For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 185 students in Heron Lake-Okabena School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Heron Lake-Okabena School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 37% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
979 Schools
# Students
324 Students
278,012 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
16,641 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Heron Lake-Okabena School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 508 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#386 out of 516 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
53%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.58
# American Indian Students
8 Students
5,811 Students
% American Indian Students
3%
2%
# Asian Students
4 Students
19,477 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
61 Students
29,245 Students
% Hispanic Students
19%
10%
# Black Students
4 Students
32,997 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
239 Students
174,439 Students
% White Students
74%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
275 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
15,838 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
10
1,132
# Students in K Grade:
16
2,988
# Students in 1st Grade:
19
3,151
# Students in 2nd Grade:
18
3,361
# Students in 3rd Grade:
22
3,520
# Students in 4th Grade:
13
3,677
# Students in 5th Grade:
17
11,199
# Students in 6th Grade:
24
52,302
# Students in 7th Grade:
24
65,392
# Students in 8th Grade:
30
67,133
# Students in 9th Grade:
27
15,931
# Students in 10th Grade:
41
15,349
# Students in 11th Grade:
21
15,155
# Students in 12th Grade:
42
17,722
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,167 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,887. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,556 is less than the state median of $18,614. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,167
$17,887
Spending / Student
$15,556
$18,614
Best Heron Lake-Okabena School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Heron Lake-okabena Secondary
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
124 N Minnesota Ave
Okabena, MN 56161
(507) 853-4507
Okabena, MN 56161
(507) 853-4507
Grades: 7-12
| 185 students
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