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Schools in Meriden Township

Meriden Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,420 students on the public path
In brief

Meriden Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Meriden Township’s 6 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

Four elementary schools serve Meriden Township, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Owatonna Senior High. 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 Meriden Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–8Owatonna Middle Schoolin OwatonnaC
9–12Owatonna Senior Highin OwatonnaA−

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

The district

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

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

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 2334 students tested
Math42%
State average 44.8% · 2212 students tested

Meriden Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Meriden Township—Owatonna Public
Deerfield—Medford Public PK–12 · Owatonna Public PK–12
Owatonna—Owatonna Public
Lemond—Owatonna Public PK–12 · NRHEG PK–12
WoodvilleC+Waseca Public

3 of the 4 neighbors share Owatonna Public with Meriden Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Meriden Township

6 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 Meriden Townshipin other towns
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 →
Owatonna Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Owatonna
A−
1,468 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Meriden Township’s schools

Are Meriden Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Meriden Township. Owatonna Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Meriden Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Meriden Township in?

Owatonna Public School District.

Where do Meriden Township kids go to high school?

Owatonna Senior High.

Parents talk

What Meriden 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.