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Neveln Elementary

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Neveln Elementary ranks 619 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Neveln Elementary is a PK–4 public school at 1918 E Oakland Ave in Austin, Minnesota, serving about 381 students as part of the Austin Public School District, one of four PK–4 elementaries in a small southeastern Minnesota city surrounded by farmland. Neveln ranks 619 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 29th percentile, 1 star — but that is its best showing since 2016–2017, a two-year climb from a 15th-percentile low in 2023–2024. The school currently sits above its own district's overall standing, which is at the 15th percentile.

Math is Neveln's strongest academic result: 44.2% proficient, essentially level with the state average of 44.9% and 17.4 points above the district, despite 62.99% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. That is a rarity locally — Sumner Elementary is 17.2 points below the state. The school's standout strength is its work with English learners, ranked 87th percentile (4 stars), and its low-income students at 56th percentile (3 stars), both far above the school's overall 29th percentile and both improving for three straight years. Class size has improved too: 12.6 students per teacher in 2024–2025, the lowest among Austin's four elementaries.

Reading is the clear weak spot: 36.2% proficient, 2.5 points above the district but 12.4 points below the state. Neveln is consistently second of four Austin elementaries — behind Southgate Elementary (44.9 reading, 46.5 math) and ahead of Banfield Elementary and Sumner Elementary. Fourth grade outperforms third grade in both subjects, and 4th-grade math (49.3) is the highest of any Austin district school, suggesting the school's overall results depend heavily on which cohort is being measured. Compared with rural neighbors, Neveln trails lower-poverty schools such as Blooming Prairie Elementary, Southland Elementary, and Grand Meadow Elementary, but delivers notably stronger results than similarly high-poverty Lyle Elementary and Glenville Emmons Elementary.

381

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,419

Per pupil spending ?

63.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1918 E Oakland Ave
Austin, MN 55912-4398

(507) 460-1600

District: Austin Public School District

Students who attend Neveln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ellis Middle
	I.J. Holton Intermediate School
High:	Austin Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.3%

White:

34.4%

Asian:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg47%

619^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Austin Public School District

388^th of 458Austin Public School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	619 of 869	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	669 of 872	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	745 of 881	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	681 of 845	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	733 of 858	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	756 of 869	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	732 of 870	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	675 of 847	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.1	545 of 853	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.4	702 of 848	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.8	600 of 840	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.1	556 of 826	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.1	660 of 824	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	695 of 820	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	670 of 814	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.0	640 of 803	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	362 of 434	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.1	476 of 781	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	534 of 777	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.8	400 of 756	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.9	317 of 685	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	34.2	532 of 676	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	66.7	221 of 674	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	58 of 143	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	102 of 154	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	40 of 305	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	53.7	97 of 303	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	204 of 303	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	225 of 276	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	233 of 256	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	134 of 175	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	96 of 239	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	170 of 242	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	618 of 790	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	609 of 799	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	703 of 809	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	630 of 787	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	721 of 799	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	712 of 783	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	641 of 787	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	562 of 774	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	127 of 256	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	118 of 238	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	192 of 249	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	140 of 214	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	189 of 209	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	129 of 153	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	154 of 219	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	127 of 220	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	333 of 764	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	488 of 764	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	636 of 793	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	635 of 774	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	571 of 663	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	571 of 683	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	533 of 740	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	505 of 728	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	507 of 807	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	643 of 812	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	682 of 826	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	660 of 799	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	665 of 808	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	686 of 784	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	698 of 798	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	659 of 779	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	412 of 500	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	380 of 515	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	238 of 463	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	564 of 710	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	525 of 714	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	697 of 730	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	647 of 712	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	701 of 725	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	703 of 710	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	711 of 722	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	572 of 712	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile+58 vs school

Asian (2026)59th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2022)18th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math44%~ state avg

Reading36%-12 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)					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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th 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 All Grades	Total
Neveln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1918 E Oakland Ave	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1600	381	30	12.6	63.0%	131 (34.4%)	28 (7.3%)	146 (38.3%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	15 (3.9%)	33.3	619^th of 869 public elementary schools	28.8%		27.3	669^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.3%	50	31.7	40.3			36.2			38.7	49.3			44.2	$13,419
Sumner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	805 8th Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1100	387	29	13.4	72.1%	86 (22.2%)	54 (14.0%)	168 (43.4%)	44 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	18 (4.7%)	13	769^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.5%		8.3	807^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.5%	38	29.1	14.5			22.3			36.7	17.4			27.7	$12,892
Banfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 17th St SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1200	574	40	14.5	61.1%	223 (38.9%)	52 (9.1%)	148 (25.8%)	104 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	21 (3.7%)	21.6	713^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.3	733^rd of 872 public elementary schools	15.9%	20	37.6	23.3			30.7			40.9	26.5			34.0	$13,687
Southgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 19th Ave SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1300	539	40	13.6	55.7%	242 (44.9%)	26 (4.8%)	160 (29.7%)	76 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	22 (4.1%)	44.2	525^th of 869 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.9	648^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.7%	123	43.2	46.0			44.9			44.8	47.6			46.5	$13,247
Lyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 2nd Street	Lyle	55953	Mower County	Lyle Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 325-2201	125	10	12.1	55.2%	99 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	16	744^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.4%		20	713^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.2%	31	21.1	31.6			26.3			42.1	15.8			28.9	$15,341
Southland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NW Water St	Adams	55909	Mower County	Southland Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 582-3283	223	20	11.1	44.4%	188 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	58.5	367^th of 869 public elementary schools	57.8%		50.1	475^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.5%	108	40.5	65.5	42.5		48.1	27.5	27.5	59.5	72.4	42.5		56.6	$13,315
Blooming Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	123 2nd St NW	Blooming Prairie	55917	Steele County	Blooming Prairie Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 583-4426	341	29	11.5	34.3%	318 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	69.1	260^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.1%		79.9	151^st of 872 public elementary schools	82.7%	109	45.6	52.3			49.2			78.6	63.1			70.2	$10,091
Hayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9 6th Ave SE	Hayfield	55940	Dodge County	Hayfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 671-1557	302	29	10.2	40.1%	268 (88.7%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	40.1	562^nd of 869 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.8	627^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.1%	65	36.6	39.6	34.6		36.9	15.4	15.4	56.1	68.8	30.8		51.1	$3,193
Glenville Emmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	240 2nd Ave SW	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 448-3334	132	12	11.1	46.2%	112 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	26.4	671^st of 869 public elementary schools	22.8%		34.8	600^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.2%	71	22.2	53.8	30.4	35.7	33.8	17.4	17.4	38.9	61.5	17.4	6.7	29.0	$12,553
Grand Meadow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	710 4th Ave NE	Grand Meadow	55936	Mower County	Grand Meadow Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 754-5318	172	13	13.2	25.6%	163 (94.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	47.9	490^th of 869 public elementary schools	43.6%		68.1	292^nd of 872 public elementary schools	66.5%	198	46.9	41.2			43.9			53.1	50.0			51.5	$14,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Neveln Elementary

What district is Neveln Elementary in?

Austin Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Neveln Elementary?

Students at Neveln Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 34% White, 12% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Neveln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Neveln Elementary.

Is Neveln Elementary a good school?

Neveln Elementary ranks 619^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Neveln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Neveln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ellis Middle
Middle : I.J. Holton Intermediate School
High : Austin Senior High

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