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Elementary Schools in New Ulm Public School District

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At a glance

DistrictNew Ulm Public School District77^th of 446 Minnesota districtsFull district overview →

Schools

823

Students

Top rankedJefferson Elementary398^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Jefferson Elementary up 106 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The New Ulm Public School District in Minnesota is home to two elementary schools: Jefferson Elementary and Washington Learning Center. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, providing a strong foundation for their academic journey.

Jefferson Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in the district, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on the MCA-III assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 60.92% of Jefferson Elementary students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 56.33% for the district and 45.21% for the state. In Reading, 44% of Jefferson Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 50.64% for the district and 49.59% for the state. Additionally, Jefferson Elementary has consistently ranked higher among Minnesota elementary schools, reaching as high as 398th out of 872 in the 2024-2025 school year.

In contrast, Washington Learning Center has a lower performance, with its highest statewide ranking being 410th out of 826 in the 2013-2014 school year. The school also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (42.11%) compared to Jefferson Elementary (42.63%). This suggests that the New Ulm Public School District may need to investigate the factors contributing to the lower performance at Washington Learning Center and implement targeted interventions to support student learning.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)			MCA-III Reading (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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	398^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.4%		48.9	504^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.8%	106	61.8	60.0	60.9	45.9	41.9	44.0	$12,386
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
River Bend Education District	0.99 mi	8
Sleepy Eye Public School District	13.05 mi	2	269^th
Nicollet Public School District	13.88 mi	3	94^th
GFW Public Schools	16.09 mi	4	276^th
Madelia Public School District	17.76 mi	2	298^th

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

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