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Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12

Q: How many students attend Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12?

In the 2024-25 school year, 70 students attended Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12?

Students at Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 are 43% Hispanic, 34% White, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Owatonna, Minnesota, part of the Owatonna Public School District. Unfortunately, this school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, with significant challenges in academic achievement, graduation rates, and overall performance compared to nearby schools.

Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 has very low proficiency rates on standardized tests, with only 15.38% of students proficient in reading compared to 53.77% for the district and 51.74% for the state. The school also has concerning graduation and dropout rates, with four-year graduation rates ranging from 20.5% to 44.1% over the past five years and dropout rates as high as 32.3%. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 50% to 77.55% over the past three years.

When compared to other schools in the Owatonna area, such as Owatonna Senior High, which is less than a mile away, Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 stands out as an outlier in terms of academic performance. The combination of low test scores, high dropout rates, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges in providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

Students ?

6.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,454

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

338 E Main St
Owatonna, MN 55060-8888

(507) 444-8000

District: Owatonna Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

White:

34.3%

African American:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (0% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (16% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school0%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg45%

Not ranked this year

Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

224^th of 446Owatonna 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
2023	2.8	475 of 476	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	462 of 472	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	421 of 428	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	445 of 492	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	442 of 494	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	446 of 489	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	480 of 489	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.4	489 of 504	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	450 of 483	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	457 of 534	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	500 of 539	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.1	505 of 545	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.5	473 of 540	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	426 of 460	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.8	382 of 463	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	387 of 450	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	405 of 452	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.6	377 of 433	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	6.6	261 of 270	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	365 of 370	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	352 of 374	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	2.5	345 of 351	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	2.7	400 of 412	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)3rd percentile~ school

White (2019)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2021)2nd percentile~ school

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Schools Near Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12

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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
Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12	Public	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8000	70	11	6.3	81.4%	24 (34.3%)	11 (15.7%)	30 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)								(n/a)									$18,454
Owatonna Summer School 9-12	Public	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									$9,614
Owatonna Night School	Public	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)									$3,535
Owatonna Online 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 444-8001	136	1	136.0	49.3%	85 (62.5%)	18 (13.2%)	23 (16.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	25.4	358^th of 450 public high schools	20.4%		6.1	452^nd of 480 public high schools	5.8%	94			0.0	0.0			40.0	40.0
CHOICE Technical Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	315 South Grove Ave	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Technical Academies Of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 400-4009	44	1	38.5	75.0%	27 (61.4%)	1 (2.3%)	13 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)								(n/a)				0.0				11.8	$18,679
Owatonna Senior High	Public	9-12	1455 18th St SE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8800	1,468	84	17.5	32.6%	1,093 (74.5%)	94 (6.4%)	217 (14.8%)	12 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.3%)	80.3	78^th of 450 public high schools	82.7%		68.5	149^th of 480 public high schools	69.0%	71			43.9	43.9			60.6	60.6	$13,052
Medford Secondary	Public	7-12	750 2nd Ave SE	Medford	55049	Steele County	Medford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 214-6302	379	22	16.9	34.0%	292 (77.0%)	4 (1.1%)	65 (17.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	44.7	277^th of 450 public high schools	38.4%		36.5	328^th of 480 public high schools	31.7%	51	30.5	25.4	13.0	23.3	28.8	43.3	52.4	41.8	$10,855
Falcons Online Academy-High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	710 17th St SW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 333-6224	62	5	11.8	59.7%	32 (51.6%)	9 (14.5%)	13 (21.0%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Mn Correctional Facility-Faribault	Public	9-12	1101 Linden Ln	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(507) 334-0878	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Waseca Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	501 Elm Ave E	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5588	65	6	11.4	70.8%	35 (53.8%)	2 (3.1%)	21 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	10.8	413^th of 450 public high schools	8.2%		27.3	359^th of 480 public high schools	25.2%	54			6.3	6.3			20.0	20.0	$15,839

Frequently Asked Questions about Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12

What district is Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 in?

Owatonna Public School District

How many students attend Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12?

In the 2024-25 school year, 70 students attended Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12.

What is the racial makeup of Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12?

Students at Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 are 43% Hispanic, 34% White, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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