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Hartley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-3

429

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,318

Per pupil spending ?

53.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 7th St NE
Waseca, MN 56093-3210

(507) 835-2248

District: Waseca Public School District

Students who attend Hartley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Waseca Intermediate School
	Waseca Junior High
High:	Waseca Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

18.6%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

Minnesota avg47%

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By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math53%+7 vs state

Reading41%-8 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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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)	52.5				52.5	41.4				41.4	$12,318
Team Academy	Public, Charter	K-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%)	27.9	664^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.9%		18.2	735^th of 881 public elementary schools	16.6%	71	55.0	36.4	10.0		36.7	30.0	36.4	30.0		34.7	$14,333
Waterville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Paquin St E	Waterville	56096	Le Sueur County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 362-4439	264	21	12.5	35.6%	240 (90.9%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	42.1	550^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.9%		59.2	382^nd of 881 public elementary schools	56.6%	168	59.3	44.2			52.6	31.5	43.2			36.7	$12,980
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	110 E 3rd St	Janesville	56048	Waseca County	Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 234-5181	317	27	11.5	24.9%	287 (90.5%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	77.6	171^st of 872 public elementary schools	80.4%		76	185^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.0%	14	53.7	82.5	55.8	61.2	63.0	39.0	62.5	76.7	71.4	63.0	$13,369
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%)	31	636^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.1%		31.8	643^rd of 881 public elementary schools	27.0%	7	48.0	47.8	24.4		39.1	34.7	33.3	40.7		36.5	$13,994
Owatonna Online K-6	Public, Virtual	K-6	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 444-8064	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)					8.3					50.0
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%)	56	415^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.4%		57.6	413^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.1%	2	78.2	53.1	42.3		58.0	56.4	34.4	47.9		45.3	$12,662
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	408^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.2%		63	339^th of 881 public elementary schools	61.5%	69	48.5	76.9	46.1		56.9	31.7	58.2	53.9		47.2	$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%)	45.6	515^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.9%		49	503^rd of 881 public elementary schools	42.9%	12	65.1	44.3	25.8	38.4	43.0	45.3	37.5	47.0	48.6	44.5	$9,456
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%)	41.9	553^rd of 872 public elementary schools	36.6%		60.5	368^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.2%	185	47.4	40.3	41.1		43.0	32.3	29.9	64.2		43.7	$11,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartley Elementary

What district is Hartley Elementary in?

Waseca Public School District

What schools do graduates of Hartley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hartley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waseca Intermediate School
Middle : Waseca Junior High
High : Waseca Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Hartley Elementary?

Students at Hartley Elementary are 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Hartley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Hartley Elementary.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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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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