,015 students attended Owatonna Middle School.

What district is Owatonna Middle School in?

Owatonna Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Owatonna Middle School?

Students at Owatonna Middle School are 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Owatonna Middle School a good school?

Owatonna Middle School ranks 186^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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