Summary:
ZIP code 56273 covers New London, Minnesota, and is home to five schools serving students from preschool through 12th grade — one elementary, one middle school, two high schools, and one alternative school — with about 1,528 students enrolled in total. Four of them (Prairie Woods Elementary, New London-Spicer Middle, New London-Spicer Senior, and New London Alternative School) belong to the New London-Spicer School District, which ranks 45th of 458 districts in Minnesota (90th percentile, 5 stars). The fifth, SWWC ELC - New London, is run by Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop. A "—" in the data means the state suppressed a figure to protect student privacy; treat it as unknown rather than as a low score.
New London-Spicer Senior is the strongest school in the area, ranking 34th of 473 Minnesota high schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2025-26, up from 76th percentile the year before. Its science proficiency is 49.0%, nearly double the state's 25.5%, and its graduation rate is 94.9% versus 84.9% statewide, with a lower dropout rate (3.3% vs 4.2%). Prairie Woods Elementary is a math standout at 66.8%, well above the district's 52.2% and the state's 44.9%, though its reading (53.0%) is close to state. New London-Spicer Middle is strongest in reading (57.5%, above district and state) but weaker in math (43.4%, below both) and science (22.4%, below state).
The two alternative settings serve very different populations. SWWC ELC - New London has 36 students, a 72.22% free/reduced lunch rate, and a 4.5:1 student-teacher ratio; its reading proficiency of 48.0% is essentially at the state average of 48.6%, a notable result given the high poverty rate, while math and science remain below state and many grade-level results are suppressed. New London Alternative School has just 12 students and all test scores suppressed, so it cannot be evaluated on achievement from this data.
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