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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 466 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K–5 school serving 468 students at 423 14th St. NE in Owatonna, Minnesota, a small city in the southern part of the state, and is part of the Owatonna Public School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 466th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (46th percentile, 2 stars), just below the state median, while the district ranked 253rd of 458 (45th percentile, 2 stars).

Academically, the picture is mixed. In 2025–2026, 48.0% of students were proficient in math and 49.6% in reading — both above district and state averages. Science is the clear weak spot at 17.9%, below the district's 20.9% and the state's 25.5%. Grade-level results split sharply: 3rd grade math (69.4%) and reading (58.3%) are far above district, state, and neighboring Owatonna schools, while 5th grade math (32.3%), reading (43.8%), and science (17.9%) all trail the district and state. Among Owatonna elementaries, Washington is second in math and reading behind Lincoln Elementary, and ahead of McKinley Elementary and Wilson Elementary.

The school's statewide ranking has slipped three years running, from the 64th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 46th in 2025–2026, with science proficiency falling from 47.3% to 17.9% over the same period. Effectiveness rankings compared with other schools statewide are above the state median for students from low-income families and students in special education, though these have also declined recently. Washington's student–teacher ratio (12.8) is the lowest among nearby Owatonna elementaries, and its free/reduced lunch rate (39.32%) is lower than Wilson's and McKinley's. Compared with schools outside the district — Medford Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Team Academy — Washington generally posts higher math and reading proficiency but lower science scores.

468

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,662

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

96.6%

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

Exemptions: 3.4% (MMR)

423 14th St. NE
Owatonna, MN 55060-1728

(507) 444-8300

District: Owatonna Public School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Owatonna Middle School
High:	Owatonna Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

466^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	49.6	466 of 869	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	415 of 872	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	413 of 881	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	304 of 845	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	487 of 858	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	346 of 869	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	392 of 870	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	503 of 847	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	524 of 853	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.3	370 of 848	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.9	307 of 840	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.4	284 of 826	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.9	405 of 824	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.5	487 of 820	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.3	451 of 814	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.3	293 of 803	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.2	263 of 781	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.7	138 of 777	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	61.1	320 of 756	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.5	175 of 685	74.5%	★★★★☆
2004	46.2	444 of 676	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	71.1	161 of 674	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	506 of 790	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	458 of 799	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	433 of 809	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	291 of 787	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	522 of 799	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	411 of 783	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	341 of 787	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	508 of 774	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	90 of 256	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.6	25 of 238	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	45.1	133 of 249	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	146 of 214	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	101 of 209	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	76 of 153	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	34 of 219	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	23 of 220	89.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	321 of 764	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	257 of 764	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	214 of 793	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	249 of 774	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	365 of 663	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	353 of 683	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	281 of 740	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	507 of 728	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	373 of 807	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	338 of 812	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	349 of 826	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	330 of 799	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	359 of 808	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	285 of 784	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	413 of 798	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	444 of 779	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	203 of 579	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	205 of 562	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	166 of 572	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	143 of 524	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	38.8	329 of 500	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	260 of 417	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	318 of 515	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	334 of 463	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	470 of 710	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	474 of 714	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	400 of 730	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.6	258 of 712	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	477 of 725	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	422 of 710	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	406 of 722	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	489 of 712	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%~ state avg

Math48%+3 vs state

Science18%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 466^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Owatonna Public School District

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Owatonna Middle School
High : Owatonna Senior High

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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

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