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Minnesota New Country School

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Minnesota New Country School ranks 314 th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 34% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Minnesota New Country School is a small public school in Henderson, MN, serving 136 students in grades 7–12 — a wider grade span than most nearby high schools, which typically serve grades 9–12. Its 2025–2026 school rank is 314th of 473 Minnesota schools (34th percentile, 2 stars), while the Minnesota New Country School district ranks 370th of 458 (19th percentile, 1 star). The student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was 8.2, much lower than St. Peter High School (19) or Belle Plaine Senior High (21.2), and 33.09% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch.

Math is the school's clearest and most persistent weak spot. All-grade math proficiency was 13.8% in 2025–2026, compared with 44.9% statewide, and has been low for several years (12.5% in 2024–2025, 1.96% in 2023–2024). Nearly every nearby comprehensive high school did better, including Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High at 54.5% and Sibley East-Arlington Senior High at 34.8%. Reading has been up and down: 43.84% in 2024–2025, then 22.7% in 2025–2026, when 10th-grade reading was just 9.1% against 42.5% statewide. Science is more mixed — 20.5% across all grades, but end-of-course science was 38.1%, above the state's 35%.

Graduation and dropout results are mixed. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 75.0%, below the state's 84.9% and below St. Peter (95.1%), Belle Plaine (93.9%), and Le Sueur-Henderson (93.8%), though above Edvisions Off Campus School (70.0%). The dropout rate was 7.1%, above the state's 4.2% but better than Sibley East (8.2%) and Edvisions (10.0%). Overall, this is a small school with small classes and a free/reduced-lunch rate similar to nearby districts, but with lower math, reading, and graduation outcomes than most nearby comprehensive high schools.

136

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,031

Per pupil spending ?

33.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

210 Main St
Henderson, MN 56044-0488

(507) 248-3353

District: Minnesota New Country School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (75% vs 85%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

464^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

314^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

370^th of 458Minnesota New Country School among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	464 of 546	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	406 of 519	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	529 of 545	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	435 of 529	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	347 of 520	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	371 of 521	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	461 of 533	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	354 of 518	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	345 of 523	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	323 of 508	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.6	384 of 516	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	450 of 490	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	45.2	295 of 488	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.2	371 of 469	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.5	327 of 478	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	279 of 454	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	5.9	387 of 409	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	371 of 403	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	345 of 406	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.9	343 of 387	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	263 of 450	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	295 of 455	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	365 of 439	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	401 of 436	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	33.7	319 of 459	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	388 of 483	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	438 of 452	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	479 of 479	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	433 of 464	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	429 of 476	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	436 of 454	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	422 of 435	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	393 of 415	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	437 of 440	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	412 of 436	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	390 of 438	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	358 of 422	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	415 of 428	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	374 of 428	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	314 of 473	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	241 of 450	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	358 of 480	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	387 of 476	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	383 of 472	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	419 of 428	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	358 of 492	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	399 of 494	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	403 of 489	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	360 of 489	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.3	312 of 504	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	298 of 483	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.3	374 of 534	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.3	383 of 539	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	405 of 545	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.6	310 of 540	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.9	341 of 460	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.7	225 of 463	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.9	321 of 450	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	58.1	287 of 452	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.7	356 of 433	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	3.9	376 of 388	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	264 of 395	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	288 of 377	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	336 of 405	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	314 of 398	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	321 of 403	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	345 of 411	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	378 of 398	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	320 of 394	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	287 of 376	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	348 of 402	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	371 of 398	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	377 of 401	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	365 of 412	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	381 of 414	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)31st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-12 vs school

High school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

White (2026)19th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2022)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading23%-26 vs state

Science20%-5 vs state

Math14%-31 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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
Minnesota New Country School	Public, Charter	7-12	210 Main St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Minnesota New Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 248-3353	136	17	8.2	33.1%	125 (91.9%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	35.2	314^th of 473 public high schools	33.6%		52.8	241^st of 450 public high schools	46.4%	73		33.3	22.2	9.1	22.7	0.0	38.1	20.5		26.7	5.3	12.5	13.8	$17,031
Edvisions Off Campus School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	500 Main St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Edvisions Off Campus School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(507) 248-3101	98	9	11.3	9.2%	77 (78.6%)	2 (2.0%)	5 (5.1%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)	2 (2.0%)	8 (8.2%)								(n/a)					60.0								30.0	$12,162
Hilltop ALP	Public	9-12	700 South Street	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 665-5900	18	0	11.3	77.8%	11 (61.1%)	2 (11.1%)	2 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (16.7%)								(n/a)														$2,833
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High	Public	6-12	901 E Ferry St	Le Sueur	56058	Le Sueur County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 665-5800	500	0	12.9	30.6%	396 (79.2%)	8 (1.6%)	79 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	88.9	32^nd of 473 public high schools	93.2%		90	25^th of 450 public high schools	94.4%	7	61.8	57.7	66.2	58.0	60.9	19.7	50.7	35.2	42.6	48.6	76.4	49.2	54.5	$12,675
Belle Plaine Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	220 S Market St	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8106	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belle Plaine Senior High	Public	9-12	220 S Market St	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2403	475	22	21.2	19.4%	407 (85.7%)	9 (1.9%)	33 (6.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	82.1	64^th of 473 public high schools	86.5%		86.6	48^th of 450 public high schools	89.3%	16				57.8	57.8		42.2	42.2				43.4	43.4	$10,786
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper	Public	9-12	130 S Willow Street	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2402	10	0		40.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)														$2,717
Sibley East-Arlington Senior High	Public	9-12	202 3rd Ave NW	Arlington	55307	Sibley County	Sibley East School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 964-2292	338	16	20.9	36.4%	218 (64.5%)	4 (1.2%)	103 (30.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	53.8	234^th of 473 public high schools	50.5%		42.6	287^th of 450 public high schools	36.2%	53				40.0	40.0		27.6	27.6				34.8	34.8	$11,081
Rock Bend High School Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	801 Davis St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4212	14	1	9.7	78.6%	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)														$4,389
St. Peter High School	Public	9-12	2121 West Broadway Avenue	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 934-4212	692	36	19.0	31.8%	485 (70.1%)	50 (7.2%)	123 (17.8%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	64.5	175^th of 473 public high schools	63.0%		70.1	137^th of 450 public high schools	69.6%	38				56.7	56.7		28.9	28.9				31.8	31.8	$20,295

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnesota New Country School

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Minnesota New Country School ranks 314^th of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Minnesota New Country School?

Students at Minnesota New Country School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Minnesota New Country School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 136 students attended Minnesota New Country School.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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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