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New Discoveries Montessori Academy

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New Discoveries Montessori Academy ranks 554 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

New Discoveries Montessori Academy is a PK–8 public charter school in Hutchinson, Minnesota, serving 219 students and operating as its own district.

In 2025–2026, the school ranked 554th of 869 Minnesota schools — 36th percentile with 2 stars — its strongest recent year, up from 23rd percentile and 1 star in 2024–2025, though it still falls in the bottom half of the state. It serves a high-poverty population: 59.36% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, a higher rate than every nearby school, including Lake Ripley Elementary at 50.53%, Lincoln Elementary at 42.76%, Winsted Elementary at 39.91%, Hutchinson West Elementary at 39.91% and Hutchinson Park Elementary at 36.12%. Its student-teacher ratio of 10.5 was the lowest among nearby schools, below Lester Prairie Elementary, Hutchinson West, Lake Ripley, Cokato Elementary and Dassel Elementary. Unlike most nearby elementaries, which are grade-banded, it serves grades PK–8 continuously.

All-grade proficiency in 2025–2026 was 32.7% in Math, 45.0% in Reading and 22.2% in Science, against state rates of 44.9%, 48.6% and 25.5%. Reading is the clearest bright spot, with 4th and 6th grade above state, but every tested Math grade fell below state and 7th grade Math was 21.4% versus 40.3%. Eighth-grade Math and Science results are suppressed by the state, so they cannot be evaluated. Special education students ranked in the 71st percentile with 4 stars — a standout gain — and low-income and male students also improved. By contrast, nearby Hutchinson Tiger Elementary, Hutchinson Park, Cokato and Dassel post much higher scores, while Lester Prairie scored lower than New Discoveries in all three subjects. The takeaway: an improving school with real reading strengths and a clear priority in Math.

219

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,781

Per pupil spending ?

59.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

66.7%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 25% (MMR)

1000 5th Ave SE
Hutchinson, MN 55350-7028

(320) 234-6362

District: New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

Elementary school

554^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

261^st of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 28 pts since 2021

From bottom 24% (2021) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

255^th of 458New Discoveries Montessori 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	554 of 869	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	670 of 872	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	642 of 881	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	602 of 845	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	649 of 858	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	689 of 869	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	752 of 870	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	704 of 847	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	677 of 853	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.5	638 of 848	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.7	601 of 840	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.8	641 of 826	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	739 of 824	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	774 of 820	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	767 of 814	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	741 of 803	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	699 of 781	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	675 of 799	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	620 of 809	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	527 of 787	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	579 of 799	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	622 of 783	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	672 of 787	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	640 of 774	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	460 of 764	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.4	612 of 764	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	584 of 793	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	436 of 774	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	315 of 663	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	487 of 683	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	619 of 740	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	587 of 728	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	423 of 807	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	562 of 812	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	556 of 826	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	613 of 799	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	610 of 808	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	627 of 784	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	699 of 798	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	616 of 779	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	170 of 579	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	42.4	338 of 562	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	432 of 572	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	477 of 524	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	245 of 500	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	299 of 417	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	415 of 515	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	368 of 463	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	617 of 710	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	691 of 714	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	661 of 730	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	636 of 712	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	704 of 725	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	698 of 710	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	713 of 722	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	700 of 712	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	261 of 546	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.4	348 of 519	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	223 of 545	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	215 of 529	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	311 of 520	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	397 of 521	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	54.0	201 of 455	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	269 of 432	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.9	140 of 473	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	134 of 459	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.3	214 of 399	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	306 of 476	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	311 of 437	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	66.4	57 of 260	78.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	313 of 440	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	259 of 436	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	371 of 438	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	386 of 422	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile+34 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)78th percentile+54 vs school

Female (2023)56th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2022)36th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)29th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-4 vs state

Math33%-12 vs state

Science22%-3 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)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1000 5th Ave SE	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	New Discoveries Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 234-6362	219	21	10.5	59.4%	182 (83.1%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (11.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	41	554^th of 869 public elementary schools	36.2%		27.1	670^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.2%	116	36.0	54.2	36.8	64.7	35.7	40.0	45.0	22.2		22.2	37.5	37.5	26.3	35.3	21.4		32.7	66.7%	25%	$21,781
Hutchinson Park Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Glen St S	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-2837	371	27	13.6	36.1%	292 (78.7%)	3 (0.8%)	57 (15.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	75.3	203^rd of 869 public elementary schools	76.6%		78.9	157^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.0%	46		58.9	58.0				58.5	32.2		32.2		67.5	58.9				63.5			$10,698
Hutchinson Tiger Elementary	Public	2-3	805 School Road SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-1122	375	27	13.6	31.7%	308 (82.1%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (12.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)	63.0						63.0				72.8						72.8
Hutchinson West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	875 School Rd	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 587-4470	431	35	12.1	39.9%	353 (81.9%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)																		91.1%	7.8%	$12,733
Lakeside Elementary	Public	3-6	229 Lake Ave	Silver Lake	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2501	408	27	14.9	40.0%	284 (69.6%)	5 (1.2%)	103 (25.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	64.5	302^nd of 869 public elementary schools	65.2%		63.7	339^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.1%	37	41.6	47.2	54.2	53.5			49.3	27.8		27.8	60.6	59.6	57.4	61.6			59.7			$10,532
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2677	290	24	12.2	42.8%	202 (69.7%)	1 (0.3%)	79 (27.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)																		84%	16%	$12,679
Dassel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	131 William Ave E	Dassel	55325	Meeker County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	364	21	16.9	31.9%	339 (93.1%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	86.2	83^rd of 869 public elementary schools	90.4%		90.9	37^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.8%	46	61.9	62.5					62.2				77.0	80.6					78.9	70%	25%	$10,673
Lester Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Hickory St N	Lester Prairie	55354	McLeod County	Lester Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 395-2521	213	18	11.9	36.2%	149 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	30	643^rd of 869 public elementary schools	26.0%		40.1	571^st of 872 public elementary schools	34.5%	72	45.8	35.3	38.5	38.9			39.2	11.5		11.5	33.3	35.3	23.1	33.3			31.7	79.2%	4.2%	$9,504
Cokato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 5th St SW	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 286-4100	401	27	14.6	32.9%	370 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	86.8	72^nd of 869 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.2	60^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.1%	12	59.2	71.3					65.8				76.1	75.9					75.9	60.3%	32.1%	$10,883
Winsted Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	431 4th St N	Winsted	55395	McLeod County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 543-4690	213	15	13.8	39.9%	193 (90.6%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	41.2	551^st of 869 public elementary schools	36.6%		33.5	616^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.4%	65	31.0	48.6					39.2				57.1	40.5					49.4	88.9%	3.7%	$12,107

Frequently Asked Questions about New Discoveries Montessori Academy

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New Discoveries Montessori Academy ranks 554^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended New Discoveries Montessori Academy.

What is the racial makeup of New Discoveries Montessori Academy?

Students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy are 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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