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Minnesota New Country School

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Minnesota New Country School ranks 241 st of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 46% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Minnesota New Country School is a public charter high school located in Henderson, Minnesota, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 136 students. The school is part of the Minnesota New Country School District, which is ranked 341 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Minnesota New Country School consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in Math for 11th grade was 15.79% compared to the state average of 34.96%. In Reading for 10th grade, the school's proficiency rate was 55.17% compared to the state average of 51.26%. The school's overall proficiency rates in Math and Reading have been declining over the past few years, with the school ranking in the bottom quartile of Minnesota high schools. Additionally, the school has had a four-year graduation rate around 66-84% in recent years, which is lower than the state average, and a dropout rate between 0-4.5%, which is higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Cleveland Secondary, St. Peter High School, and Le Sueur-Henderson High School, generally outperform Minnesota New Country School in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and other key metrics. For example, Le Sueur-Henderson High School, which is only about 5 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math (58.82% for 11th grade) and Reading (65.28% for 10th grade) compared to Minnesota New Country School. Within the same district, there are also alternative learning options, such as the Alternative Learning Cooperative and the Edvisions Off Campus School, which serve a smaller number of students and have different academic and demographic profiles.

136

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,031

Per pupil spending ?

33.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 38th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (67% vs 84%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

406^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

241^st of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

341^st of 446Minnesota 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
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
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
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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
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
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
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

White (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

High school

White (2025)24th percentile-23 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-23 vs school

Female (2022)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-6 vs state

Math12%-33 vs state

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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	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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading 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%)	52.8	241^st of 450 public high schools	46.4%		27.5	358^th of 480 public high schools	25.4%	117		5.0	16.0	15.8	12.5		25.0	45.8	55.2	43.8	$17,031
Edvisions Off Campus School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	501 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)					18.2					58.8	$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%)	90	25^th of 450 public high schools	94.4%		86.9	39^th of 480 public high schools	91.9%	14	50.0	60.3	76.6	58.8	62.2	74.6	65.8	57.1	65.3	65.4	$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) 567-8050	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%)	86.6	48^th of 450 public high schools	89.3%		75.5	104^th of 480 public high schools	78.3%	56				50.6	50.6				63.8	63.8	$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%)	42.6	287^th of 450 public high schools	36.2%		39.5	317^th of 480 public high schools	34.0%	30				15.6	15.6				48.2	48.2	$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%)	70.1	137^th of 450 public high schools	69.6%		64.9	173^rd of 480 public high schools	64.0%	36				41.1	41.1				52.4	52.4	$20,295

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnesota New Country School

How many students attend Minnesota New Country School?

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

What district is Minnesota New Country School in?

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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.

Is Minnesota New Country School a good school?

Minnesota New Country School ranks 241^st of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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