Summary:
ZIP code 56567 contains a single public high school: New York Mills Secondary, a grades 7–12 building with 362 students in the small rural town of New York Mills, Minnesota. It is the only secondary school in the New York Mills Public School District, which ranks 49th of 458 Minnesota districts with a four-star rating.
The school stands out for its outcomes. In 2025–2026 it ranked 53rd of 473 Minnesota high schools (89th percentile, four stars) and scored above the state average in every subject: math 54.9% vs. 44.9%, reading 50.0% vs. 48.6%, and science 27.2% vs. 25.5%. Its 92.3% graduation rate tops the state's 84.9%, and its dropout rate of 3.8% is lower than the state's 4.2%. Results vary sharply by grade. Seventh grade is exceptional — 73.1% proficient in math, 32.8 points above the state — while 11th-grade math (50.0% vs. 35.3%) and 10th-grade reading (51.6% vs. 42.5%) are also well ahead. End-of-course science, at 45.9% against the state's 35.0%, is another bright spot.
Eighth grade is the clear weak link: reading (43.1% vs. 50.0%) and science (9.4% vs. 16.7%) both trail the state. Because school figures match district figures at every grade level, the district's higher all-grade averages likely reflect its elementary grades rather than lagging high school performance. Scores also slipped slightly year over year in all three subjects, though the school remains comfortably above state. About 42.5% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3. Rankings have shifted within the top tier (94th, 85th, then 89th percentile), which is typical for a school of this size.
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