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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 56073

At a glance

Schools

2,263

Students

Districts

Top rankedNew Ulm High School80^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

New Ulm Middle School up 41 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Washington Learning Center 11.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

River Bend Area Learning Center

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Summary:

ZIP code 56073 in New Ulm, MN, has 10 schools across two districts: New Ulm Public School District and River Bend Education District. New Ulm Public runs four larger comprehensive schools, including New Ulm High School, Jefferson Elementary, New Ulm Middle School, and Washington Learning Center. River Bend runs six small alternative, online, or specialized programs. Together they enroll 2,263 students; New Ulm Public enrolls 2,127 (about 94%) and River Bend 136 (about 6%) despite operating 6 of the 10 schools. Suppressed test scores are unknown, not zero, and should not be read as proof of weakness.

New Ulm High School, the largest at 687 students, has a 96.4% graduation rate vs 84.9% state, a 1.1% dropout rate vs 4.2% state, and 58.6% Science proficiency vs 37.7% district and 25.5% state, though its rank slipped to 83rd percentile (4 stars) from 91st–92nd percentile (5 stars). New Ulm Middle School is the strongest-ranked New Ulm Public school at 86th percentile (4 stars), with 8th grade Math 64.0% vs 42.3% state, Reading 59.1% vs 50.0% state, and Science 30.7% vs 16.7% state. Jefferson Elementary improved from 43rd percentile (2 stars) to 57th percentile (3 stars); Math is 61.4% vs 44.9% state, while Reading is 44.4% vs 48.6% state.

River Bend Area Learning Center (43 students) reports 18th percentile (1 star), a 57.8% graduation rate vs 84.9% state, a 15.7% dropout rate vs 4.2% state, and low proficiency: 9.5% Math, 31.6% Reading, and 12.0% Science. River Bend Online Alternative Learning Center (23 students) has the lowest graduation rate at 36.3% and the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 52.17%. Imprints Program reported 0% Math and 5.6% Reading. Many River Bend test cells are suppressed because cohorts are very small. Washington Learning Center is PK-K with no current MCA scores. Student-teacher ratios range from 18.1 at New Ulm High School to 3.6 at Raptor Program. Overall, the ZIP shows a clear divide between larger New Ulm Public schools and smaller River Bend alternative programs.

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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 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Jefferson Elementary	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
New Ulm High School	Public	9-12	1600 Oak Street	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6400	687	38	18.1	24.7%	622 (90.5%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	79.4	80^th of 473 public high schools	83.1%		87.4	42^nd of 450 public high schools	90.7%	38							45.1	45.1			58.6	58.6							40.9	40.9			$13,014
Washington Learning Center	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)																					94.7%	4.5%	$18,074
New Ulm Middle School	Public	5-8	414 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6100	617	40	15.5	33.5%	545 (88.3%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	79	75^th of 546 public middle schools	86.3%		73.6	116^th of 519 public middle schools	77.6%	41			53.0	50.7	42.5	59.1		51.5	26.7	30.7		28.8			43.0	47.9	53.6	64.0		52.5			$11,074
New Ulm CTE Center	Public	11-12	208 North Valley Street	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 233-6400	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Out of State Care and Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	414 S Payne St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	New Ulm Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 233-6180	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
River Bend Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	43	7	6.1	48.8%	34 (79.1%)	1 (2.3%)	7 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	21	386^th of 473 public high schools	18.4%					(n/a)							31.3	31.6			13.0	12.0							11.1	9.5
Imprints Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	30	7	4.5	46.7%	26 (86.7%)	2 (6.7%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								5.6												0.0
W.O.R.K. Program	Public	10-12	1315 S. Broadway St.	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	8	2	4.3	—	6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
R.I.S.E. Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1217 S. Broadway St.	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8700	17	3	4.8	35.3%	14 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Raptor Program	Public, Alternative	2-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8763	15	4	3.6	33.3%	12 (80.0%)	1 (6.7%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								21.4												13.3
River Bend Alternative Learning Center Credit Recovery Prog	Public	9-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	No	No	No	(507) 359-8780	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
River Bend Online Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	1315 S Broadway St	New Ulm	56073	Brown County	River Bend Education District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 359-8720	23	0		52.2%	17 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 56073

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Ulm	0.5 mi	14	182^nd
Sleepy Eye	13.06 mi	2	283^rd
Nicollet	13.99 mi	3	123^rd
Gibbon	15.58 mi	4	303^rd
Madelia	18.26 mi	2	291^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.