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New Century Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 10% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

New Century Academy is a public charter high school in Hutchinson, Minnesota, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 98 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools, with a 1-2 star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Academically, New Century Academy underperforms the state average on MCA-III proficiency tests across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, only 10.53% of 11th graders were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. The school's reading and science proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, New Century Academy's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 57.7% and 84.2%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools like Dassel-Cokato Senior High and Lester Prairie Secondary, which have significantly higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates, New Century Academy faces significant challenges. However, the school has performed relatively well in serving its special education population, ranking 54th out of 173 Minnesota high schools in 2020-2021 with a 4-star rating. The school's declining enrollment, from 98 students in 2023-2024 to 98 students in 2024-2025, is also a concern that warrants further investigation.

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,803

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 School Rd SW
Hutchinson, MN 55350-7028

(320) 234-3660

District: New Century Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (16% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Minnesota avg47%

403^rd of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

413^th of 446New Century Academy 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
2022	8.3	484 of 520	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	451 of 521	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	469 of 533	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	435 of 518	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	450 of 523	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	437 of 508	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	388 of 516	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.4	440 of 490	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	430 of 488	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.6	373 of 469	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	362 of 478	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	418 of 454	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	29.1	343 of 409	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.6	296 of 403	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	360 of 406	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.6	352 of 396	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	71.8	113 of 387	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	22.7	375 of 436	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	21.3	352 of 415	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	239 of 401	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	16.8	392 of 454	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	44.5	157 of 282	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	1.7	421 of 428	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	407 of 428	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	403 of 450	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	417 of 480	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	294 of 476	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	370 of 472	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	380 of 428	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	405 of 492	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	389 of 494	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	387 of 489	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	366 of 489	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	373 of 504	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.0	358 of 483	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.1	357 of 534	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.1	289 of 539	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	334 of 545	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	319 of 540	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.5	246 of 460	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	346 of 463	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.2	332 of 450	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.5	339 of 452	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.2	341 of 433	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	320 of 358	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	339 of 403	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	331 of 388	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	324 of 339	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	365 of 401	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	369 of 395	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	266 of 333	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	358 of 389	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	238 of 270	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	249 of 370	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	298 of 374	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	17.7	312 of 351	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	361 of 411	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	275 of 398	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	61.8	54 of 173	68.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	16 of 220	92.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	364 of 376	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	388 of 402	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	287 of 398	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	368 of 401	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	353 of 364	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	378 of 412	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	373 of 414	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2019)44th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2018)14th percentile~ school

Male (2019)14th percentile~ school

White (2019)2nd percentile-10 vs school

High school

Special Education (2021)69th percentile+58 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2021)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading23%-27 vs state

Math9%-36 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
New Century Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	950 School Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	New Century Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-3660	95	12	8.2	57.9%	82 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	13.1	403^rd of 450 public high schools	10.4%		14.5	417^th of 480 public high schools	13.1%	14	0.0	10.5	9.1	18.2	21.7	22.9	$16,803
Crow River Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	1200 Roberts Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2151	32	0	133.3	65.6%	22 (68.8%)	1 (3.1%)	7 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	13.1	404^th of 450 public high schools	10.2%		4.8	466^th of 480 public high schools	2.9%	62		9.5	9.5		20.0	20.0	$8,883
Hutchinson Night Alt Learning Center	Public	9-12	1200 Roberts Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 234-2692	2	0			1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$14,734
Hutchinson Senior High	Public	9-12	1200 Roberts Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2151	863	50	17.2	27.1%	693 (80.3%)	12 (1.4%)	100 (11.6%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.1%)	57.1	220^th of 450 public high schools	51.1%		68.3	152^nd of 480 public high schools	68.3%	68		31.4	31.4		48.4	48.4	$11,594
Hutchinson Transition Assistance Pg	Public	12	30 Glen St NW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 234-2618	30	2	18.0	63.3%	27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)								(n/a)							$14,954
SWWC Alternative Learning Center -	Public	9-12	2391 Hennepin Ave N	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 360-1876	19	2	9.4	63.2%	10 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High	Public	9-12	1825 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 864-2401	468	24	19.8	28.8%	355 (75.9%)	2 (0.4%)	95 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	60.2	198^th of 450 public high schools	56.0%		64.3	179^th of 480 public high schools	62.7%	19		32.0	32.0		50.5	50.5	$11,981
Dassel-Cokato Senior High	Public	9-12	4852 Reardon Ave SW Ste 1600	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 286-4100	601	34	17.5	21.5%	548 (91.2%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	71.1	132^nd of 450 public high schools	70.7%		92.5	21^st of 480 public high schools	95.6%	111		42.9	42.9		52.5	52.5	$12,510
Dassel-Cokato Alternative Center	Public	9-12	200 Century Ave	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 286-4100	78	2	34.9	38.5%	68 (87.2%)	2 (2.6%)	7 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$10,432
Village Ranch Alternative Program	Public	5-12	13637 60th St. SW	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Meeker And Wright Special Education	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-1122	33	6	5.4	90.9%	23 (69.7%)	1 (3.0%)	7 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)			7.7		0.0	0.0

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How many students attend New Century Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 95 students attended New Century Academy.

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Is New Century Academy a good school?

New Century Academy ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Minnesota high schools.

What is the racial makeup of New Century Academy?

Students at New Century Academy are 86% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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