was named the #1 public high school in MN and 370th best nationwide. Dr. Amy Steiner, is currently serving as the principal of Orono High School. She succeeded David Benson. The high school had 950 students in the school year 2019-2020. 91 percent of the student body was of Caucasian descent with the remaining 9 percent being of American Indian/Alaskan, Asian, Black, Greek and Hispanic descent, scoring 0.19% on the diversity of scale. 5% of the student body is eligible for free or reduced lunch. The school's graduation rate is 94%, with 99% of graduates enrolled in post-secondary education. The school has 51 teachers and an average class size of 18 with a student-teacher ratio of 19:1. The school's academic teams consist of: Debate Team, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), History Club, Literary Magazine, Math Team, Mock Trial, National Honor Society, Newspaper, Quiz Bowl team, Science Team, Speech Team, Thought Process Committee, Student Senate, and the Yearbook Photoshop team. The school has three bands: concert band, symphonic band, and wind ensemble, as well as a jazz band, a pit orchestra, ukulele band, marching band and pep band. The school also has four choirs: men's chorale, treble choir, concert choir, and the Four Peters. The drama department puts on three theatrical works a year: a fall musical, a winter one-act play, and a spring play. Orono is a member of the Wright County Conference and Minnesota State High School League. The girls' soccer team won the state title game in 2009, defeating the Blake School, and placed 2nd in 2017, 2018, and 2019, losing all three times to Mahtomedi Senior High. The boys' golf team won three consecutive state titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2011, the Orono Boys Basketball team won the Class 3A State Championship, defeating Columbia Heights. The Orono Girls Swim Team's 200 medley relay won first place at the state championship meet in November 2016 and earned an All-American consideration time. Orono has also just introduced a brand new Esports team into the district. Orono Middle School Orono Middle School (OMS) is the newest school in the district. It was built in 2000 and houses grades 6 through 8. The principal of OMS is Dr. Patricia Wroten and the associate principal is Kimberly Van Eyll. 697 students attended OMS in the 2019-2020 school year, with a student to teacher ratio of 17:1. The average class