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Enrollment
1,015
Middle
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272805001227
Owatonna Middle School
500 15TH ST NE, OWATONNA, MN 55060 · (507) 444-8700 · Steele County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,015 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Minnesota public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
433 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 349 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 326 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 340 | 33% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Owatonna Middle School
Owatonna Middle School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owatonna Middle School this school | 1,015 | 42.7% | 40.8% |
| St. Peter Middle School SAINT PETER | 617 | 39.2% | 44.8% |
| WINONA MIDDLE WINONA | 665 | 44.5% | 30.0% |
| Highview Middle School NEW BRIGHTON | 823 | 39.1% | 46.0% |
| Justice Page Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 1,020 | 35.7% | 47.9% |
| Willow Creek Middle School ROCHESTER | 864 | 35.5% | 36.9% |
Matched among Minnesota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Owatonna Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #119 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #121 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #132 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,015 | #37 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #49 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #110 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #90 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #79 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,015
-83 (-8%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,015 | 67.9 | 14.9:1 | 43% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 1,015 | 66.4 | 15.3:1 | 46% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 999 | 63.5 | 15.7:1 | 49% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 1,098 | 64 | 17.2:1 | 41% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 1,120 | 63.9 | 17.5:1 | 42% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 35% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 35% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 21% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 38 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owatonna Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,120 to 1,015); teachers up 6% (63.9 to 67.9).
About Owatonna Middle School
Owatonna Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Minnesota, with an address in OWATONNA. The school serves 1,015 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students.
Owatonna Middle School belongs to OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 13 schools and 4,890 students.
Roughly 70% of students at Owatonna Middle School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 86%. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1 at Owatonna Middle School, with 67.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 14.9:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 43% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Steele County average 41%.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, Owatonna Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Owatonna Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.8%; the prediction is 42.1%.
Steele County census figures show that the median household income is $84,196, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Steele County is home to 24 public schools and about 6,997 public school students.
The closest other public school is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY, about 0.2 miles away. Owatonna Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Enrollment dropped 8% from its 2020-21 level of 1,098. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.2:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
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Steele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,439
Census ACS
Median income
$84,196
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- OWATONNA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,468 students
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 505 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 468 students
- WILSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 454 students
- Owatonna Online 9-12High · 136 students
Other schools in OWATONNA
- OWATONNA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,468 students
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 505 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 468 students
- WILSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 454 students
- Owatonna Online 9-12High · 136 students
Nearby schools
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 468
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 510
- OWATONNA ECSE1.1 mi · 87
- OEC ELC1.1 mi · 109
- Owatonna Online 9-121.1 mi · 136
- Owatonna Online 7-81.1 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Owatonna Middle SchoolHow many students attend Owatonna Middle School?
Owatonna Middle School enrolls approximately 1,015 students in grades 06-08.
Is Owatonna Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owatonna Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Owatonna Middle School have?
Owatonna Middle School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Owatonna Middle School?
Owatonna Middle School reports a student body of 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Owatonna Middle School in?
Owatonna Middle School is part of OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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