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Enrollment
448
High
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272340001142
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.
101 4TH AVE SW, NEW LONDON, MN 56273 · (320) 354-2252 · Kandiyohi County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Minnesota public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
89 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 9 | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 109 | 24% |
Student demographics
11%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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.2%
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 36 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 SR.
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.'s state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. this school | 448 | 19.9% | 51.5% |
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High ZUMBROTA | 401 | 20.7% | 44.3% |
| Barnesville High School BARNESVILLE | 380 | 20.0% | 46.4% |
| KIMBALL SECONDARY KIMBALL | 413 | 20.3% | 42.0% |
| RANDOLPH SECONDARY RANDOLPH | 430 | 17.2% | 16.6% |
| EDEN VALLEY SECONDARY EDEN VALLEY | 425 | 22.8% | 46.2% |
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 LONDON-SPICER SR. ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #74 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #175 of 401 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #68 of 397 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #187 of 764 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #94 of 332 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #313 of 338 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #396 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #147 of 181 |
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
448
0 (0%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 448 | 30.5 | 14.7:1 | 20% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 29.6 | 15.8:1 | 22% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 26.9 | 17.3:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 28.4 | 15.4:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 21% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 15% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 37 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW LONDON-SPICER SR..
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (437 to 448); teachers up 7% (28.4 to 30.5).
About NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. is a mid-sized high school in Minnesota, located in NEW LONDON. It reports enrollment of 448 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
The NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 5 schools and 1,518 students.
At NEW LONDON-SPICER SR., 94% of students are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Kandiyohi County is roughly 79% White. The diversity index for NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.7 students per teacher. Compared with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 20% of students at NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kandiyohi County is 54%.
Among Minnesota public high schools, NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 51.5% actual against 54.4% predicted.
Kandiyohi County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,592, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kandiyohi County's 22 public schools enroll about 6,213 students and include NEW LONDON-SPICER SR..
Less than a tenth of a mile separates NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. from the closest public school, NEW LONDON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 38.6% on proficiency, and NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. is above that at 51.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. had 448 students in 2020-21 and 448 in 2024-25, nearly the same. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.6:1).
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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 MIDDLEMiddle · 454 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 MIDDLEMiddle · 454 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 MIDDLE0.0 mi · 454
- 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 SR.What is the total enrollment at NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.?
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. serve?
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at NEW LONDON-SPICER SR..
How diverse is NEW LONDON-SPICER SR.?
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. reports a student body of 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. public or private?
NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW LONDON-SPICER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.