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New Century School

Q: Is New Century School a good school?

New Century School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend New Century School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended New Century School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of New Century School?

Students at New Century School are 98% African American, 2% White.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

New Century School is a PK–5 elementary school in Saint Paul, MN, serving 367 students, and in 2025–26 it ranks 761st of 869 Minnesota schools (12th percentile, 1 star). Unlike most area schools that belong to Saint Paul Public Schools, New Century operates as its own district. Its population is very high-need: 92.64% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, down slightly from 96.63% and 95.99% in the two prior years. Its student-teacher ratio of 10.8 is among the lowest of nearby schools, which range from 9.9 at Como Park Elementary to 30.1 at Minnesota Connections Academy K-6. The school has mostly sat in the 10th–16th percentile since 2021–22, with one outlier year at the 43rd percentile.

In 2025–26, proficiency was 23.0% in math, 22.5% in reading, and 14.6% in science — below the state in all three subjects (44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%). Science is the relative bright spot: it beats the school's district average of 11.5% and nearby schools such as Hamline Elementary School (12.1%) and Midway Star Academy (6.0%). Reading is the clearest weakness, ranking 9th of 10 nearby schools, and 4th grade reading (13.6%) drops sharply from 3rd grade (28.3%). High poverty does not fully explain results: Como Park Elementary serves 87.34% low-income students yet scores higher in math (30.2%), reading (32.5%), and science (18.4%).

Subgroup results show internal differences: African American students rank in the 43rd percentile and English Language Learner students in the 45th percentile, well above the school's overall 12th percentile, while female students rank in the 7th percentile. Among nearby schools, New Century ranks above The Journey School (1st percentile), Hamline Elementary School (8th), Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School (9th), and Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 (11th), but trails Midway Star Academy (18th). Lower-poverty neighbors such as Twin Cities German Immersion Charter, Great River Elementary School, and Chelsea Heights Elementary perform considerably better, though they serve different populations and grade spans.

367

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,325

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

32.7%

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

Exemptions: 63.3% (MMR)

1380 Energy Lane
Saint Paul, MN 55108-8888

(651) 478-4535

District: New Century School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.8%

White:

1.9%

Hispanic:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

Minnesota avg43%

761^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 22% (2019) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

374^th of 458New Century 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	13.7	761 of 869	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	788 of 872	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	761 of 881	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	743 of 845	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	725 of 858	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.7	494 of 869	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	677 of 870	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	180 of 315	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	194 of 298	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	163 of 310	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	167 of 279	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	131 of 282	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.0	7 of 227	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	67.9	76 of 283	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	118 of 266	55.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	168 of 305	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	161 of 303	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	117 of 303	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	132 of 276	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	60 of 256	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	98.7	1 of 175	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	12 of 239	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	19 of 242	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	738 of 790	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	726 of 799	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	704 of 809	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	692 of 787	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	670 of 799	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.3	443 of 783	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	557 of 787	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	638 of 774	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	603 of 764	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	669 of 764	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	615 of 793	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	619 of 774	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	407 of 663	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.1	57 of 683	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	51.5	382 of 740	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	553 of 728	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	660 of 807	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	730 of 812	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	704 of 826	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	708 of 799	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	688 of 808	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.0	489 of 784	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	677 of 798	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	721 of 779	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	19.1	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	15.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	23.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	49.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	442 of 520	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.6	206 of 521	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	429 of 533	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	44.2	86 of 162	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.7	14 of 141	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	54.4	65 of 148	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	27 of 130	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	97.2	1 of 102	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	4 of 120	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	368 of 467	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.3	159 of 443	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	369 of 439	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	250 of 404	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	80.8	27 of 399	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	39.7	279 of 415	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	10.4	442 of 476	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.3	218 of 437	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	15.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+64 vs school

African American (2022)47th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)38th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2022)21st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2022)7th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2022)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math23%-22 vs state

Reading22%-26 vs state

Science15%-11 vs state

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

My children graduated with honors. Their STEM based curriculum is great and challenging. Engineering competitions where fun filled. I’m glad my son and his team won state championship for building machines. Close Quote

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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 Century School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1380 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	New Century School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 478-4535	367	34	10.8	92.6%	7 (1.9%)	359 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	761^st of 869 public elementary schools	12.4%		10.7	788^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.6%	27	28.3	13.6	25.0				22.5	14.6		14.6	19.1	31.8	18.8				23.0	32.7%	63.3%	$12,325
Minnesota Connections Academy K-6	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	1350 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 523-0888	1,017	34	30.1	72.1%	586 (57.6%)	154 (15.1%)	87 (8.6%)	31 (3.0%)	37 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (11.7%)	12.7	770^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.3	741^st of 872 public elementary schools	15.0%	29	24.8	25.4	31.8	32.7			29.5	11.4		11.4	22.1	20.8	8.3	10.8			14.4	72.9%	20.9%
Great River Elementary School	Public, Charter	1-6	1326 Energy Park Dr	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Great River School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 305-2780	383	18	21.5	17.8%	286 (74.7%)	9 (2.3%)	34 (8.9%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.2%)	48.9	477^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.1%		58	394^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.8%	83	40.0	51.6	58.1	77.4			56.6	25.8		25.8	29.2	34.9	16.4	45.2			31.5			$5,108
Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1515 Brewster Street	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Hmong College Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-8002	988	91	10.8	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.0%)	951 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	11.2	787^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.4%		8.2	808^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.3%	21	28.8	24.2	21.9				24.7	5.9		5.9	31.7	24.7	11.4				22.0	93.8%	1.6%	$10,908
Hamline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Englewood Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8715	272	25	10.9	77.9%	54 (19.9%)	123 (45.2%)	24 (8.8%)	36 (13.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	10.3	796^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.4%		15.7	748^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.2%	48	18.9	22.9	30.3				23.8	12.1		12.1	21.6	18.2	12.5				17.6	86.9%	11.5%	$17,968
Midway Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Snelling Avenue North	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Midway Star Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 983-2814	393	20	19.4	—	1 (0.3%)	391 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	712^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.1%		14.2	757^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.2%	45	34.9	18.4	37.8	55.9	33.3	53.3	38.2	8.1	3.3	6.0	47.6	21.1	5.6	8.8	34.4	21.9	23.8	35%	0%	$17,098
Delta Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1330 Blair Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Delta Academy of Technology & Innov	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 362-8898				—															(n/a)	10.0	30.0					26.9				20.0	30.0					19.2
The Journey School	Public, Charter	K-6	775 Lexington Parkway N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	The Journey School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 389-1579	125	6	20.8	84.0%	3 (2.4%)	81 (64.8%)	15 (12.0%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (15.2%)	3.3	856^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.3	844^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.2%	12	9.5	0.0	10.0	20.0			9.6	5.0		5.0	4.8	0.0	5.0	0.0			2.7	80%	0%
Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1031 Como Avenue	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 492-7106	563	34	16.4	8.7%	471 (83.7%)	20 (3.6%)	26 (4.6%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	68.9	264^th of 869 public elementary schools	69.6%		67.2	298^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.8%	34	51.7	51.6	72.7	82.7	77.8	76.5	68.3	40.9	22.0	32.8	56.7	43.8	34.8	54.7	61.9	60.8	51.5	93.4%	6.6%	$11,805
Chelsea Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1557 Huron St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8790	305	21	14.4	44.6%	155 (50.8%)	55 (18.0%)	18 (5.9%)	30 (9.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.8%)	70.5	256^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.5%		63.9	338^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.2%	82	52.2	50.9	65.5				56.7	32.8		32.8	71.1	60.4	46.6				58.3	95.7%	2.1%	$14,359

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Students at New Century School are 98% African American, 2% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended New Century School.

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