Summary:
ZIP code 55060 covers Owatonna, Minnesota, and includes 11 schools — four elementary, three middle, and four high school programs — serving roughly 4,700 students, with ten schools in the Owatonna Public School District and one, CHOICE Technical Academy, in the Technical Academies of Minnesota.
The strongest bright spots are the elementary schools Lincoln Elementary and Washington Elementary, the only two schools above the state in both math and reading in 2025-2026. Lincoln posted 51.3% in math and 50.9% in reading, and Washington 48.0% and 49.6%, both ahead of the district (42.0% math, 45.9% reading). Washington's 3rd grade math was especially high at 69.4%. At the secondary level, Owatonna Senior High graduates 93.7% of students with a 2.8% dropout rate, well better than district and state, and is the only school with science above the state at 33.5% — though its current math and reading scores are below district and state. Owatonna Middle School ranks highest among district schools (66th percentile, 3 stars) with solid 6th and 7th grade math, but its science is a weak 14.2%. McKinley Elementary sits near district averages.
The clearest lag is Wilson Elementary, ranked 1 star for three straight years, with math 34.8%, reading 36.1%, and science 11.0%, all below district and state, alongside the highest free/reduced-lunch rate among traditional district schools at 58.81%. Smaller virtual and alternative programs — Owatonna Online 9-12, Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12, Owatonna Online 7-8, and Owatonna Online 4-6 — enroll only 14 to 136 students each and show much lower proficiency and completion outcomes; the Alternative Learning Center has a 45.6% graduation rate and 26.3% dropout rate, and some of its scores are suppressed by the state. Treat these figures cautiously given small enrollments, and note the district as a whole trails Minnesota in math, reading, and science.
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