Best Public Schools in Otter Tail County, Minnesota & Rankings

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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
Adams Elementary	Public	1-2	301 West Bancroft Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	281	16	18.0	48.8%	257 (91.5%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)								(n/a)																					$9,229
Cleveland Elementary	Public	2-4	919 Northern Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	369	24	15.5	47.2%	320 (86.7%)	8 (2.2%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.0%)	78.8	155^th of 881 public elementary schools	82.4%		80.5	132^nd of 845 public elementary schools	84.4%	23	74.2	74.2						74.2	56.0	56.5						56.3					$9,545
Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	601 Randolph Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	685	54	12.6	33.1%	599 (87.4%)	12 (1.8%)	27 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	83.3	56^th of 480 public high schools	88.3%		83	60^th of 476 public high schools	87.4%	4							42.9	42.9							61.6	61.6			56.6	56.6	$21,254
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	724 W Laurel St	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 998-0544	242	17	14.2	48.3%	204 (84.3%)	6 (2.5%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.3%)								(n/a)																					$8,145
Fergus Falls Area Learning Center	Public	5-12	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	102	7	15.2	66.7%	72 (70.6%)	5 (4.9%)	10 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	11 (10.8%)	15.2	414^th of 480 public high schools	13.8%		34	344^th of 476 public high schools	27.7%	70							12.5	12.5							29.4	29.4			10.0	10.0	$11,105
iQ Academy 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	242	23	10.4	51.7%	170 (70.2%)	29 (12.0%)	12 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.3%)	41.1	307^th of 480 public high schools	36.0%		34.1	342^nd of 476 public high schools	28.2%	35							3.6	3.6							52.5	52.5			32.3	32.3	$9,815
Kennedy Middle School	Public	5-8	601 Randolph Ave E	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	769	34	22.8	43.0%	671 (87.3%)	15 (2.0%)	36 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.5%)	91.2	25^th of 545 public middle schools	95.4%		87.6	36^th of 529 public middle schools	93.2%	11			54.2	51.1	60.5	70.8		59.3			65.0	71.2	66.9	62.1		66.2	68.0	50.8		59.0	$3,176
Shared Time School	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 Randolph Avenue	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0544	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$2,419
iQ Academy 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	101	0		59.4%	65 (64.4%)	11 (10.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (19.8%)	45.4	299^th of 545 public middle schools	45.1%		36.4	351^st of 529 public middle schools	33.6%	52				40.0	30.0	7.9		22.7				50.0	53.3	45.0		48.9		17.7		17.7
iQ Academy K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	340 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 998-0544	147	0		68.7%	84 (57.1%)	25 (17.0%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.6%)	22.9	710^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.4%		36.5	595^th of 845 public elementary schools	29.6%	115	33.3	20.0						26.5	43.8	18.2						30.6
Fergus Falls Ec/Elementary Sp Educational	Public	PK, KG-4	518 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Area Sp. Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0935	4	0			4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Fergus Falls Elementary Sp Educational 5-8	Public	5-8	518 Friberg Ave	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Fergus Falls Area Sp. Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(218) 998-0935	7	0			5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Perham Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	800 Coney Street West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-6502	37	2	24.1	70.3%	27 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0													$14,714
Heart Of The Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	810 2nd Ave SW	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 346-5437	575	45	12.9	47.3%	457 (79.5%)	10 (1.7%)	66 (11.5%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	53.7	448^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.1%		50.6	478^th of 845 public elementary schools	43.4%	30	55.0	57.6						56.4	46.9	44.0						45.3					$12,045
Perham Senior High	Public	9-12	800 Coney Street West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-6500	505	27	17.3	35.6%	411 (81.4%)	7 (1.4%)	57 (11.3%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	84.1	52^nd of 480 public high schools	89.2%		86.9	43^rd of 476 public high schools	91.0%	9							49.0	49.0							58.7	58.7			57.8	57.8	$11,207
Prairie Wind Middle	Public	5-8	480 Coney St West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-1700	515	26	20.0	37.5%	428 (83.1%)	11 (2.1%)	45 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	73.7	117^th of 545 public middle schools	78.5%		72.5	108^th of 529 public middle schools	79.6%	9			27.6	36.2	52.9	39.2		39.4			55.3	59.8	55.4	56.6		56.8	45.1	37.8		41.1	$11,059
Lakes Country Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1814 1st Ave N	Fergus Falls	56537	Otter Tail County	Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(218) 739-3273	20	6	3.3	70.0%	14 (70.0%)	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)								(n/a)
Underwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 826-6101	289	23	12.4	43.9%	266 (92.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	63.6	331^st of 881 public elementary schools	62.4%		55.3	419^th of 845 public elementary schools	50.4%	88	73.5	59.1	42.9	46.5				54.1	52.9	43.2	71.4	62.8				58.2	34.7			34.7	$9,506
Underwood Secondary	Public	5-12	100 Southern Ave E	Underwood	56586	Otter Tail County	Underwood Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 826-6101	279	16	16.9	40.9%	263 (94.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	72.1	129^th of 480 public high schools	73.1%		40.8	308^th of 476 public high schools	35.3%	179					36.4	50.0	37.7	41.5					38.6	48.0	64.4	50.4		30.0	39.5	34.4	$11,603
New York Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 385-4201	443	29	15.2	51.2%	414 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	78	162^nd of 881 public elementary schools	81.6%		68.6	268^th of 845 public elementary schools	68.3%	106	72.2	79.0	61.5	45.3				65.5	59.7	57.9	62.0	57.8				59.2	63.5			63.5	$9,458
New York Mills Secondary	Public	7-12	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 385-4211	340	21	16.0	48.2%	320 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	88.8	30^th of 480 public high schools	93.8%		75	97^th of 476 public high schools	79.6%	67					57.9	52.7	56.9	55.5					50.0	46.0	63.5	52.2		37.8	56.9	45.6	$12,055
Parkers Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	518 S McCornell	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 338-4079	256	19	13.2	36.7%	247 (96.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	58.5	395^th of 881 public elementary schools	55.2%		60.8	360^th of 845 public elementary schools	57.4%	35	60.0	50.0	50.0	51.1				52.6	53.3	45.8	55.9	42.6				48.9	47.1			47.1	$13,211
Parkers Prairie Secondary	Public	7-12	411 S Otter Ave	Parkers Prairie	56361	Otter Tail County	Parkers Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 338-6011	285	15	19.5	29.8%	272 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	53.3	241^st of 480 public high schools	49.8%		68.5	140^th of 476 public high schools	70.6%	101					43.6	47.1	33.3	42.1					33.3	46.2	50.0	43.9		28.0	31.8	29.8	$13,060
Viking Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Viking Dr	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 863-2911	460	41	11.3	60.7%	236 (51.3%)	46 (10.0%)	156 (33.9%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	52	470^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.7%		45.8	523^rd of 845 public elementary schools	38.1%	53	52.2	62.8	54.2	33.9				50.4	41.8	43.1	57.6	37.3				44.9	47.5			47.5	$11,438
Pelican Rapids Secondary	Public	7-12	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	405	28	14.4	56.3%	216 (53.3%)	35 (8.6%)	124 (30.6%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	43.1	295^th of 480 public high schools	38.5%		39.2	315^th of 476 public high schools	33.8%	20					37.3	44.1	17.2	32.7					56.9	50.9	48.4	51.7		27.1	33.9	30.5	$14,018
Pelican Rapids Alt Learning Center	Public	9-12	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$5,460
Pelican Rapids Alt Center Mid-Level	Public	7-8	310 S Broadway	Pelican Rapids	56572	Otter Tail County	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 863-5910	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$5,460
Henning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 583-2927	224	16	13.6	53.6%	204 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	76.8	173^rd of 881 public elementary schools	80.4%		66.7	287^th of 845 public elementary schools	66.0%	114	71.0	75.8	64.3	41.9				63.3	64.5	57.6	78.6	51.6				60.6	64.3			64.3	$11,751
Henning Secondary	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 583-2927	158	10	15.8	44.3%	143 (90.5%)	3 (1.9%)	6 (3.8%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	73.4	118^th of 480 public high schools	75.4%		67.7	145^th of 476 public high schools	69.5%	27					17.1	28.6	35.0	25.3					40.0	53.6	66.7	53.5		14.3	41.7	29.7	$13,709
Battle Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	402 Summit St W	Battle Lake	56515	Otter Tail County	Battle Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 864-5217	224	17	13.3	44.6%	200 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	86	79^th of 881 public elementary schools	91.0%		86.7	74^th of 845 public elementary schools	91.2%	5	83.3	70.4	48.2	62.5				67.5	75.0	55.6	74.1	79.2				71.1	74.1			74.1	$10,997
Battle Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	402 Summit St W	Battle Lake	56515	Otter Tail County	Battle Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 864-5215	189	11	17.8	35.4%	167 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	84.6	48^th of 480 public high schools	90.0%		85.9	50^th of 476 public high schools	89.5%	2					50.0	45.7	33.3	43.5					46.7	52.8	71.0	56.7		28.6	64.5	45.5	$12,379

Best Public Schools in Otter Tail County, MN

Kennedy Middle School

New York Mills Secondary

Battle Lake Elementary

Battle Lake Secondary

Perham Senior High

Kennedy High School

Cleveland Elementary

New York Mills Elementary

Henning Elementary

Prairie Wind Middle

Henning Secondary

Underwood Secondary

Underwood Elementary

Parkers Prairie Elementary

Heart Of The Lake Elementary

Parkers Prairie Secondary

Viking Elementary School

iQ Academy 6-8

Pelican Rapids Secondary

iQ Academy 9-12

iQ Academy K-5

Fergus Falls Area Learning Center

Adams Elementary

Fergus Falls Ec/Elementary Sp Educational

Fergus Falls Elementary Sp Educational 5-8

Lakes Country Academy

McKinley Elementary

Pelican Rapids Alt Center Mid-Level

Pelican Rapids Alt Learning Center

Perham Area Learning Center

Shared Time School

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