Summary:
ZIP code 56567 covers New York Mills, Minnesota, and is home to two public schools serving a combined 822 students: New York Mills Elementary, which serves grades PK–6 with 460 students, and New York Mills Secondary, which serves grades 7–12 with 362 students. Both belong to the New York Mills Public School District, which ranks 49th out of 458 Minnesota districts (89th percentile, 4 stars). No separate middle school or alternative school is listed, so middle-grade results sit inside the secondary school.
The two schools compare differently depending on which measure you use. New York Mills Elementary is above both the district and the state in all-grade math (67.2%), reading (59.3%), and science (28.8%), with particularly strong results in 4th grade math (75% vs state 55.2%) and 6th grade reading (75.3% vs state 53.4%). New York Mills Secondary ranks 53rd of 473 schools statewide and posts a 92.3% graduation rate against the state's 84.9%, but its all-grade proficiency trails the district in every subject — math 54.9%, reading 50%, science 27.2%.
Science is the relative weak spot at both schools, and the secondary's 8th grade science result — 9.4% versus the state's 16.7% — is the most striking gap in the data. Elsewhere, elementary math is strong across grades 3–6, and 3rd grade reading (45.3% vs state 46.8%) is the only elementary grade-level metric below state. Notably, the secondary school's state rank improved from 69 of 450 to 53 of 473 even as its reported proficiency slipped, so rank and raw scores do not always move together. Student needs are similar at the two schools, with free/reduced lunch at 43.91% and 42.54% respectively.
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