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Schools in Okabena

Okabena’s public schools

Heron Lake-Okabena School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Okabena. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 1% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
260 students on the public path
In brief

Okabena’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Okabena’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Heron Lake-Okabena Elementary places highest (better than 36%); Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary lowest (15%). 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 Okabena, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Heron Lake-Okabena Elementaryin Heron LakeC+
7–12Heron Lake-Okabena SecondaryHeron Lake-Okabena School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Heron Lake-Okabena 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.

Heron Lake-Okabena School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 260 students, down 19% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,300MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 51.1% · 140 students tested
Math17%
State average 44.8% · 130 students tested

Okabena vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Okabena—Heron Lake-Okabena

Every school in Okabena

3 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).

District schools in Okabenaby address
Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary
High · Grades 7–12
C−
137 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Okabenain other towns
Heron Lake-Okabena Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Heron Lake
C+
123 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Johns Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades K–6
Private · Religious
11 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Okabena’s schools

Are Okabena’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Okabena. Heron Lake-Okabena School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Okabena. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Okabena in?

Heron Lake-Okabena School District.

Where do Okabena kids go to high school?

Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary.

Are there private schools in Okabena?

Yes: St. Johns Lutheran School (grades K–6, 11 students).

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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.