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Schools in Otisco Township

Otisco Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 11% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Waseca Public
Students per teacher
14.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,471 students on the public path
In brief

Otisco Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Otisco Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Nrheg Elementary places highest (better than 51%); Nrheg Secondary lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Otisco Township, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Nrheg Secondary and Waseca Junior 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 Otisco Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

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

Two districts serve Otisco Township

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

NRHEG School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 762 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,429MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Waseca Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,752 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,143MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, NRHEG School District45%
State average 51.1% · 397 students tested
Math · PK–12, NRHEG School District39%
State average 44.8% · 380 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Waseca Public School District44%
State average 51.1% · 840 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waseca Public School District37%
State average 44.8% · 859 students tested

Otisco Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Otisco Township—NRHEG PK–12 · Waseca Public PK–12
WoodvilleC+Waseca Public
Lemond—Owatonna Public PK–12 · NRHEG PK–12
Wilton—Waseca Public PK–12 · NRHEG PK–12 · Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton PK–12
New Richland—NRHEG

3 of the 4 neighbors share NRHEG with Otisco Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Otisco Township

4 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 Otisco Townshipin other towns
Hartley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Waseca
C+
429 students15:1Rate it →
Nrheg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellendale
B−
354 students11:1Rate it →
Nrheg Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · New Richland
C
408 students15:1Rate it →
Waseca Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Waseca
C
280 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Otisco Township’s schools

Are Otisco Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Otisco Township. NRHEG School District and Waseca Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Otisco Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Otisco Township in?

NRHEG School District and Waseca Public School District.

Where do Otisco Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Nrheg Secondary and Waseca Junior High.

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What Otisco 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.