Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Schools in Brown County, MN

New rankings! SchoolDigger recently updated its Minnesota rankings with newly released test scores for the 2025-26 school year.

Be the first to know when we post new rankings!

At a glance

Schools

5,485

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSpringfield Secondary38^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

▲

Biggest riser

Springfield Secondary up 130 spots statewide this year

◉

Smallest classes

St Mary's Catholic School K-12 8.7 students per teacher

✦

Newly ranked this year

Comfrey Elementary and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

21 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

See the top-ranked Minnesota schools →

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Comfrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	305 Ochre St W	Comfrey	56019	Brown County	Comfrey Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 877-3491	57	6	8.9	42.1%	53 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.2	356^th of 869 public elementary schools	59.0%					(n/a)	45.5		80.0					63.6	30.0			30.0	60.0		20.0					50.0	$16,323
Comfrey Secondary	Public	7-12	305 Ochre St W	Comfrey	56019	Brown County	Comfrey Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 877-3491	47	5	8.6	40.4%	43 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								45.0				8.3								25.0	$14,138
Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-4	318 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 233-3500	643	49	13.1	37.6%	553 (86.0%)	5 (0.8%)	63 (9.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	57.5	378^th of 869 public elementary schools	56.5%		57.5	398^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.4%	20	47.8	41.1						44.4					62.7	60.1						61.4	$12,386
New Ulm High School	Public	9-12	1600 Oak Street	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6400	687	38	18.1	24.7%	622 (90.5%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	79.4	80^th of 473 public high schools	83.1%		87.4	42^nd of 450 public high schools	90.7%	38							45.1	45.1			58.6	58.6							40.9	40.9	$13,014
Washington Learning Center	Public	PK-K	910 14th N St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-8300	180	15	11.7	43.9%	143 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.8%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)																					$18,074
New Ulm Middle School	Public	5-8	414 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6100	617	40	15.5	33.5%	545 (88.3%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	79	75^th of 546 public middle schools	86.3%		73.6	116^th of 519 public middle schools	77.6%	41			53.0	50.7	42.5	59.1		51.5	26.7	30.7		28.8			43.0	47.9	53.6	64.0		52.5	$11,074
New Ulm CTE Center	Public	11-12	208 North Valley Street	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Out of State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	414 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 233-6180	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sleepy Eye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County	Sleepy Eye Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 794-7905	324	25	12.8	46.0%	214 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (33.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48.6	479^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.9%		49.2	483^rd of 872 public elementary schools	44.6%	4	37.8	33.3	43.8	60.0				43.4	12.5			12.5	55.6	38.1	53.1	60.0				51.6	$11,861
Sleepy Eye Sec.	Public	7-12	400 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County	Sleepy Eye Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 794-7904	238	22	10.6	35.3%	149 (62.6%)	1 (0.4%)	80 (33.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	66.3	156^th of 473 public high schools	67.0%		50.2	256^th of 450 public high schools	43.1%	100					40.0	32.6	36.6	35.9		4.5	45.2	24.4					30.0	28.9	38.2	32.1	$13,767
Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12 S Burns	Springfield	56087	Brown County	Springfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 723-4286	339	23	14.5	44.5%	278 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	86.3	82^nd of 869 public elementary schools	90.6%		85.9	84^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.4%	2	62.9	62.8	72.9	65.2				66.3	22.9			22.9	100.0	88.6	83.3	80.4				87.3	$10,414
Springfield Secondary	Public	7-12	12 S Burns	Springfield	56087	Brown County	Springfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 723-4288	314	23	13.5	39.8%	272 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	88.3	38^th of 473 public high schools	92.0%		64.6	168^th of 450 public high schools	62.7%	130					50.0	64.3	56.9	56.7		16.4	58.6	38.1					56.1	37.0	42.2	46.1	$13,903
River Bend Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	43	7	6.1	48.8%	34 (79.1%)	1 (2.3%)	7 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	21	386^th of 473 public high schools	18.4%					(n/a)							31.3	31.6			13.0	12.0							11.1	9.5
River Bend Early Childhood Prog.	Public	PK	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8700	90	4	21.7	3.3%	58 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)
Imprints Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	30	7	4.5	46.7%	26 (86.7%)	2 (6.7%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								5.6												0.0
W.O.R.K. Program	Public	10-12	1315 S. Broadway St.	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	8	2	4.3		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
R.I.S.E. Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1217 S. Broadway St.	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8700	17	3	4.8	35.3%	14 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Raptor Program	Public, Alternative	2-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8763	15	4	3.6	33.3%	12 (80.0%)	1 (6.7%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								21.4												13.3
River Bend Alternative Learning Center Credit Recovery Prog	Public	9-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
River Bend Online Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 359-8720	23	0		52.2%	17 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cathedral High School/New Ulm Area Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-12	600 N Washington St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 233-0701	422	36	11.0		373 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)
St Anthony Elementary	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-6	514 N Washington St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 354-2928	232	9	21.7		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cathedral High School	Private, Roman Catholic	7-12	514 N Washington St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 354-2719																			(n/a)
St John's Lutheran School	Private, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	PK, KG-8	216 3rd Ave SE	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 794-6200																			(n/a)
St Mary's Catholic School K-12	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-12	104 Saint Marys St NW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 794-4121	283	29	8.7		247 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)
St Paul's Lutheran School	Private, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	PK, KG-8	126 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 354-2329	358	15	21.0		296 (82.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)
New Ulm Area Catholic Schools	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-12	514 N Washington St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 354-4511	422	35	11.3		371 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)
St Anthony Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-6	514 N Washington St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 354-2719																			(n/a)
Grace Lutheran School	Private, Other Lutheran	1-8	710 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 575-2224	13	2	5.4		13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Raphael Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-6	20 W Van Dusen St	Springfield	56087	Brown County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(507) 723-4135	83	9	6.9		59 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

SchoolDigger rankings lists for Minnesota:

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.