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New City School

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New City School ranks 422 nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

New City School is a K–8 school with 351 students at 1500 6th St NE in northeast Minneapolis, operating as its own charter district rather than as part of a larger district. In 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency, students scored 53.7% in reading (above the state's 48.6%), 40.2% in math (state 44.9%), and 22.7% in science (state 25.5%). The school ranks 422nd of 869 Minnesota schools — the 51st percentile, 3 stars — while its New City School district ranks 182nd of 458. The free/reduced-lunch rate was 52.42% in 2024–2025, and the student–teacher ratio is 14.8.

Locally, New City School is the second-highest performer among nearby schools, behind only Yinghua Academy. Its reading score tops every nearby school except Yinghua, and its math score is well above every neighbor except Yinghua. It also outperforms the Minneapolis Public School District averages of 37.1% math, 41.8% reading, and 21.7% science. New City's poverty rate is far lower than most neighbors (many between 68% and 99%) but much higher than Yinghua's 16.57%, and its class size is the second-largest locally, behind Twin Cities International at 15.1. Early grades are a strength: 3rd-grade math and reading both reached 71.9%, and 4th-grade math hit 60%.

Two academic concerns stand out. Middle-school math drops sharply — 5th grade was 13.9% versus the state's 41.9%, 6th grade 26.1% versus 39.5%, and 8th grade 26.8% versus 42.3% — while reading stays stronger, including 61.9% in 8th grade. Science has also slid from 36.59% in 2022–2023 to 22.7% now. The school's overall 51st-percentile rank also masks wide differences in how effectively it serves student groups, which is a school-level measure rather than a measure of student ability; the ranks range from the 72nd percentile down to the 7th percentile across groups. Parents may want to ask about upper-grade math support and how the school tracks progress for every group of students.

351

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,904

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

86.8%

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

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

1500 6th St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413-8888

(612) 623-3309

District: New City School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

African American:

25.4%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2017 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the Minnesota median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Minnesota avg43%

Elementary school

422^nd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 26 pts since 2017

From bottom 26% (2017) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

211^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 32 pts since 2017

From bottom 29% (2017) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

182^nd of 458New City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	422 of 869	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	454 of 872	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	443 of 881	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	494 of 845	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	521 of 858	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	582 of 869	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	441 of 870	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	384 of 847	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.6	635 of 853	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	294 of 315	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	231 of 298	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	194 of 310	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	200 of 279	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	215 of 305	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	423 of 790	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	383 of 799	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	344 of 809	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	466 of 787	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	427 of 799	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	546 of 783	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	481 of 787	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	436 of 774	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	462 of 764	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	450 of 764	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	596 of 793	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	506 of 774	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	386 of 663	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	430 of 683	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	458 of 740	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	267 of 728	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	394 of 807	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	492 of 812	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	511 of 826	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	461 of 799	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	586 of 808	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	532 of 784	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	354 of 798	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	316 of 779	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	199 of 710	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	141 of 714	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	198 of 730	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	323 of 712	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	385 of 725	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	502 of 710	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	318 of 722	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	109 of 712	84.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	211 of 546	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	264 of 519	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	384 of 545	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	230 of 529	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	178 of 520	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	228 of 521	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	269 of 533	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	316 of 518	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.2	372 of 523	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	123 of 169	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	131 of 179	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	78 of 164	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	21 of 141	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	141 of 467	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	45.6	251 of 450	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	376 of 474	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	272 of 455	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	215 of 467	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	202 of 443	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	294 of 439	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	313 of 436	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	328 of 458	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	351 of 432	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	351 of 473	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.9	200 of 459	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	119 of 404	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	65 of 399	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.3	239 of 415	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	268 of 483	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	246 of 452	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	312 of 479	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	159 of 464	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	140 of 476	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.5	225 of 437	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	204 of 454	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	220 of 438	49.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	103 of 435	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	112 of 415	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	41.2	276 of 440	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	169 of 436	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	100 of 438	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	182 of 422	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	209 of 428	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	116 of 428	72.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2026)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)46th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-45 vs school

Middle school

White (2026)76th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-33 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading54%+5 vs state

Math40%-5 vs state

Science23%-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 City School	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 6th St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	New City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 623-3309	351	24	14.8	52.4%	197 (56.1%)	89 (25.4%)	35 (10.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	53.3	422^nd of 869 public elementary schools	51.4%		52.2	454^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.9%	32	71.9	53.3	50.0	42.2	47.8	61.9	53.7	25.0	20.5	22.7	71.9	60.0	13.9	26.1	45.7	26.8	40.2	86.8%	0%	$9,904
Las Estrellas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 University Ave NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1130	401	42	9.5	78.6%	60 (15.0%)	22 (5.5%)	305 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	8.7	806^th of 869 public elementary schools	7.2%		5.3	835^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.2%	29	16.3	14.3	26.7				18.9	13.6		13.6	20.0	14.6	13.3				16.1			$22,850
Banaadir Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1800 2nd St NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 724-4680	149	17	8.7	97.3%	2 (1.3%)	142 (95.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	7.2	818^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.9%		4.6	841^st of 872 public elementary schools	3.6%	23	9.1	12.5	26.7				16.7	6.7		6.7	31.8	12.5	10.0				16.7	52.6%	42.1%	$15,810
Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 5th Street NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1210	276	28	9.7	84.1%	59 (21.4%)	120 (43.5%)	60 (21.7%)	9 (3.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	5.5	835^th of 869 public elementary schools	3.9%		6.3	822^nd of 872 public elementary schools	5.7%	13	3.8	24.2	20.6				17.2	6.1		6.1	0.0	11.8	5.9				6.4	78.9%	2.6%	$14,890
Yinghua Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 Buchanan St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Yinghua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 788-9095	851	63	13.4	16.6%	327 (38.4%)	50 (5.9%)	57 (6.7%)	215 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	201 (23.6%)	96.1	11^th of 869 public elementary schools	98.7%		91.4	33^rd of 872 public elementary schools	96.2%	22	64.5	73.7	79.6	84.9	80.9	83.1	76.9	61.2	56.3	59.2	91.8	93.6	90.3	75.6	88.2	91.5	88.7	92%	2.7%	$10,389
Spero Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2701 California St. NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Spero Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 465-8600	148	28	5.2	31.1%	63 (42.6%)	40 (27.0%)	19 (12.8%)	13 (8.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	14	758^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.8%		9.6	795^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.8%	37	25.0	17.6	25.0	27.8			23.9	23.5		23.5	23.5	5.9	17.6	11.1			14.5	92%	0%	$57,541
Marcy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 SE 4th Ave	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1020	415	37	11.1	68.9%	111 (26.7%)	139 (33.5%)	85 (20.5%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	26.7	668^th of 869 public elementary schools	23.1%		14.6	752^nd of 872 public elementary schools	13.8%	84	34.7	42.9	37.3				38.5	17.5		17.5	34.2	35.3	18.0				30.2
Pillsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Garfield St NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1530	439	42	10.4	72.4%	120 (27.3%)	154 (35.1%)	95 (21.6%)	15 (3.4%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	10.8	791^st of 869 public elementary schools	9.0%		9.2	798^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.5%	7	24.3	26.5	20.7				24.0	3.4		3.4	27.1	27.9	13.6				23.4	67.7%	0%	$19,221
Twin Cities International Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 821-6470	595	39	15.1	—	0 (0.0%)	594 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.2	736^th of 869 public elementary schools	15.3%		21.8	702^nd of 872 public elementary schools	19.5%	34	23.4	28.0	25.2				25.5	11.2		11.2	42.1	38.9	12.1				31.1	50%	0%	$7,272
Cityview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 4th Street North	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 688-2270	239	24	10.1	90.0%	27 (11.3%)	125 (52.3%)	55 (23.0%)	7 (2.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	5.9	828^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.7%		3.4	853^rd of 872 public elementary schools	2.2%	25	2.5	3.8	14.8				6.5	14.8		14.8	12.5	11.5	11.5				12.0	72.7%	0%	$20,322

Frequently Asked Questions about New City School

What is the racial makeup of New City School?

Students at New City School are 56% White, 25% African American, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is New City School a good school?

New City School ranks 422^nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended New City School.

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