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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Across Otter Tail County, Minnesota, 20 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. PERHAM SENIOR HIGH leads the list at 69.3%, against a median of 54.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Top % Proficient (Reading)

69.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

54.8%

BEST IN READING · OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	PERHAM SENIOR HIGH	PERHAM, MN	PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	529	69.3%	—
2	BATTLE LAKE ELEMENTARY	BATTLE LAKE, MN	BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	230	66.9%	—
3	Kennedy High School	FERGUS FALLS, MN	Fergus Falls Public School District	High	714	64.8%	—
4	Cleveland Elementary	FERGUS FALLS, MN	Fergus Falls Public School District	Elementary	361	61.5%	—
5	Kennedy Middle School	FERGUS FALLS, MN	Fergus Falls Public School District	Middle	558	61.3%	—
6	NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY	NEW YORK MILLS, MN	NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	Elementary	460	60.5%	—
7	HENNING ELEMENTARY	HENNING, MN	HENNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	210	59.6%	—
8	BATTLE LAKE SECONDARY	BATTLE LAKE, MN	BATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	184	56.6%	—
9	UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY	UNDERWOOD, MN	UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	282	56.0%	—
10	PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE	PERHAM, MN	PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	526	55.6%	—
11	PARKERS PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY	PARKERS PRAIRIE, MN	PARKERS PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	Elementary	251	54.0%	—
12	Adams Elementary	FERGUS FALLS, MN	Fergus Falls Public School District	Elementary	254	53.7%	—
13	NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY	NEW YORK MILLS, MN	NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	High	362	52.0%	—
14	PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY	PELICAN RAPIDS, MN	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	High	374	51.7%	—
15	McKinley Elementary	FERGUS FALLS, MN	Fergus Falls Public School District	Elementary	249	51.5%	—
16	HENNING SECONDARY	HENNING, MN	HENNING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	171	48.8%	—
17	VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PELICAN RAPIDS, MN	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	Elementary	468	48.8%	—
18	HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY	PERHAM, MN	PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	578	46.1%	—
19	UNDERWOOD SECONDARY	UNDERWOOD, MN	UNDERWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	272	39.8%	—
20	PARKERS PRAIRIE SECONDARY	PARKERS PRAIRIE, MN	PARKERS PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	High	280	38.1%	—

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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