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New City School

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New City School ranks 454 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

New City School is a public charter elementary school serving 339 students in grades K-8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school is part of the New City School District, which is ranked 220 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, New City School's overall proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are below the state averages, ranking in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools. However, the school performs better in certain grade levels, such as 3rd grade Math proficiency being above the state average. Compared to nearby schools like Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary, Cityview Elementary, and Las Estrellas Elementary, New City School generally outperforms these schools, which have even lower proficiency rates. The high-performing Yinghua Academy, a public charter school, stands out in the area with proficiency rates well above the state average across all grades and subjects.

New City School has a diverse student population, with significant representation of African American, White, and low-socioeconomic status students. The school's performance varies across these subgroups, with White students performing significantly better than African American students, who rank in the bottom quarter of Minnesota elementary schools. The school's low-socioeconomic status students also struggle, ranking in the bottom half of the state. Additionally, the school's free and reduced-price lunch rate has increased from 36.88% in 2021-2022 to 51.03% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families. These findings suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the observed achievement gaps and ensure equitable access to resources and opportunities for all students.

351

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,904

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

454^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 22 pts since 2017

From bottom 26% (2017) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

264^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 20 pts since 2017

From bottom 29% (2017) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

220^th of 446New 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
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
2025	25.1	231 of 298	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	194 of 310	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	200 of 279	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)80th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Math38%-7 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
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%)	52.2	454^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.9%		54	443^rd of 881 public elementary schools	49.7%	11	64.4	43.2	31.3	40.4	31.1	17.1	38.0	48.9	41.7	54.2	51.1	50.0	36.6	47.5	$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%)	5.3	835^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.2%		5.8	832^nd of 881 public elementary schools	5.6%	3	14.8	19.6	0.0				12.4	12.9	23.2	8.9				15.3	$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%)	4.6	841^st of 872 public elementary schools	3.6%		4.3	851^st of 881 public elementary schools	3.4%	10	13.9	23.5	7.7				15.6	11.1	11.8	11.5				11.5	$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%)	6.3	822^nd of 872 public elementary schools	5.7%		9.6	794^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.9%	28	13.9	11.1	14.3				13.1	11.1	17.8	26.0				19.1	$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%)	91.4	33^rd of 872 public elementary schools	96.2%		91.2	31^st of 881 public elementary schools	96.5%	2	87.0	91.1	92.9	79.2	86.5	70.2	84.9	49.0	75.3	82.1	77.8	81.1	77.4	72.8	$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%)	9.6	795^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.8%		22.9	709^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.5%	86	26.3	10.0	0.0	18.8			13.3	36.8	10.0	10.0	18.8			18.7	$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%)	14.6	752^nd of 872 public elementary schools	13.8%		8.9	801^st of 881 public elementary schools	9.1%	49	31.5	30.3	13.3				24.8	27.4	28.8	29.0				28.4
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%)	9.2	798^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.8	788^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.6%	10	30.0	21.3	13.6				21.8	24.3	11.5	22.7				19.8	$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	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	594 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	702^nd of 872 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.9	757^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.1%	55	47.5	45.7	11.2				34.5	25.7	22.1	37.4				28.5	$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%)	3.4	853^rd of 872 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.6	872^nd of 881 public elementary schools	1.0%	19	11.5	14.8	0.0				8.6	16.0	11.1	14.3				13.8	$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 454^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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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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