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Enrollment
1,468
High
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272805001228
OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH
1455 18TH ST SE, OWATONNA, MN 55060 · (507) 444-8800 · Steele County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,468 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Minnesota public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 53.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
478 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 369 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 364 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 379 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 356 | 24% |
Student demographics
42%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
60.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 SENIOR HIGH
OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,468 | 32.6% | 52.3% |
| NORTHFIELD SENIOR HIGH NORTHFIELD | 1,283 | 25.2% | 55.9% |
| Monticello Senior High MONTICELLO | 1,313 | 25.9% | 44.4% |
| BIG LAKE SENIOR HIGH BIG LAKE | 902 | 28.7% | 36.5% |
| WINONA SENIOR HIGH WINONA | 849 | 33.7% | 32.1% |
| Red Wing Senior High RED WING | 762 | 30.6% | 22.6% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #67 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #99 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #66 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,468 | #59 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #190 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #137 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #263 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #141 of 146 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,468
-54 (-4%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,220
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,468 | 83.9 | 17.5:1 | 33% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 1,494 | 84.5 | 17.7:1 | 36% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 1,475 | 79.5 | 18.6:1 | 39% (577) |
| 2020-21 | 1,522 | 81 | 18.8:1 | 29% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 1,479 | 76.2 | 19.4:1 | 31% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 1,468 | 75 | 19.6:1 | 30% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 1,605 | 80 | 20.1:1 | 25% (407) |
| 2000-01 | 1,719 | 82 | 21.0:1 | 13% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 1,220 | 65 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,479 to 1,468); teachers up 10% (76.2 to 83.9).
About OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH
OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH is a high school with a street address in OWATONNA, Minnesota. It had 1,468 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Minnesota have about 371 students on average; enrollment here is 296% higher.
OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH is part of a district of 13 schools: OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 4,890 students.
The largest group at OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH is White students, at 74%. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Steele County, the White share is about 86%. The diversity index for OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 83.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. High schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1, 1.2 fewer students per teacher than here. OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 33%.
Among Minnesota public high schools, OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH is 4.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.3% versus 47.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
The county, Steele County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $84,196 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Steele County has 24 public schools with about 6,997 students, including OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH.
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 54 students, from 1,522 to 1,468. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.8:1 to 17.5:1.
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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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,015 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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,015 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
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 505
- Roosevelt ELC1.4 mi · 32
- CHOICE Technical Academy1.6 mi · 44
- OWATONNA ECSE1.7 mi · 87
- OWATONNA ALC 9-121.7 mi · 70
- OEC ELC1.7 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About OWATONNA SENIOR HIGHHow large is OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH?
OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,468 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH serve?
OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH have?
OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH are roughly 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH in?
OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH is part of OWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.