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Minnesota New Country Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-6

767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Minnesota New Country Elementary is a public charter elementary school located in Henderson, Minnesota, serving 78 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. 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.

Despite its small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio ranging from 8.7 to 9.9 students per teacher, Minnesota New Country Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 27.66% in Math and 25% in Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students and white students, who rank in the bottom 10% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Compared to nearby public schools, such as North Elementary School, Le Center Pre K-8, and Oak Crest Elementary, which generally perform much better academically, Minnesota New Country Elementary has struggled to improve its performance over the past 10 years, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools. The school's increasing proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with free and reduced lunch rates rising from 17.95% in 2021-2022 to 46.15% in 2023-2024, may be a contributing factor to its ongoing challenges.

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,848

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

127 N 8th St
Henderson, MN 56044-8888

(507) 868-0071

District: Minnesota New Country School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

Minnesota avg47%

767^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	767 of 872	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	751 of 881	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	705 of 845	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	758 of 858	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	667 of 869	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	701 of 870	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	713 of 847	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	710 of 853	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	693 of 848	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.5	603 of 840	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	8.4	738 of 808	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	708 of 714	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	730 of 730	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	710 of 712	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	723 of 725	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	716 of 722	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2022)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math28%-18 vs state

Reading25%-25 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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Minnesota New Country Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	127 N 8th St	Henderson	56044	Sibley County	Minnesota New Country School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 868-0071	81	7	11.7	44.4%	77 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	13.4	767^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.5	751^st of 881 public elementary schools	14.8%	16			23.5	16.7			27.7	20.0		29.4	16.7			25.0	$10,848
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Kingsway Drive	Le Sueur	56058	Le Sueur County	Le Sueur-Henderson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 665-4700	390	0	10.5	44.9%	274 (70.3%)	13 (3.3%)	90 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	53.1	446^th of 872 public elementary schools	48.9%		66.4	292^nd of 881 public elementary schools	66.9%	154	47.2	55.1	56.3				52.1	40.3	49.0	56.3				47.3	$12,670
Oak Crest Elementary	Public	3-6	1101 West Commerce Dr	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 873-2402	432	26	16.6	30.8%	354 (81.9%)	13 (3.0%)	28 (6.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	62.4	349^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.0%		63.8	324^th of 881 public elementary schools	63.2%	25	59.2	66.7	43.6	52.5			56.1	41.2	53.2	54.7	52.5			50.0	$2,717
Chatfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	330 S Market St	Belle Plaine	56011	Scott County	Belle Plaine Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 873-2401	308	28	10.9	30.2%	252 (81.8%)	7 (2.3%)	27 (8.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)								(n/a)															$21,906
SWMetro Level 3	Public	K-8	150 W Tyrone St	Le Center	56057	Le Sueur County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8117	11	2	4.8	36.4%	8 (72.7%)	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Le Center Pre K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W Tyrone St	Le Center	56057	Le Sueur County	Tri-City United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 357-6802	385	35	10.9	39.0%	217 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	151 (39.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	61.7	353^rd of 872 public elementary schools	59.5%		65.7	303^rd of 881 public elementary schools	65.6%	50	57.9	62.5	24.4	50.9	46.3	43.6	47.3	50.0	42.5	57.8	64.9	43.9	33.3	50.0	$11,755
North Elementary School	Public	2-4	815 N 9th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-3260	429	27	15.6	38.2%	314 (73.2%)	18 (4.2%)	73 (17.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	80.6	144^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.5%		71	244^th of 881 public elementary schools	72.3%	100	76.0	69.4					72.9	59.3	56.3					57.9	$11,472
Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Harvey Drive	Gaylord	55334	Sibley County	Sibley East School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 237-3318	503	42	11.9	43.5%	297 (59.0%)	8 (1.6%)	173 (34.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	49.7	477^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.3%		50.2	491^st of 881 public elementary schools	44.3%	14	49.2	57.3	43.8				50.0	30.2	40.7	59.6				45.1	$11,834
Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 6th St	Cleveland	56017	Le Sueur County	Cleveland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 931-5953	390	26	14.9	23.3%	349 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	70.9	258^th of 872 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.3	224^th of 881 public elementary schools	74.6%	34	67.2	51.6	52.9	54.0			56.7	50.0	49.2	74.5	64.0			58.6	$10,475
South Elementary School	Public	K-1	1405 S 7th St	Saint Peter	56082	Nicollet County	St. Peter Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 934-2754	269	20	13.3	43.1%	191 (71.0%)	12 (4.5%)	55 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)															$16,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnesota New Country Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Minnesota New Country Elementary?

Students at Minnesota New Country Elementary are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Minnesota New Country Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 81 students attended Minnesota New Country Elementary.

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Minnesota New Country School

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Minnesota New Country Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

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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