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New Ulm Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
75th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools
Better than 86% of Minnesota middle schools
Summary

New Ulm Middle School is a 5–8 middle school serving 617 students in New Ulm, Minnesota, and is part of the New Ulm Public School District. It is a top-15% school statewide: in 2025–2026 it ranked 75th of 546 Minnesota middle schools (86th percentile, 4 stars), up from 116th the prior year. It has earned 4 or 5 stars in every recent year shown except 2018–2019, when it placed 176th, so the long-term trend is clearly upward.

The nearest comparison school is GFW Middle School in Gibbon, about 17 miles away, part of the GFW Public Schools. GFW is much smaller (121 students) and ranks 299th of 546 (45th percentile, 2 stars). New Ulm's proficiency advantage is wide in math (52.5% vs. 26.7%) and science (28.8% vs. 12.8%), and smaller but still real in reading (51.5% vs. 46.2%). GFW actually has smaller classes (12.7 students per teacher vs. 15.5) and a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (49.59% vs. 33.55%), so class size alone does not explain the difference.

Eighth grade is the standout: 64% math, 59.1% reading, and 30.7% science proficiency, each well above the state. Math is above state at every grade, while reading in grades 5–7 is at or slightly below state benchmarks — the overall reading figure is driven largely by 8th grade. Science is the area to watch: it fell from 47.24% in 2022–2023 to 25.94% in 2024–2025 before recovering to 28.8%. The school also ranks unusually high for how well it serves particular groups, including special education (91st percentile), Hispanic (92nd), and low-income (93rd) students — all above its already strong overall rank.

617
Students ?
15.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,074
Per pupil spending ?
33.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.
 414 S Payne St
       New Ulm, MN  56073-1854

(507) 233-6100

District: New Ulm Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.3%
Hispanic:
8.6%
Two or more races:
2.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2019 → 86th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranks in the top 14% of Minnesota middle schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2019
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school47%
District avg49%
Minnesota avg43%
75th of 546
Minnesota public middle schools ?
Top 14%▲ up 19 pts since 2019
From top 33% (2019) to top 14% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Minnesota Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
73rd of 458New Ulm 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202679.075 of 54686.3%★★★★☆
202573.6116 of 51977.6%★★★★☆
202482.863 of 54588.4%★★★★☆
202382.163 of 52988.1%★★★★☆
202283.547 of 52091.0%★★★★★
202177.190 of 52182.7%★★★★☆
201964.4176 of 53367.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202675.689 of 46780.9%★★★★☆
202567.1130 of 45071.1%★★★★☆
202472.5101 of 47478.7%★★★★☆
202377.475 of 45583.5%★★★★☆
202283.339 of 46791.6%★★★★★
202169.8100 of 44377.4%★★★★☆
201956.2195 of 43955.6%★★★☆☆
201844.0273 of 43637.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202683.415 of 19592.3%★★★★★
202567.736 of 17579.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202681.430 of 45893.4%★★★★★
202563.5118 of 43272.7%★★★★☆
202476.563 of 47386.7%★★★★☆
202380.641 of 45991.1%★★★★★
202287.016 of 40496.0%★★★★★
202172.855 of 39986.2%★★★★☆
201967.3106 of 41574.5%★★★★☆
201860.6141 of 40164.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202675.483 of 48382.8%★★★★☆
202573.593 of 45279.4%★★★★☆
202486.237 of 47992.3%★★★★★
202382.052 of 46488.8%★★★★☆
202279.263 of 47686.8%★★★★☆
202176.583 of 43781.0%★★★★☆
201965.6146 of 45467.8%★★★☆☆
201868.3123 of 43871.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202679.926 of 29691.2%★★★★★
202570.946 of 26582.6%★★★★☆
202474.351 of 30783.4%★★★★☆
202380.626 of 29891.3%★★★★★
202274.041 of 28885.8%★★★★☆
202139.4167 of 26035.8%★★☆☆☆
201948.1147 of 28247.9%★★☆☆☆
201842.3144 of 25343.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202663.5130 of 43570.1%★★★★☆
202559.2155 of 41562.7%★★★☆☆
202471.685 of 44080.7%★★★★☆
202371.384 of 43680.7%★★★★☆
202273.376 of 43882.6%★★★★☆
202163.4127 of 42269.9%★★★★☆
201944.6243 of 42843.2%★★☆☆☆
201838.7297 of 42830.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)70th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?
Math52%+8 vs state
Reading52%+3 vs state
Science29%+3 vs state

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New Ulm Middle School ranks 75th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended New Ulm Middle School.

Students at New Ulm Middle School are 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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Latest Minnesota data All new data »
2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025


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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