Summary:
ZIP code 56044, which covers Henderson, Minnesota, contains exactly one elementary school in the available data — Minnesota New Country Elementary, a K–6 school with 81 students that belongs to the Minnesota New Country School district — so families in this area have no other public elementary option represented in this data set.
Because there is only one school here, there are no side-by-side local comparisons; the school is best understood relative to its district and the state. Its clearest bright spot was science in 2024–2025, when it reached 33.33%, above the district's 27.59% and the state's 26.15%. All-grade reading also improved sharply, rising from 25% in 2024–2025 to 42% in 2025–2026, moving it from below the district average to above it. In 2025–2026, math (29.4%) and reading (42%) both beat the district (21.1% and 33%) but stayed below the state (44.9% and 48.6%). Grade-level results varied widely: 6th grade reading was the strongest reported result at 47.4%, only about 6 points below the state, while 4th grade math (23.1%) and 4th grade reading (25%) lagged far behind state averages.
The school has held a 1-star rating in each of the three reported years, and its district ranks 370 of 458 (19th percentile). Its state rank did improve, from 767 of 872 (12th percentile) in 2024–2025 to 670 of 869 (23rd percentile) in 2025–2026, though it remains in the lower quartile. Context matters: 44.44% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch and the student/teacher ratio is 11.7. Science results for 2025–2026 are suppressed, as are 5th grade math, reading, and science, so those figures are unknown rather than zero. With only 81 students, year-to-year percentages can swing substantially.
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