For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 158 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 15% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
999 Schools
# Students
290 Students
272,844 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
17,802 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Heron Lake-Okabena School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 520 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#422 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
41%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.59
% American Indian
3%
2%
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
19%
11%
% Black
1%
12%
% White
74%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,062 is higher than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,379 is less than the state median of $18,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,062
$17,860
Spending / Student
$17,379
$18,585
Best Heron Lake-Okabena School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Heron Lake-okabena Secondary
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
124 N Minnesota Ave
Okabena, MN 56161
(507) 853-4507
Okabena, MN 56161
(507) 853-4507
Gr: 7-12 | 158 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
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