Enrollment
81
Elementary
DISTRICT 109 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL·NCES 270009204748
Minnesota New Country Elementary
127 N 8TH ST, HENDERSON, MN 56044 · (507) 868-0071 · Sibley County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL81 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
36 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 12% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Minnesota New Country Elementary→MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Minnesota New Country Elementary
Minnesota New Country Elementary's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota New Country Elementary this school | 81 | 44.4% | 23.8% |
| MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER MARBLE | 78 | 43.6% | N/A |
| CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY CHOKIO | 73 | 43.8% | 40.2% |
| VIKING ELEMENTARY VIKING | 77 | 42.9% | N/A |
| NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY NEWFOLDEN | 93 | 44.1% | 50.9% |
| FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY FLOODWOOD | 88 | 42.0% | 40.5% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Minnesota New Country Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 81 | #968 of 1,130 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
81
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81 | 6.9 | 11.8:1 | 44% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 7.9 | 9.9:1 | 46% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 8.9 | 8.8:1 | 41% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 16% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 8.2 | 10.6:1 | 17% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 80 | 7 | 11.4:1 | 34% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minnesota New Country Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (87 to 81); teachers down 16% (8.2 to 6.9).
About Minnesota New Country Elementary
Minnesota New Country Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in HENDERSON, Minnesota. School enrollment was 81 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
Minnesota New Country School is responsible for 2 schools, Minnesota New Country Elementary included, with 217 students in all.
Minnesota New Country Elementary's enrollment is 95% White. Next come 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Minnesota New Country Elementary's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 6.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.8:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Minnesota New Country Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Minnesota New Country Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 23.8%. Predicted: 41.2%. Difference: 17.3 points.
Census Bureau estimates for Sibley County show that the median household income is $77,634, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Minnesota New Country Elementary is one of 12 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: EDVISIONS OFF CAMPUS SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Minnesota New Country Elementary is 5th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Minnesota New Country Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment went from 83 in 2020-21 to 81 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.4:1 to 11.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Minnesota New Country Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sibley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,005
Census ACS
Median income
$77,634
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minnesota New Country School
- MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOLHigh · 136 students
Other schools in HENDERSON
- MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOLHigh · 136 students
- EDVISIONS OFF CAMPUS SCHOOLHigh · 98 students
- Hilltop ALPHigh · 18 students
- HILLTOP ELEMENTARYCombined
Nearby schools
- EDVISIONS OFF CAMPUS SCHOOL0.2 mi · 98
- MINNESOTA NEW COUNTRY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 136
- Hilltop ALP0.6 mi · 18
- Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary4.9 mi · 390
- Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High4.9 mi · 500
- LE SUEUR-HENDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL4.9 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Minnesota New Country ElementaryHow large is Minnesota New Country Elementary?
Minnesota New Country Elementary enrolls approximately 81 students in grades KG-06.
Is Minnesota New Country Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Minnesota New Country Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Minnesota New Country Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Minnesota New Country Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Minnesota New Country Elementary?
Minnesota New Country Elementary reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Minnesota New Country Elementary?
Minnesota New Country Elementary is overseen by Minnesota New Country School in Sibley County.
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