Best Public Schools in Austin, MN

Summary:

The city of Austin, Minnesota is home to 14 schools across 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 3 alternative schools. The schools in this diverse district serve a mix of student populations, with some standout performers and others facing challenges.

Among the top-performing schools are Southgate Elementary, which is the highest-ranked elementary school in the district and boasts the best proficiency rates in Math and Reading. At the middle school level, I.J. Holton Intermediate School stands out with the highest proficiency rates and the lowest student-teacher ratio. For high schools, Austin Online Academy has the highest graduation rate and lowest dropout rate in the district.

However, the district as a whole faces challenges, with the Austin Public School District ranked 396 out of 463 in Minnesota and rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The alternative schools, such as Austin Area Learning Center and Oakland Education Center, have lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the traditional high schools, indicating the need for additional support and resources to address the unique needs of their student populations.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)								MCA-III Reading (2024)								MCA-III Science (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Oakland Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2001 2nd Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Albert Lea Area Special Educ	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1917	37	10	3.6	78.4%	16 (43.2%)	7 (18.9%)	9 (24.3%)	1 (2.7%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)								(n/a)								0.0								7.7			27.3	20.0
Austin Senior High	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1800	1,408	78	17.9	57.2%	609 (43.3%)	111 (7.9%)	467 (33.2%)	141 (10.0%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.8%)	38 (2.7%)	26.9	362^nd of 480 public high schools	24.6%		41.9	300^th of 476 public high schools	37.0%	62							17.7	17.7							35.3	35.3			24.8	24.8	$13,519
Banfield Elementary	Public	1-4	301 17th St SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1200	478	37	13.0	66.7%	221 (46.2%)	50 (10.5%)	96 (20.1%)	69 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	26 (5.4%)	30.1	653^rd of 881 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.7	642^nd of 845 public elementary schools	24.0%	11	50.0	29.9						39.7	39.3	32.5						35.8					$13,687
Ellis Middle	Public	7-8	1700 4th Ave SE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1500	713	49	14.6	66.8%	272 (38.1%)	75 (10.5%)	220 (30.9%)	90 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	31 (4.3%)	29.8	405^th of 545 public middle schools	25.7%		39.3	330^th of 529 public middle schools	37.6%	75					18.9	32.2		25.6					30.7	31.9		31.3		15.6		15.6	$13,678
Neveln Elementary	Public	1-4	1918 E Oakland Ave	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1600	352	22	16.0	71.3%	129 (36.6%)	25 (7.1%)	128 (36.4%)	51 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.7%)	17.2	745^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.3	681^st of 845 public elementary schools	19.4%	64	34.7	26.3						30.3	33.3	24.1						28.5					$13,419
Sumner Elementary	Public	1-4	805 8th Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1100	341	27	12.8	76.2%	81 (23.8%)	47 (13.8%)	141 (41.3%)	38 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	15 (4.4%)	12.1	779^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.6%		8	774^th of 845 public elementary schools	8.4%	5	35.7	24.2						29.7	26.8	12.9						19.5					$12,892
Woodson Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	1601 4th St SE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1400	366	22	17.0	67.2%	138 (37.7%)	37 (10.1%)	111 (30.3%)	45 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	19 (5.2%)								(n/a)																					$13,314
Southgate Elementary	Public	1-4	1601 19th Ave SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1300	460	37	12.5	62.8%	226 (49.1%)	25 (5.4%)	130 (28.3%)	59 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	12 (2.6%)	36.6	603^rd of 881 public elementary schools	31.6%		41.6	564^th of 845 public elementary schools	33.3%	39	43.4	41.9						42.6	43.9	37.7						40.7					$13,247
Austin Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1804	194	2	107.1	71.6%	77 (39.7%)	15 (7.7%)	72 (37.1%)	17 (8.8%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	4 (2.1%)	6.2	451^st of 480 public high schools	6.0%		4.7	465^th of 476 public high schools	2.3%	14					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0					5.6	5.3	20.0	10.5		0.0	5.0	2.6	$15,568
Austin Area Learning Cntr. - Summer	Public	9-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1804	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$6,248
Austin Community Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 3rd Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1700	40	11	3.6	77.5%	19 (47.5%)	1 (2.5%)	13 (32.5%)	5 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)								(n/a)																					$30,037
I.J. Holton Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1800 4th Ave SE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1525	700	53	13.1	64.1%	303 (43.3%)	59 (8.4%)	187 (26.7%)	96 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	24 (3.4%)								(n/a)			17.2	27.9				23.0			35.9	38.5				37.3	26.2			26.2	$12,441
CLC - Pre-Kindergarten	Public	PK	401 3rd Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1700	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,795
Austin Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	301 3rd St NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 460-1830	93	3	29.7	51.6%	57 (61.3%)	5 (5.4%)	22 (23.7%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	4 (4.3%)	15.8	411^th of 480 public high schools	14.4%					(n/a)							10.0	10.0							33.3	33.3			10.0	10.0
Smec Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 438-5397	73	2	36.5	78.1%	58 (79.5%)	3 (4.1%)	10 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Reset	Public, Alternative	1-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	No	No	No	(507) 857-1160	12	0		75.0%	7 (58.3%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (25.0%)								(n/a)
SMEC Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	21697 State Highway 56	Austin	55912	Mower County	Southern Mn Education Consortium	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 857-1160	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Dominion Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 28th St NE	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 434-8667	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						15.4		7.3						14.3	30.8	23.5		0.0		5.3

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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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