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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	Distance	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 (2025)	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
Washington Learning Center	0.0mi	Public	PK-K	910 14th N St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-8300	180	15	11.7	43.9%	143 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.8%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)													$18,074
Jefferson Elementary	1.5mi	Public	1-4	318 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 233-3500	643	49	13.1	37.6%	553 (86.0%)	5 (0.8%)	63 (9.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	57.5	378^th of 869 public elementary schools	56.5%		57.5	398^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.4%	20	47.8	41.1			44.4			62.7	60.1			61.4	$12,386
Sleepy Eye Elementary	12.5mi	Public	PK, KG-6	400 4th Ave SW	Sleepy Eye	56085	Brown County	Sleepy Eye Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 794-7905	324	25	12.8	46.0%	214 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (33.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48.6	479^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.9%		49.2	483^rd of 872 public elementary schools	44.6%	4	37.8	33.3	43.8	60.0	43.4	12.5	12.5	55.6	38.1	53.1	60.0	51.6	$11,861
GFW Elementary School	14.7mi	Public	PK, KG-5	1157 E 13th St	Gibbon	55335	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 207-2216	240	17	13.7	53.3%	174 (72.5%)	1 (0.4%)	54 (22.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	49.6	467^th of 869 public elementary schools	46.3%		53.6	441^st of 872 public elementary schools	49.4%	26	28.6	50.0	54.5		44.2	34.4	34.4	45.7	52.8	37.5		45.6	$13,422
Nicollet Elementary School	14.7mi	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Pine St	Nicollet	56074	Nicollet County	Nicollet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 232-3411	156	12	13.5	25.6%	143 (91.7%)	4 (2.6%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.7	211^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.7%		69	280^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.9%	69	42.9	60.0	76.7	53.3	61.9	40.0	40.0	71.4	68.0	46.7	33.3	54.8	$12,920
Madelia Elementary	19.1mi	Public	PK, KG-6	121 E Main St	Madelia	56062	Watonwan County	Madelia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 642-3234	352	28	12.6	55.4%	158 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	27.4	662^nd of 869 public elementary schools	23.8%		33.6	612^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.8%	50	32.7	37.5	42.6	42.2	38.5	17.0	17.0	34.0	37.5	19.1	23.9	28.9	$12,163

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