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Best kept secret at NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 272352001024
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY
209 N HAYES AVE, NEW YORK MILLS, MN 56567 · (218) 385-4201 · Otter Tail County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
202 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Students here typically continue to
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY→NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
60.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
66.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY this school | 460 | 43.9% | 58.1% |
| LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY LITTLE FALLS | 473 | 45.7% | 40.7% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY LITTLE FALLS | 477 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Laurentian Elementary EVELETH | 488 | 42.2% | 54.9% |
| Rippleside Elementary AITKIN | 476 | 47.3% | 54.8% |
| PILLAGER ELEMENTARY PILLAGER | 521 | 41.5% | 55.2% |
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 YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Otter Tail County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #177 of 844 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #161 of 844 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #192 of 844 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #367 of 1,130 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #619 of 769 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #714 of 796 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #423 of 942 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #164 of 244 | N/A |
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
460
+61 (+15%) vs 2020
+17% since 2000-01, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 460 | 29.1 | 15.8:1 | 44% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 30.3 | 15.4:1 | 51% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 51% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 32% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 26.9 | 16.2:1 | 44% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 44% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 45% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 41% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (436 to 460); teachers up 8% (26.9 to 29.1).
About NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school for students in NEW YORK MILLS, Minnesota. School enrollment was 460 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. has 2 schools; together they serve 822 students.
The large majority of students at NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY, 92%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 91% White share among all Otter Tail County residents. By the diversity index, NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY comes in at 16%.
The school reports 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.8 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 44% of students.
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY is in the top 10% of Minnesota schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.5%. The school's actual rate is 58.1%, 16.7 points higher.
Federal survey data for Otter Tail County show that median household income is about $72,255, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY is among the 37 public schools in Otter Tail County.
NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY is located less than a tenth of a mile from NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY. The school's 58.1% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY went from 399 students to 460. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.3:1 to 15.8:1 over the same years.
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Otter Tail County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,475
Census ACS
Median income
$72,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
8,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
- NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARYHigh · 362 students
Nearby schools
- NEW YORK MILLS SECONDARY0.1 mi · 362
- HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY10.7 mi · 578
- PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE10.7 mi · 526
- PERHAM SENIOR HIGH10.8 mi · 529
- PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER10.8 mi · 38
- WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE12.3 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY?
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY serve?
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY?
At NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY?
NEW YORK MILLS ELEMENTARY is overseen by NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST. in Otter Tail County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.