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Wilson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary is a K–5 school in the Owatonna Public School District in Owatonna, Minnesota, with 454 students, and it ranks 676th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (22nd percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26. Proficiency is below district and state averages: math 34.8% (district 42.0%, state 44.9%), reading 36.1% (45.9%, 48.6%), and science 11.0% (20.9%, 25.5%). This is not a one-year dip — the provided rank history shows percentiles of 22–30 over the past decade, mostly 1 star, with 2025–26 the lowest. The student–teacher ratio improved from 16.9 in 2022–23 to 13.0 in 2024–25.

Within Owatonna, Wilson is the lowest-performing elementary. McKinley Elementary (38th percentile), Washington Elementary (46th), and Lincoln Elementary (55th) outscore Wilson in every tested subject — by 8.4–16.5 points in math, 9.8–14.8 in reading, and 6.9–13.7 in science. Wilson's higher free/reduced-lunch rate (58.81%) explains part of the gap but not all of it: McKinley, at 48.24%, still posts math and reading scores 8–10 points higher. Nearby out-of-district results are mixed — Wilson tops Medford Elementary in math and science but trails it in reading, and outscores Faribault's Lincoln Elementary and Jefferson Elementary in math and reading despite far lower poverty.

Grade-level data show math slipping from 42.9% in 3rd grade to 28.4% in 5th, while reading climbs from 31.2% to 40.5%. Science is the most severe weakness: 11.0% proficiency, less than half the state rate and down from 31.88% in 2022–23. A genuine bright spot is the school's effectiveness with English learners, which rose to the 65th percentile statewide (3 stars) from 30th two years earlier; low-income (32nd) and special-education (26th) effectiveness also exceed the school's 22nd percentile overall. Since Washington Elementary and Lincoln Elementary achieve much stronger results in the same district, targeted science and upper-grade math support — and study of those peers' practices — look like the clearest next steps.

454

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,994

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Meadow Ln
Owatonna, MN 55060-2799

(507) 444-8400

District: Owatonna Public School District

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Owatonna Middle School
High:	Owatonna Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Hispanic:

31.5%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

676^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	25.8	676 of 869	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	636 of 872	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	643 of 881	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	631 of 845	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	617 of 858	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	647 of 869	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	616 of 870	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	625 of 847	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	597 of 853	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	597 of 848	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.4	614 of 840	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.1	627 of 826	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	637 of 824	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.3	658 of 820	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	684 of 814	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	630 of 803	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.8	507 of 781	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.6	546 of 777	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.1	586 of 756	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.1	509 of 685	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.0	501 of 676	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.3	540 of 674	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	60.4	95 of 282	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	133 of 227	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	106 of 283	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	116 of 266	56.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	106 of 305	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.8	191 of 303	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	213 of 303	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	184 of 276	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	77 of 256	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	75 of 175	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.9	10 of 239	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	45.1	119 of 242	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	642 of 790	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	596 of 799	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	568 of 809	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	609 of 787	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	604 of 799	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	590 of 783	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	605 of 787	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	563 of 774	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	188 of 256	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	189 of 238	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	182 of 249	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	142 of 214	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	75 of 209	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	65 of 153	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	99 of 219	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	171 of 220	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	519 of 764	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	565 of 764	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	512 of 793	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	574 of 774	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.8	336 of 663	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	426 of 683	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	435 of 740	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	525 of 728	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	610 of 807	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	607 of 812	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	655 of 826	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	589 of 799	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	551 of 808	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	606 of 784	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	505 of 798	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	611 of 779	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	428 of 579	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	478 of 562	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	461 of 572	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	271 of 417	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	462 of 515	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	394 of 463	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	630 of 710	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	589 of 714	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	555 of 730	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	592 of 712	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	564 of 725	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	650 of 710	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	617 of 722	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	581 of 712	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)66th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-12 vs state

Math35%-10 vs state

Science11%-15 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 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	Total
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	$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	$11,280
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	$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	$11,896
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	$9,456
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	$12,318
Team Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	220 17th Ave NE	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Team Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 833-8326	101	18	5.6	81.2%	53 (52.5%)	5 (5.0%)	36 (35.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	25.1	682^nd of 869 public elementary schools	21.5%		27.9	664^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.9%	18	40.0	29.4	40.0	20.0	31.9	20.0	20.0	50.0	35.3	30.0	0.0	29.8	$14,333
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	100.0%	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
Nrheg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 School St	Ellendale	56026	Steele County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 684-3181	354	31	11.4	42.1%	319 (90.1%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.3	474^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.1	456^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.7%	18	51.2	33.3	50.0		45.2	13.8	13.8	70.5	56.3	42.4		54.4	$11,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Owatonna Middle School
High : Owatonna Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 54% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Wilson Elementary in?

Owatonna Public School District

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Wilson Elementary.

Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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