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Waseca Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Waseca Intermediate School is a public school in Waseca, Minnesota, serving 380 students in grades 4–6 as part of the Waseca Public School District, which is ranked 270th of 458 Minnesota districts (41st percentile, 2 stars).

In 2025–26, proficiency was 34.7% in math, 43.7% in reading, and 14.3% in science. That puts the school below its district in math (37.5%) and science (22.0%), slightly above the district in reading (42.3%), and below the state in all three subjects (44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%). The bigger story is a four-year slide in every subject: math has fallen from 47.29% in 2022–23 to 34.7%, reading from 50.0% to 43.7%, and science from 50.47% to 14.3% — a 36-point collapse. Reading is the relative strength, and sixth-grade reading (51.1%) is close to the state's 53.4%. The sharpest weak spots are fifth-grade math at 26.5% (15.4 points below the state) and fourth-grade reading at 34.2% (state: 48.8%).

Compared with nearby schools, results are mixed. Waseca Junior High, in the same district and only 0.22 miles away, now outperforms the Intermediate school in every subject — a reversal from 2024–25, when the Intermediate school led in reading and science. Owatonna Middle School, which has a similar free/reduced lunch rate, scores higher in math (42.6%) and reading (47.6%). Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior is stronger in math (50.5%) but lower in reading and science, while Morristown Elementary matches the school in reading and trails slightly in math. Waseca Intermediate does clearly outperform Faribault Middle in all subjects. Notably, its student-teacher ratio (12.7) is more favorable than several higher-scoring peers, suggesting staffing alone does not explain the results.

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: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

576^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

270^th of 458Waseca 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	37.9	576 of 869	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.8	513 of 790	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	41.9	146 of 256	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	42.0	471 of 764	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.1	575 of 807	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	50.5	264 of 579	54.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	22.3	609 of 710	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-5 vs state

Math35%-10 vs state

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/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 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
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)	34.2	43.9	51.1			43.7	14.3		14.3	45.9	26.5	32.4			34.7	$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%)	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
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)		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
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
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%)	61.7	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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Waseca Intermediate School

What district is Waseca Intermediate School in?

Waseca Public School District

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.

What high school do graduates of Waseca Intermediate School attend?

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

How many students attend Waseca Intermediate School?

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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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