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What's the most underrated thing about NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
454
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272340000948
NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE
101 4TH AVE SW, NEW LONDON, MN 56273 · (320) 354-2252 · Kandiyohi County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Minnesota public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
96 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
49.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE
NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE this school | 454 | 21.1% | 48.5% |
| STEWARTVILLE MIDDLE STEWARTVILLE | 480 | 23.5% | 39.1% |
| PINE ISLAND MIDDLE PINE ISLAND | 464 | 18.1% | 48.4% |
| Albany Area Middle School ALBANY | 457 | 19.3% | 51.7% |
| Grandview Middle School MOUND | 606 | 18.0% | 69.0% |
| Kasson-Mantorville Middle School KASSON | 685 | 21.8% | 51.0% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #66 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #72 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #50 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #157 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #16 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #187 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #210 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #102 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
454
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 454 | 34.5 | 13.2:1 | 21% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 34.4 | 13.4:1 | 26% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 22% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 28.9 | 16.7:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 30% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 21% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (483 to 454); teachers up 19% (28.9 to 34.5).
About NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE
Students in NEW LONDON, Minnesota, attend NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE, a mid-sized middle school. It offers grades 5 through 8 and has 454 students enrolled.
NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT has 1,518 students in 5 schools, and NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE is one of those schools.
At NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE, 89% of students are White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Kandiyohi County is about 79% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE reported 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.2:1. Middle schools in Minnesota average 17.5:1, 4.3 more students per teacher than here. There are 96 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 21% of enrollment. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Kandiyohi County.
On the allk12 Grade, NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE lands at B, ahead of 61% of Minnesota public middle schools.
NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% is 5.2 points below the 53.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Kandiyohi County, median household income comes to about $76,592, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 6,213 students.
Among nearby public schools, NEW LONDON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 454, down from 485 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.2 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kandiyohi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,079
Census ACS
Median income
$76,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,213 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PRAIRIE WOODS ELEMENTARYElementary · 578 students
- NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.High · 448 students
- Prairie Meadows Learning CenterElementary · 26 students
- NEW LONDON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh · 12 students
Other schools in NEW LONDON
- PRAIRIE WOODS ELEMENTARYElementary · 578 students
- NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.High · 448 students
- SWWC ELC - New LondonCombined · 36 students
- NEW LONDON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh · 12 students
Nearby schools
- NEW LONDON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 12
- NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.0.0 mi · 448
- PRAIRIE WOODS ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 578
- SWWC ELC - New London0.5 mi · 36
- Prairie Meadows Learning Center4.1 mi · 26
- Willmar Senior High10.1 mi · 1,205
Frequently asked questions
About NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLEHow many students attend NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE?
NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE serve?
NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE is approximately 13.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE?
At NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE public or private?
NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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