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Waseca Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Waseca Intermediate School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in Waseca, Minnesota, with an enrollment of 356 students. The school is part of the Waseca Public School District and has a student-teacher ratio of around 10.9, which is lower than the nearby Waseca Junior High and Faribault Middle School.

Waseca Intermediate School generally performs better than the Waseca Public School District and the state of Minnesota in both math and reading proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's all-grade math proficiency is projected to be 41.64%, compared to 39.84% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Similarly, its all-grade reading proficiency is projected to be 49.08%, compared to 46.91% for the district and 49.59% for the state. Waseca Intermediate School also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 34.75% to 47.08% over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior School, which has a free/reduced lunch rate of around 35%.

While Waseca Intermediate School does not have a statewide school ranking history available, its feeder school, Waseca Junior High, is ranked in the top 170-237 middle schools in Minnesota, receiving a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Compared to the nearby Faribault Middle School, which serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, Waseca Intermediate School performs significantly better on state assessments, suggesting that the school is providing more effective support and resources for its students.

380

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,181

Per pupil spending ?

44.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 19th Ave NW
Waseca, MN 56093-2276

(507) 835-3000

District: Waseca Public School District

Students who attend Waseca Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Waseca Senior High

Feeder schools for Waseca Intermediate School:

Elementary:

Hartley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2021 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

Minnesota avg47%

470^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	50.6	470 of 872	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	474 of 881	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	407 of 845	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	506 of 858	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	615 of 869	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	443 of 870	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	350 of 847	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	429 of 853	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.8	271 of 848	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.2	256 of 840	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	235 of 826	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	200 of 824	75.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	133 of 820	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	76 of 814	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	43 of 803	94.6%	★★★★★
2008	80.4	87 of 781	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	121 of 777	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	76.8	121 of 756	84.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.5	119 of 685	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	73.8	135 of 676	80.0%	★★★★☆
2003	75.8	116 of 674	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	342 of 799	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	383 of 809	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	435 of 787	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	506 of 799	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	554 of 783	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	426 of 787	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	339 of 774	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	88 of 238	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	68 of 249	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	30 of 214	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	83 of 209	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	111 of 153	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	55 of 219	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	76 of 220	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	414 of 764	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	481 of 793	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	382 of 774	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	295 of 663	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	423 of 683	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	339 of 740	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	281 of 728	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	564 of 812	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	518 of 826	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	372 of 799	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	446 of 808	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	589 of 784	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	429 of 798	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	350 of 779	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	54 of 81	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	33 of 87	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	343 of 562	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	409 of 572	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	308 of 524	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	246 of 500	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	232 of 417	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	211 of 515	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	175 of 463	62.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	535 of 714	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	532 of 730	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	537 of 712	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	578 of 725	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	648 of 710	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	521 of 722	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	416 of 712	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%~ state avg

Math42%-4 vs state

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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 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	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Waseca Intermediate School	Public	4-6	400 19th Ave NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 835-3000	380	30	12.7	44.7%	286 (75.3%)	3 (0.8%)	56 (14.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)	41.2	39.9	44.0			41.6	38.1	58.3	49.2			49.1	$13,181
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%)	63	170^th of 519 public middle schools	67.2%		59.5	198^th of 545 public middle schools	63.7%	28				40.5	43.1	41.8				47.3	44.1	45.7	$8,561
Waseca Middle Level Alternative Learning Center	Public	7-8	1717 2nd St. NW	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 835-5588	5	0			2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$3,904
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)		40.0	37.9			38.7		42.2	51.5			47.8	$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%)	76.9	93^rd of 519 public middle schools	82.1%		83.8	58^th of 545 public middle schools	89.4%	35				55.3	65.4	60.6				36.2	57.7	47.5	$12,249
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) 444-8001	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)						20.0						43.8
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 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%)	61.1	183^rd of 519 public middle schools	64.7%		57.2	221^st of 545 public middle schools	59.4%	38			44.1	43.9	36.3	41.4			58.0	43.9	40.7	47.7	$12,167
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) 333-6000	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%)	14	467^th of 519 public middle schools	10.0%		17	468^th of 545 public middle schools	14.1%	1			9.5	11.2	12.8	11.2			34.1	27.1	21.9	27.5	$15,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Waseca Intermediate School

What high school do graduates of Waseca Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Waseca Intermediate School usually go on to attend Waseca Senior High

What district is Waseca Intermediate School in?

Waseca Public School District

How many students attend Waseca Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Waseca Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Waseca Intermediate School?

Students at Waseca Intermediate School are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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