Enrollment
351
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CITY SCHOOL·NCES 270035404849
New City School
1500 6TH ST NE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413 · (612) 623-3309 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% 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.
- B-Beats 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
14.8:1
24 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
184 students
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 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
61%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
47.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
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 City School
New City School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New City School this school | 351 | 52.4% | 40.6% |
| FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY MANKATO | 388 | 52.1% | 64.8% |
| KENNEDY ELEMENTARY MANKATO | 347 | 48.7% | 59.9% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary MANKATO | 425 | 56.2% | 41.6% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 339 | 50.7% | 29.8% |
| Elton Hills Elementary School ROCHESTER | 308 | 57.8% | 42.4% |
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 New City School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #522 of 844 | #82 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #610 of 844 | #94 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #444 of 844 | #76 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #567 of 1,130 | #124 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #514 of 769 | #98 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #268 of 796 | #88 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #300 of 942 | #75 of 183 |
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
351
+61 (+21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 351 | 23.7 | 14.8:1 | 52% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 32.3 | 10.5:1 | 51% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 26.8 | 13.8:1 | 48% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 37% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 138 | 4.4 | 31.1:1 | 44% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 59 | 5 | 11.8:1 | 36% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New City School.
Since 2017-18: students up 154% (138 to 351); teachers up 434% (4.4 to 23.7).
About New City School
New City School serves students in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, as a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 351 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 8.
New City School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Federal enrollment data show New City School is 56% White. Next come 25% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 66% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
There are 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.8:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 1.1 students per teacher. On the income side, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Hennepin County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, New City School lands at B-, ahead of 45% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
A school with New City School's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 36.9%. New City School scores 40.6%, 3.7 points above that line.
In Hennepin County, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Hennepin County has 496 public schools with about 177,509 students, including New City School.
The closest school to New City School is Las Estrellas Elementary, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of New City School. Its average proficiency rate of 40.6% is above the 28.1% average for nearby schools.
New City School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. New City School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 290 to 351, a 21% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.2:1 to 14.8:1.
The allk12 page for New City School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Nearby schools
- Las Estrellas Elementary0.3 mi · 401
- Menlo Park Academy0.4 mi · 45
- Menlo Park Academy Extended0.4 mi · 3
- Banaadir Elementary0.4 mi · 149
- Edison High0.5 mi · 865
- MPS Metro HA0.7 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About New City SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New City School?
New City School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-08.
Is New City School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New City School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does New City School have?
New City School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New City School?
At New City School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 10% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is New City School public or private?
New City School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by NEW CITY SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.