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Schools in Deerfield Township

Deerfield Township’s public schools

Medford Public School District and Owatonna Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deerfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Owatonna Public
Students per teacher
14.3
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,797 students on the public path
In brief

Deerfield Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Deerfield Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lincoln Elementary places highest (better than 83%); Owatonna Middle School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Deerfield Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Owatonna Middle School and Medford Secondary. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Deerfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Medford Public School District.

Two districts serve Deerfield Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Medford Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 845 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,128MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Owatonna Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 4,890 students, down 1% since 2021–22 · 14.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,325MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Medford Public School District45%
State average 51.1% · 473 students tested
Math · PK–12, Medford Public School District42%
State average 44.8% · 486 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Owatonna Public School District47%
State average 51.1% · 2334 students tested
Math · PK–12, Owatonna Public School District42%
State average 44.8% · 2212 students tested

Deerfield Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Deerfield Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Deerfield Township—Medford Public PK–12 · Owatonna Public PK–12
Meriden—Owatonna Public
Clinton Falls—Owatonna Public PK–12 · Medford Public PK–12
Blooming Grove—Waseca Public
WarsawC−Faribault Public
Medford—Medford Public

2 of the 5 neighbors share Owatonna Public with Deerfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Deerfield Township

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Deerfield Townshipin other towns
Medford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Medford
B−
466 students14:1Rate it →
McKinley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Owatonna
B−
510 students13:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Owatonna
A−
505 students14:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Owatonna
B+
468 students13:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Owatonna
C
454 students13:1Rate it →
Owatonna Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Owatonna
C
1,015 students15:1Rate it →
Medford Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Medford
C
379 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Deerfield Township’s schools

Are Deerfield Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Deerfield Township. Medford Public School District and Owatonna Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deerfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Deerfield Township in?

Medford Public School District and Owatonna Public School District.

Where do Deerfield Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Owatonna Middle School and Medford Secondary.

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What Deerfield Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.