Minnesota New Country School

The Minnesota New Country School district in Minnesota contains two schools: Minnesota New Country School, a high school serving grades 7–12 with 136 students, and Minnesota New Country Elementary, serving grades K–6 with 81 students, for a combined enrollment of 217. The district overall ranks 370 out of 458 schools, at the 19th percentile with 1 star. The high school has shown stronger rank history in the last two years (46th percentile in 2024–2025, 34th percentile in 2025–2026, both 2 stars), while the elementary school remains at 1 star (23rd percentile in 2025–2026).

Comparing the two schools, the elementary school outperformed the high school in 2025–2026 all-grades math (29.4% vs. 13.8%) and reading (42.0% vs. 22.7%), though both remain below state averages (44.9% math, 48.6% reading). Science is the relative bright spot: the high school’s End-of-Course science score of 38.1% exceeded the state’s 35%, and the elementary school’s 2024–2025 science score of 33.33% was above state (26.15%). Reading is highly inconsistent—the high school dropped from 43.84% in 2024–2025 to 22.7% in 2025–2026, while the elementary rose from 25.0% to 42.0%. The high school’s graduation rate is 75.0% (state 84.9%) and dropout rate is 7.1% (state 4.2%).

For parents, note that small cohorts—136 high school students across grades 7–12 and 81 elementary students across K–6—make grade-level percentages volatile. Suppressed values (—) mean the state did not report data, not that the score is zero. The high school’s 8th grade shows stark gaps in 2025–2026: math 5.3%, reading 22.2%, science 0%, versus state 42.3%, 50.0%, and 16.7%. Its 7th grade is relatively stronger (math 26.7%, reading 33.3%). The elementary school’s 6th-grade reading (47.4%) is a standout, close to the state’s 53.4%. Overall, the district is below average, with math as the clearest weakness and science as a relative strength; reading varies greatly year to year.