New York Mills Public School District

New York Mills Public School District serves two schools in New York Mills, Minnesota—a small community in west-central Minnesota—an elementary school for grades PK–6 and a secondary school for grades 7–12, with a combined enrollment of 822 students. The New York Mills Public School District ranks 49th of 458 Minnesota districts, at the 89th percentile with 4 stars, and both New York Mills Elementary and New York Mills Secondary also hold 4-star ratings.

For parents comparing the two, New York Mills Elementary is the stronger school for tested proficiency. In 2025–2026 it beat the district and state in all-grade math (67.2% vs. 44.9% state), reading (59.3% vs. 48.6%), and science (28.8% vs. 25.5%). Its standout results include 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grade math and 6th-grade reading. New York Mills Secondary stands out for rank—53rd of 473 schools—plus a 92.3% graduation rate vs. 84.9% statewide and a 3.8% dropout rate vs. 4.2% statewide. However, its all-grade proficiency is below the district average in math, reading, and science, even though it shines in 7th-grade math (73.1% vs. 40.3% state) and 7th-grade reading (56.9% vs. 43.5%).

Science is the clearest shared weakness: elementary science is 28.8%, secondary science is 27.2%, and district science is 27.8%, only modestly above Minnesota’s 25.5%. The secondary school also has an uneven science picture—End of Course Science is 45.9%, but 8th-grade science is 9.4% vs. 16.7% state, and 8th-grade reading is below state. Elementary results are mostly stable, with only 3rd-grade reading slightly below state (45.3% vs. 46.8%). Secondary scores dipped slightly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, yet its rank improved from 69th to 53rd. Both schools have similar free/reduced-lunch rates and student/teacher ratios. Overall, New York Mills Public School District is high-performing, with elementary proficiency and secondary graduation/rank as its main strengths.