Summary:
New Discoveries Montessori Academy is a single-school district in Hutchinson, Minnesota, serving 219 students in grades PK–8 and classified as an elementary school. Because it is the only school in the New Discoveries Montessori Academy district, the school and district figures are identical, so the picture below covers the whole district.
The school is improving. Its rank climbed from the 23rd percentile in 2024–25 to the 36th percentile in 2025–26, moving from 1 star to 2 stars and up 116 rank positions. Proficiency rose in all three tested subjects year over year: reading gained 6.47 points to 45.0%, math gained 4.26 points to 32.7%, and science gained 1.61 points to 22.2%. State averages dipped slightly over the same period, so the school's gaps to the state narrowed in every subject. Reading is the standout: at 45.0% it sits only 3.6 points below the state's 48.6%, and two grades beat the state outright — 6th grade at 64.7% versus 53.4%, and 4th grade at 54.2% versus 48.8%. The 6th-grade reading result is the highest proficiency figure reported anywhere in the school's file.
Math is the clear area of concern. At 32.7% overall it trails the state's 44.9% by 12.2 points, and every reported grade falls below the state — from 7th grade at 21.4% (18.9 points below) to 6th grade at 35.3% (only 4.2 points below). Science is low in absolute terms at 22.2%, but the state average is also low at 25.5%, leaving just a 3.3-point gap; the 8th-grade science result is suppressed by the state and unknown. Performance varies a lot by grade, with reading ranging from 35.7% in 7th grade to 64.7% in 6th. With 219 students, a 10.5:1 student-teacher ratio, and 59.36% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, small cohorts can cause wide swings, so grade-level results should be read with that context in mind.
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