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New York Mills Elementary

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New York Mills Elementary ranks 181 st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

New York Mills Elementary in New York Mills, MN, is a PK–6 school serving 460 students in the rural New York Mills Public School District, and it is the highest-performing elementary in its immediate region. Its district ranks 49th of 458 in Minnesota (89th percentile, 4 stars) — the strongest in the local comparison group by a wide margin. The school itself has climbed steadily: from 563rd of 869 Minnesota elementaries (35th percentile, 2 stars) in 2020-2021 to 181st of 869 (79th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025-2026, holding 4-star status for three straight years after a long stretch in the low 40s.

Proficiency is the headline. In 2025-2026, 67.2% of students met standards in math (state: 44.9%), 59.3% in reading (state: 48.6%), and 28.8% in science (state: 25.5%). On math and reading, New York Mills Elementary beats every nearby school — Heart of The Lake Elementary, Henning Elementary, Sebeka Elementary, and Verndale Elementary — and Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary, the closest large peer at 12.6 miles, trails by 25.6 points in math and 31.6 points in reading. Math has been stable at 65–67% for four years, and the biggest gaps appear in grades 5 and 6 (67.1% and 63.0% in math versus peer ranges of 19.4–48.4% and 17.9–34.4%).

Two things stand out. First, students from low-income families rank at the 89th percentile statewide — ten points above the school's overall rank — evidence that results aren't being driven by an advantaged intake. Second, the clear soft spot is 3rd-grade reading, at 45.3% versus 46.8% statewide and below all four nearby schools that report it. Science dipped sharply in 2024-2025, but the state average fell in near-lockstep, pointing to a test or standard change rather than a local collapse. Notably, the school posts these results with the highest student-teacher ratio in the group (15.7).

460

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,458

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

83.3%

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

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

209 N Hayes Ave
New York Mills, MN 56567-0218

(218) 385-4201

District: New York Mills Public School District

Students who attend New York Mills Elementary usually attend:

High:

New York Mills Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (59% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg53%

Minnesota avg43%

181^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 458New York Mills 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	76.9	181 of 869	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	149 of 872	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	162 of 881	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	268 of 845	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	353 of 858	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	563 of 869	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	480 of 870	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	491 of 847	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.7	467 of 853	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.7	468 of 848	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.0	469 of 840	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	522 of 826	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.8	486 of 824	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.5	373 of 820	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.6	524 of 814	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.4	644 of 803	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.8	216 of 434	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	289 of 781	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.6	320 of 777	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.1	431 of 756	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.6	469 of 685	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.4	362 of 676	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.8	388 of 674	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	213 of 790	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	149 of 799	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	210 of 809	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	352 of 787	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	403 of 799	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	528 of 783	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	488 of 787	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	537 of 774	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	84 of 764	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	68 of 764	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	63 of 793	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	109 of 774	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	155 of 663	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	221 of 683	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	230 of 740	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	270 of 728	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	145 of 807	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	159 of 812	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	150 of 826	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	170 of 799	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	282 of 808	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	522 of 784	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	431 of 798	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	414 of 779	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	220 of 579	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	270 of 562	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	118 of 572	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	73 of 524	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	248 of 515	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	235 of 463	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	260 of 710	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	234 of 714	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	276 of 730	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	372 of 712	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	486 of 725	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	617 of 710	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	599 of 722	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	602 of 712	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math67%+22 vs state

Reading59%+11 vs state

Science29%+3 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)					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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
New York Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 385-4201	460	29	15.7	43.9%	422 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	76.9	181^st of 869 public elementary schools	79.2%		79.9	149^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.9%	32	45.3	53.3	60.3	75.3	59.3	28.8	28.8	64.6	75.0	67.1	63.0	67.2	83.3%	0%	$9,458
Heart Of The Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	810 2nd Ave SW	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 346-5437	578	40	14.3	41.0%	456 (78.9%)	8 (1.4%)	71 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	62.3	318^th of 869 public elementary schools	63.4%		59.2	380^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.4%	62	58.2	38.2			48.2			69.7	56.6			63.1	82.6%	6.4%	$12,045
Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	215 Colfax Ave SW	Wadena	56482	Wadena County	Wadena-Deer Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 632-2400	450	40	11.1	52.2%	387 (86.0%)	9 (2.0%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	23.5	698^th of 869 public elementary schools	19.7%		31.1	634^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.3%	64	23.1	31.8			27.7			41.0	42.0			41.6	82.1%	15.4%	$12,842
Henning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 583-2927	210	16	13.4	50.5%	198 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	66.7	286^th of 869 public elementary schools	67.1%		75.7	200^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.1%	86	65.6	50.0	58.1	53.1	57.1	19.4	19.4	71.9	79.2	48.4	34.4	57.1	≥ 95%	0%	$11,751
Sebeka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 1st St NW	Sebeka	56477	Wadena County	Sebeka Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 837-5101	218	22	9.9	61.9%	205 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	58.3	371^st of 869 public elementary schools	57.3%		59.4	378^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.7%	7	50.0	72.4	45.2	44.4	52.3	29.0	29.0	78.8	75.9	19.4	27.8	49.6	75.9%	20.7%	$12,778
Verndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	411 SW Brown St	Verndale	56481	Wadena County	Verndale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 445-5184	253	21	11.8	41.5%	239 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	49.8	462^nd of 869 public elementary schools	46.8%		47.4	501^st of 872 public elementary schools	42.5%	39	57.1	35.0	62.5	53.8	51.6	18.8	18.8	73.8	39.0	31.3	17.9	41.6	83.9%	0%	$10,713

Frequently Asked Questions about New York Mills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of New York Mills Elementary?

Students at New York Mills Elementary are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of New York Mills Elementary attend?

Students who attend New York Mills Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : New York Mills Secondary

What district is New York Mills Elementary in?

New York Mills Public School District

How many students attend New York Mills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended New York Mills Elementary.

Is New York Mills Elementary a good school?

New York Mills Elementary ranks 181^st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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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