Enrollment
95
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CENTURY ACADEMY·NCES 270021403275
New Century Academy
950 SCHOOL RD SW, HUTCHINSON, MN 55350 · (320) 234-3660 · McLeod County
GRADES 06–12HIGH32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
55 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 3 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 19% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
22.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
9.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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
14.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% 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 New Century Academy
New Century Academy's state test result (14.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Century Academy this school | 95 | 57.9% | 14.6% |
| TRUMAN SECONDARY TRUMAN | 93 | 54.8% | 27.3% |
| BIGFORK SECONDARY BIGFORK | 130 | 54.6% | 36.7% |
| Lyle High School LYLE | 82 | 48.8% | 36.8% |
| TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY KARLSTAD | 83 | 51.8% | 47.8% |
| Granada Huntley East Chain High Sch GRANADA | 98 | 51.0% | 32.6% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 New Century Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In McLeod County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #453 of 764 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
95
-24 (-20%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 141
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 95 | 11.6 | 8.2:1 | 58% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 6.3 | 15.7:1 | 66% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 4.6 | 25.7:1 | 56% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 5 | 23.8:1 | 50% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 12.1 | 11.5:1 | 67% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | 51% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 10 | 14.1:1 | 38% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Century Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (139 to 95); teachers down 5% (12.1 to 11.6).
About New Century Academy
New Century Academy is a small high school with its address in HUTCHINSON, Minnesota. It serves 95 students in grades 6 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
White students make up 86% of enrollment at New Century Academy. Next come 12% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in McLeod County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.2:1, with 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 8.1 students per teacher below the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 58% of enrollment. That is higher than the 35% average for public schools in McLeod County.
The allk12 Grade for New Century Academy is F. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for New Century Academy is 33.9%. It actually posts 14.6%, which is 19.3 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Among McLeod County residents, the median household income is $80,084, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Century Academy is one of 22 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts New Century Academy at 4th of 4.
The federal government classifies New Century Academy's location as Town: Distant. Federal records list New Century Academy as a charter school.
Over 4 years, New Century Academy's enrollment dropped 20%, to 95. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.8:1 to 8.2:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
McLeod County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,798
Census ACS
Median income
$80,084
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUTCHINSON
- HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 863 students
- HUTCHINSON MIDDLEMiddle · 535 students
- HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARYElementary · 431 students
- Hutchinson Tiger ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 371 students
- NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMYElementary · 219 students
Nearby schools
- HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 431
- Hutchinson Tiger Elementary0.2 mi · 375
- HUTCHINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL A.L.C.0.3 mi · 73
- HUTCHINSON MIDDLE0.3 mi · 535
- CROW RIVER AREA LEARNING CENTER0.4 mi · 32
- CORNERSTONE0.4 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About New Century AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at New Century Academy?
New Century Academy enrolls approximately 95 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does New Century Academy serve?
New Century Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at New Century Academy?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at New Century Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Century Academy?
At New Century Academy, the student body is approximately 86% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees New Century Academy?
New Century Academy is overseen by New Century Academy in McLeod County.
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