Enrollment
93
Elementary
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 272355001158
NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY
305 W MINNESOTA AVE, NEWFOLDEN, MN 56738 · (218) 874-8805 · Marshall County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL93 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest 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
18.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
41 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 27 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 35% |
Student demographics
10%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY
NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY this school | 93 | 44.1% | 50.9% |
| Minnesota New Country Elementary HENDERSON | 81 | 44.4% | 23.8% |
| KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY KARLSTAD | 96 | 47.9% | 38.8% |
| MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER MARBLE | 78 | 43.6% | N/A |
| Brandon Elementary BRANDON | 107 | 40.2% | N/A |
| FLOODWOOD ELEMENTARY FLOODWOOD | 88 | 42.0% | 40.5% |
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 NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 93 | #952 of 1,130 |
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
93
-40 (-30%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 93 | 5.1 | 18.3:1 | 44% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 10.3 | 13.8:1 | 34% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 10.4 | 13.6:1 | 47% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 10 | 13.3:1 | 26% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 141 | 10 | 14.0:1 | 34% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 110 | 7 | 15.7:1 | 36% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | 50% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 76 | 7 | 10.9:1 | 45% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 11 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (141 to 93); teachers down 50% (10 to 5.1).
About NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY
NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY serves students in NEWFOLDEN, Minnesota, as a very small elementary school. It enrolls 93 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 2 through 4. It has 73% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
The district, MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS, has 463 students enrolled across 4 schools.
The share of White students at NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY is 95%. Other groups include 2% Asian and 2% Native American. In Marshall County overall, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY scores 10%.
NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1, with 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY.
On the allk12 Grade, NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
In Minnesota, NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.9% actual against a predicted 41.4%.
In the wider Marshall County area, median household income comes to about $72,543, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Marshall County's 11 public schools enroll about 1,469 students and include NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
In 2020-21, NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY enrolled 133 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 93. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.3:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,909
Census ACS
Median income
$72,543
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS
- MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 215 students
- Marshall County Central Middle SchoMiddle · 78 students
- VIKING ELEMENTARYElementary · 77 students
Other schools in NEWFOLDEN
- MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 215 students
- Marshall County Central Middle SchoMiddle · 78 students
- NW REGION INTERDISTRICT COUNCILCombined
Nearby schools
- MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH0.1 mi · 215
- Marshall County Central Middle Scho0.1 mi · 78
- VIKING ELEMENTARY10.0 mi · 77
- KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY17.4 mi · 96
- TRI-COUNTY SECONDARY17.4 mi · 83
- LINCOLN SENIOR HIGH17.9 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARYHow large is NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY?
NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 93 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY serve?
NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY serves grades 02-04.
How many teachers does NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY have?
NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY are roughly 95% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY in?
NEWFOLDEN ELEMENTARY is part of MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS.
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