Owatonna Senior High

Summary:

Owatonna Senior High is a public high school in Owatonna, Minnesota, serving 1,475 students in grades 9-12. The school consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance, making it a standout in the region.

Owatonna Senior High's academic achievements are particularly impressive, with 11th-grade math proficiency at 42.96%, compared to the district's 37.91% and the state's 34.99%. The school also boasts a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.3% to 92.8% over the past five years, and a steadily decreasing dropout rate, outperforming both the district and state. Notably, the school's African American students ranked 24th out of 109 Minnesota high schools in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating, indicating effective strategies for supporting diverse learners.

While Owatonna Senior High excels in many areas, it stands out even more when compared to nearby schools. The Owatonna Alternative Learning Center 9-12 and Waseca Area Learning Center have significantly lower academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and higher dropout rates. The Owatonna Online 9-12 school, on the other hand, has a higher graduation rate but lower academic proficiency rates compared to Owatonna Senior High. These comparisons highlight the exceptional performance of Owatonna Senior High within the Owatonna Public School District.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1455 18th St SE
       Owatonna, MN  55060-8888


(507) 444-8800

District: Owatonna Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
149th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,052 Help


Feeder schools for Owatonna Senior High:

Elementary:    Lincoln Elementary
    McKinley Elementary
    Washington Elementary
    Wilson Elementary
Middle:    Owatonna Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.5 Help
Number of students:  1,475

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.3%
Hispanic:
14.4%
African American:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.1% Help


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Compare Details Owatonna Senior High ranks better than 69% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.53. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Owatonna Senior High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Owatonna Senior High has the largest high school student body size in the Owatonna Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (75.3%), Hispanic (14.4%), African American (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Owatonna Senior High is 18.5, which is the 2nd best among 1 high schools in the Owatonna Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Owatonna Senior High is $13,052, which is the 2nd highest among 1 high schools in the Owatonna Public School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Owatonna Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Owatonna Senior High 149th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See Owatonna Senior High in the ranking list.)

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Owatonna Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Owatonna Public School District 253rd of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Owatonna Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Owatonna Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.16 134th 433 69.1%
2005 72.54 144th 452 68.1%
2006 58.40 234th 450 48.0%
2007 58.18 235th 463 49.2%
2008 78.61 100th 460 78.3%
2010 75.52 95th 540 82.4%
2011 72.13 142nd 545 73.9%
2012 74.44 117th 539 78.3%
2013 67.58 178th 534 66.7%
2014 63.78 198th 483 59.0%
2015 50.25 299th 504 40.7%
2016 62.70 211th 489 56.9%
2017 61.62 212th 489 56.6%
2018 64.34 200th 494 59.5%
2019 61.88 207th 492 57.9%
2021 68.69 133rd 428 68.9%
2022 58.60 212th 472 55.1%
2023 61.77 184th 476 61.3%
2024 68.53 149th 480 69.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Owatonna Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.57 58th 78 25.6%
2019 40.13 48th 85 43.5%
2022 66.29 13th 87 85.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Owatonna Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.10 101st 195 48.2%
2019 39.59 139th 220 36.8%
2021 35.35 122nd 173 29.5%
2022 23.54 185th 214 13.6%
2023 41.24 134th 216 38.0%
2024 48.99 107th 221 51.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Owatonna Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.09 219th 374 41.4%
2019 44.80 215th 370 41.9%
2021 69.15 60th 270 77.8%
2022 55.74 134th 312 57.1%
2023 48.42 202nd 393 48.6%
2024 56.82 161st 389 58.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Owatonna Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.84 252nd 395 36.2%
2019 58.16 186th 401 53.6%
2021 50.00 187th 339 44.8%
2022 50.28 216th 388 44.3%
2023 52.36 200th 396 49.5%
2024 55.07 197th 403 51.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Owatonna Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.85 132nd 398 66.8%
2019 52.22 219th 411 46.7%
2021 76.70 65th 351 81.5%
2022 55.24 186th 403 53.8%
2023 59.88 151st 398 62.1%
2024 71.03 105th 405 74.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Owatonna Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.25 47th 106 55.7%
2019 35.51 69th 103 33.0%
2021 25.36 55th 68 19.1%
2022 54.77 40th 102 60.8%
2024 70.89 24th 109 78.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Owatonna Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.18 111th 129 14.0%
2019 41.92 71st 132 46.2%
2021 62.06 31st 101 69.3%
2022 33.31 95th 135 29.6%
2023 52.57 55th 136 59.6%
2024 54.37 56th 145 61.4%
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Rank History for White students at Owatonna Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.04 168th 414 59.4%
2019 56.32 198th 412 51.9%
2021 63.85 129th 364 64.6%
2022 53.18 208th 401 48.1%
2023 55.51 179th 398 55.0%
2024 62.82 147th 402 63.4%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Owatonna Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1251 0 11 8 1 n/a n/a 0 1271
1989 1203 2 11 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1222
1990 1198 3 14 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1221
1991 1207 0 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1220
1992 1235 5 10 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1260
1993 1309 5 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1329
1994 1356 5 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1376
1995 1403 4 17 23 0 n/a n/a 0 1447
1996 1403 4 17 23 0 n/a n/a 0 1447
1998 1443 18 21 23 1 n/a n/a 0 1506
1999 1500 25 23 26 1 n/a n/a 0 1575
2000 1544 33 27 36 0 n/a n/a 0 1640
2001 1564 73 30 51 1 n/a n/a 0 1719
2002 1541 97 32 72 2 n/a n/a 0 1744
2003 1541 97 32 72 2 n/a n/a 0 1744
2004 1506 84 22 69 3 n/a n/a 0 1684
2005 1459 62 28 106 3 n/a n/a 0 1658
2006 1457 70 19 94 3 n/a n/a 0 1643
2007 1435 86 16 116 5 n/a n/a 0 1658
2008 1395 92 27 116 2 n/a n/a 0 1632
2009 1395 82 19 113 5 n/a n/a 0 1614
2010 1324 91 20 116 7 n/a n/a 0 1558
2011 1333 81 27 151 2 1 10 0 1605
2012 1283 72 26 126 1 0 9 0 1517
2013 1254 89 24 133 2 0 12 0 1514
2014 1222 94 36 144 2 1 12 0 1511
2015 1221 79 29 158 1 0 17 0 1505
2016 1179 90 21 155 2 0 21 0 1468
2017 1141 105 17 169 2 1 24 0 1459
2018 1140 120 19 172 1 0 27 0 1479
2019 1160 116 24 181 0 0 27 0 1508
2020 1144 108 23 176 0 0 35 0 1486
2021 1148 117 23 198 1 0 35 0 1522
2022 1113 112 15 220 1 0 40 0 1501
2023 1110 103 12 213 1 0 36 0 1475

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Owatonna Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1271 68.5 18.5 6.1
1989 1222 67.3 18.1 4.1
1990 1221 64.4 18.9 3.9
1991 1220 65.8 18.5 4.5
1992 1260 65.0 19.3 5.2
1993 1329 67.1 19.8 5.5
1994 1376 69.6 19.8 7.2
1995 1447 0.0 0.0 8.8
1996 1447 0.0 0.0 8.8
1998 1506 n/a 0.0 5.4
1999 1575 89.6 17.6 6.6
2000 1640 83.7 19.6 12
2001 1719 82.6 20.8 13.1
2002 1744 85.5 20.4 16.3
2003 1744 85.5 20.4 16.3
2004 1684 85.2 19.8 16.2
2005 1658 81.0 20.5 19.5
2006 1643 84.3 19.5 20.3
2007 1658 85.4 19.4 19.7
2008 1632 84.3 19.4 20.5
2009 1614 84.0 19.2 21.3
2010 1558 79.9 19.4 25.9
2011 1605 80.3 19.9 25.4
2012 1517 76.4 19.8 27.6
2013 1514 73.3 20.6 31.3
2014 1511 75.2 20.0 30.2
2015 1505 76.0 19.8 33.4
2016 1468 75.0 19.5 29.9
2017 1459 73.5 19.8 31.4
2018 1479 76.2 19.4 31
2019 1508 80.8 18.6 29.8
2020 1486 70.1 21.1 30.1
2021 1522 81.9 18.5 28.6
2022 1501 81.6 18.3 28
2023 1475 79.5 18.5 39.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Owatonna Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1271 68.5 18.5 6.1
1989 1222 67.3 18.1 4.1
1990 1221 64.4 18.9 3.9
1991 1220 65.8 18.5 4.5
1992 1260 65.0 19.3 5.2
1993 1329 67.1 19.8 5.5
1994 1376 69.6 19.8 7.2
1995 1447 0.0 0.0 8.8
1996 1447 0.0 0.0 8.8
1998 1506 n/a 0.0 5.4
1999 1575 89.6 17.6 6.6
2000 1640 83.7 19.6 12
2001 1719 82.6 20.8 13.1
2002 1744 85.5 20.4 16.3
2003 1744 85.5 20.4 16.3
2004 1684 85.2 19.8 16.2
2005 1658 81.0 20.5 19.5
2006 1643 84.3 19.5 20.3
2007 1658 85.4 19.4 19.7
2008 1632 84.3 19.4 20.5
2009 1614 84.0 19.2 21.3
2010 1558 79.9 19.4 25.9
2011 1605 80.3 19.9 25.4
2012 1517 76.4 19.8 27.6
2013 1514 73.3 20.6 31.3
2014 1511 75.2 20.0 30.2
2015 1505 76.0 19.8 33.4
2016 1468 75.0 19.5 29.9
2017 1459 73.5 19.8 31.4
2018 1479 76.2 19.4 31
2019 1508 80.8 18.6 29.8
2020 1486 70.1 21.1 30.1
2021 1522 81.9 18.5 28.6
2022 1501 81.6 18.3 28
2023 1475 79.5 18.5 39.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Owatonna Senior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,052

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Owatonna Senior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 207th of 492 High schoolsRanks 184th of 476 High schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Reading (Owatonna Senior High)60.655.5
 5.1%
   10th Grade Reading (Owatonna Public School District)59.453.8
 5.6%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (Owatonna Senior High)52.537.2
 15.2%
   11th Grade Math (Owatonna Public School District)5033.8
 16.3%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (Owatonna Senior High)42.732.6
 10.1%
   End of Course Science (Owatonna Public School District)40.530
 10.6%
   End of Course Science (Minnesota)54.441.8
 12.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15081475
 2.2%
African American116103
 11.2%
American Indian01
Asian2412
 50%
Hispanic181213
 17.7%
Pacific Islander00
White11601110
 4.3%
Two or More Races2736
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.8%39.1%
 9.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Owatonna Senior High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,475 students attended Owatonna Senior High.

Students at Owatonna Senior High are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Owatonna Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : McKinley Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Elementary : Wilson Elementary
Middle : Owatonna Middle School

Owatonna Senior High ranks 149th of 480 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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