Enrollment
219
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY·NCES 270027703616
NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY
1000 5TH AVE SE, HUTCHINSON, MN 55350 · (320) 234-6362 · McLeod County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.5:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
130 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 100% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
30%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
28.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY
NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY this school | 219 | 59.4% | 30.9% |
| BROWERVILLE ELEMENTARY BROWERVILLE | 275 | 56.0% | 36.5% |
| HARRISON ELEMENTARY BRAINERD | 230 | 59.1% | 42.1% |
| Vaughan-Steffensrud Elementary CHISHOLM | 207 | 64.7% | 44.4% |
| CEDAR MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY FRANKLIN | 171 | 55.0% | 51.5% |
| Greenhaven Elementary HIBBING | 312 | 58.3% | 50.7% |
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 DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In McLeod County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #665 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #698 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #595 of 844 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #768 of 1,130 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #68 of 769 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #583 of 796 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #226 of 942 | #1 of 8 |
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
219
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 219 | 20.8 | 10.5:1 | 59% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 19.4 | 11.5:1 | 61% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 23.7 | 10.0:1 | 74% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 23 | 9.9:1 | 52% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 15.3 | 12.8:1 | 60% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 61% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 44% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (196 to 219); teachers up 36% (15.3 to 20.8).
About NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY
Located in HUTCHINSON, Minnesota, NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY is a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 219 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 36% lower.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
The student body at NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY is 83% White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1, with 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 59% of enrollment. That is higher than the 35% average for public schools in McLeod County.
The allk12 Grade for NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY is C-. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY is -2.3 points: 30.9% actual, 33.2% predicted.
In McLeod County (population about 36,798), the median household income is $80,084, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 22 public schools in McLeod County, enrolling about 5,121 students in all.
The closest other public school is HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area. Charter status: NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY is a public charter school.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY had 228 students, to 2024-25, when it had 219.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY?
NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY enrolls approximately 219 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY serve?
NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY is approximately 10.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY?
NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY reports a student body of 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY in?
NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY is part of NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMY.
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