Best Public Schools in Steele 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
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	747 Havana Rd	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8100	609	38	16.1	36.0%	502 (82.4%)	11 (1.8%)	71 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	63	339^th of 881 public elementary schools	61.5%		68.9	266^th of 845 public elementary schools	68.5%	73	71.6	72.0	54.3					65.7	50.5	49.5	58.1					52.8	30.2			30.2	$11,280
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 22nd St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8200	483	36	13.5	44.9%	302 (62.5%)	74 (15.3%)	84 (17.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	60.5	368^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.2%		47.8	508^th of 845 public elementary schools	39.9%	140	47.1	67.0	48.2					55.4	41.2	49.0	74.1					55.0	42.0			42.0	$11,896
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	66	15.2	45.6%	720 (70.9%)	69 (6.8%)	172 (16.9%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (3.8%)	57.2	221^st of 545 public middle schools	59.4%		56.8	213^th of 529 public middle schools	59.7%	8				39.9	47.5	37.9		41.9				51.3	45.4	39.6		45.4		22.4		22.4	$12,167
Owatonna Senior High	Public	9-12	1455 18th St SE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8800	1,494	84	17.6	35.5%	1,110 (74.3%)	105 (7.0%)	218 (14.6%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.3%)	68.5	149^th of 480 public high schools	69.0%		61.8	184^th of 476 public high schools	61.3%	35							43.0	43.0							54.3	54.3			41.1	41.1	$13,052
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	423 14th St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8300	484	38	12.6	44.2%	383 (79.1%)	15 (3.1%)	55 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	57.6	413^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.1%		65.2	304^th of 845 public elementary schools	64.0%	109	74.4	54.0	42.5					57.4	48.8	44.7	58.8					50.8	37.5			37.5	$12,662
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Meadow Ln	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8400	560	33	16.8	67.9%	294 (52.5%)	60 (10.7%)	160 (28.6%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.5%)	31.8	643^rd of 881 public elementary schools	27.0%		28.7	631^st of 845 public elementary schools	25.3%	12	50.0	43.2	26.8					40.0	44.1	33.3	42.3					39.6	25.4			25.4	$13,994
Owatonna Ecse	Public	PK	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8040	107	16	6.6	63.6%	84 (78.5%)	7 (6.5%)	14 (13.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)																					$3,535
Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12	Public	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8000	90	12	7.6	71.1%	40 (44.4%)	11 (12.2%)	31 (34.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)								(n/a)							0.0	0.0													$18,454
Owatonna Summer School 9-12	Public	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$9,614
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 Night School	Public	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$3,535
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) 444-8008	58	0		84.5%	6 (10.3%)	47 (81.0%)	4 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)	27.3							29.4	9.1							35.3
Owatonna Online 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	338 E Main St	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 444-8008	66	0		51.5%	43 (65.2%)	7 (10.6%)	11 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.5%)	6.1	452^nd of 480 public high schools	5.8%					(n/a)															25.0	25.0			0.0	0.0
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	29	0		58.6%	9 (31.0%)	18 (62.1%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	34.1	367^th of 545 public middle schools	32.7%		27.6	399^th of 529 public middle schools	24.6%	32					8.7	25.0		14.3					27.3	50.0		35.3		33.3		33.3
CHOICE Technical Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	315 South Grove Ave	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Technical Academies Of Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 400-4009	44	1	43.1	75.0%	26 (59.1%)	1 (2.3%)	13 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)								(n/a)							9.1	5.0								18.8					$18,679
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	491	33	14.7	40.5%	403 (82.1%)	2 (0.4%)	76 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	49	503^rd of 881 public elementary schools	42.9%		49.3	493^rd of 845 public elementary schools	41.7%	10	59.4	41.4	41.3	42.7				46.1	44.3	45.8	50.0	45.6				46.5	41.3			41.3	$9,456
Medford Secondary	Public	7-12	750 2nd Ave SE	Medford	55049	Steele County	Medford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 214-6302	399	21	19.0	39.3%	316 (79.2%)	3 (0.8%)	67 (16.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	36.5	328^th of 480 public high schools	31.7%		29.1	367^th of 476 public high schools	22.9%	39					28.6	18.0	23.8	23.0					33.3	20.5	29.0	27.1		9.1	41.5	20.3	$10,855
Nrheg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 School St	Ellendale	56026	Steele County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 684-3181	358	31	11.4	46.4%	321 (89.7%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	52.4	463^rd of 881 public elementary schools	47.4%		48.3	502^nd of 845 public elementary schools	40.6%	39	64.5	47.5	61.1					57.7	50.0	28.8	57.4					45.1	35.2			35.2	$11,190
Blooming Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	123 2nd St NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 583-4426	342	31	11.1	41.5%	322 (94.2%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	77.2	170^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.7%		67.3	277^th of 845 public elementary schools	67.2%	107	81.4	65.2						73.4	55.7	55.7						55.7					$10,091
Blooming Prairie High School	Public	7-12	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 583-4426	380	25	15.4	38.4%	355 (93.4%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	58.8	216^th of 480 public high schools	55.0%		62.1	180^th of 476 public high schools	62.2%	36					41.4	56.7	18.0	40.6					48.6	59.7	53.3	53.8		38.8	48.3	43.3	$12,290
Blooming Prairie Intermediate School	Public	5-6	202 4th Ave NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 583-4426	142	8	18.3	46.5%	135 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)			53.6	33.3				43.3			71.0	54.2				62.4	47.8			47.8

Best Public Schools in Steele County, MN

Blooming Prairie Elementary

Owatonna Senior High

Lincoln Elementary

McKinley Elementary

Blooming Prairie High School

Washington Elementary

Owatonna Middle School

Nrheg Elementary

Medford Elementary

Medford Secondary

Owatonna Online 7-8

Wilson Elementary

Owatonna Online 9-12

Blooming Prairie Intermediate School

CHOICE Technical Academy

Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12

Owatonna Ecse

Owatonna Night School

Owatonna Online K-6

Owatonna Summer School 6-8

Owatonna Summer School 9-12

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