New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Summary:

New Discoveries Montessori Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, with a student population of 237 as of the 2022-2023 school year. While the school maintains a small student-to-teacher ratio, its academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with below-average proficiency rates on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) in both math and reading across all grades.

Compared to nearby public elementary schools, such as Winsted Elementary, Lester Prairie Elementary, and the Dassel-Cokato district schools, New Discoveries Montessori Academy's academic performance is significantly lower, with these neighboring schools generally outperforming the school on the MCA assessments and having higher statewide rankings. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students and male students performing particularly poorly compared to the state average.

While the school's Montessori approach may not align well with the state's standardized testing requirements, the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at New Discoveries Montessori Academy, ranging from 49.58% to 74.26% over the past three years, may also contribute to the school's academic challenges. However, the school's special education and low-income student subgroups perform better relative to the state, suggesting that the school may be providing additional support and resources for these students.


Detail:

Public, Charter PK, KG-8

 1000 5th Ave SE
       Hutchinson, MN  55350-7028


(320) 234-6362

District: New Discoveries Montessori Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
642nd of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,781 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.0 Help
Number of students:  237

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.0%
Hispanic:
12.7%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details New Discoveries Montessori Academy ranks worse than 72.9% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.87. (See more...)
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Compare Details New Discoveries Montessori Academy ranks better than 59.1% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.82. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81%), Hispanic (12.7%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at New Discoveries Montessori Academy is 10. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at New Discoveries Montessori Academy is $21,781.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

New Discoveries Montessori Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks New Discoveries Montessori Academy 642nd of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See New Discoveries Montessori Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks New Discoveries Montessori Academy 223rd of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See New Discoveries Montessori Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks New Discoveries Montessori Academy 274th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for New Discoveries Montessori Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 18.57 699th 781 10.5%
2010 11.40 741st 803 7.7%
2011 7.66 767th 814 5.8%
2012 6.52 774th 820 5.6%
2013 15.05 739th 824 10.3%
2014 31.77 641st 826 22.4%
2015 39.69 601st 840 28.5%
2016 34.49 638th 848 24.8%
2017 29.12 677th 853 20.6%
2018 22.04 704th 847 16.9%
2019 15.92 752nd 870 13.6%
2021 22.65 689th 869 20.7%
2022 30.10 649th 858 24.4%
2023 35.64 602nd 845 28.8%
2024 31.87 642nd 881 27.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.71 368th 463 20.5%
2019 24.87 415th 515 19.4%
2021 35.71 299th 417 28.3%
2022 50.11 245th 500 51.0%
2023 16.16 477th 524 9.0%
2024 29.04 432nd 572 24.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.18 587th 728 19.4%
2019 24.29 619th 740 16.4%
2021 34.72 487th 683 28.7%
2022 54.12 315th 663 52.5%
2023 45.98 436th 774 43.7%
2024 31.99 584th 793 26.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.31 640th 774 17.3%
2019 19.36 672nd 787 14.6%
2021 26.20 622nd 783 20.6%
2022 33.54 579th 799 27.5%
2023 40.52 527th 787 33.0%
2024 27.42 620th 809 23.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.03 616th 779 20.9%
2019 14.46 699th 798 12.4%
2021 23.82 627th 784 20.0%
2022 31.84 610th 808 24.5%
2023 27.80 613th 799 23.3%
2024 38.31 556th 826 32.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.14 700th 712 1.7%
2019 5.09 713th 722 1.2%
2021 5.64 698th 710 1.7%
2022 9.92 704th 725 2.9%
2023 20.71 636th 712 10.7%
2024 19.07 661st 730 9.5%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for New Discoveries Montessori Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.34 397th 521 23.8%
2022 42.85 311th 520 40.2%
2023 56.11 215th 529 59.4%
2024 56.82 223rd 545 59.1%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.39 57th 260 78.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.26 214th 399 46.4%
2023 62.09 134th 459 70.8%
2024 61.91 140th 473 70.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.05 201st 455 55.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.65 311th 437 28.8%
2022 37.74 306th 476 35.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.32 386th 422 8.5%
2022 21.99 371st 438 15.3%
2023 42.20 259th 436 40.6%
2024 34.20 313th 440 28.9%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for New Discoveries Montessori Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 74 1 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 79
2008 101 1 3 4 1 n/a n/a 0 110
2009 162 1 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 168
2010 158 0 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 166
2011 156 1 2 5 2 0 6 0 172
2012 168 1 3 2 1 0 7 0 182
2013 157 1 2 7 1 0 5 0 173
2014 141 2 2 5 1 0 4 0 155
2015 144 2 4 2 1 0 7 0 160
2016 137 2 0 6 0 0 5 0 150
2017 134 3 0 6 5 0 11 0 159
2018 165 2 1 13 3 0 12 0 196
2019 193 1 0 22 0 0 12 0 228
2020 199 6 0 20 0 0 12 0 237
2021 188 3 1 25 1 0 10 0 228
2022 202 4 1 26 1 0 6 0 240
2023 192 3 1 30 1 0 10 0 237

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at New Discoveries Montessori Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 79 3.5 22.6 25.3
2008 110 3.7 29.7 33.6
2009 168 7.7 21.8 46.4
2010 166 10.0 16.6 51.2
2011 172 11.6 14.8 43.6
2012 182 12.4 14.6 52.7
2013 173 13.0 13.3 54.3
2014 155 12.0 12.9 55.5
2015 160 12.0 13.3 55
2016 150 12.0 12.5 61.3
2017 159 13.9 11.3 58.5
2018 196 15.2 12.8 59.7
2019 228 17.2 13.2 55.3
2020 237 21.2 11.1 61.2
2021 228 23.5 9.6 51.8
2022 240 23.8 10.0 49.6
2023 237 23.6 10.0 74.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio New Discoveries Montessori Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 79 3.5 22.6 25.3
2008 110 3.7 29.7 33.6
2009 168 7.7 21.8 46.4
2010 166 10.0 16.6 51.2
2011 172 11.6 14.8 43.6
2012 182 12.4 14.6 52.7
2013 173 13.0 13.3 54.3
2014 155 12.0 12.9 55.5
2015 160 12.0 13.3 55
2016 150 12.0 12.5 61.3
2017 159 13.9 11.3 58.5
2018 196 15.2 12.8 59.7
2019 228 17.2 13.2 55.3
2020 237 21.2 11.1 61.2
2021 228 23.5 9.6 51.8
2022 240 23.8 10.0 49.6
2023 237 23.6 10.0 74.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for New Discoveries Montessori Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $21,781

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on New Discoveries Montessori Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 752nd of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 602nd of 845 Elementary schools
 15.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)38.158.3
 20.2%
   3rd Grade Math (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)38.158.3
 20.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)57.141.7
 15.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)57.141.7
 15.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)33.338.9
 5.6%
   4th Grade Math (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)33.338.9
 5.6%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)43.638.9
 4.7%
   4th Grade Reading (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)43.638.9
 4.7%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)1320
 7%
   5th Grade Math (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)1320
 7%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)36.436
 0.4%
   5th Grade Reading (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)36.436
 0.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)17.428
 10.6%
   5th Grade Science (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)17.428
 10.6%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%
6th Grade Math (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)16.131.6
 15.5%
   6th Grade Math (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)16.131.6
 15.5%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)38.757.9
 19.2%
   6th Grade Reading (New Discoveries Montessori Academy)38.757.9
 19.2%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students228237
 3.9%
African American13
 200%
American Indian01
Asian01
Hispanic2230
 36.4%
Pacific Islander00
White193192
 0.5%
Two or More Races1210
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.3%74.3%
 19%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 237 students attended New Discoveries Montessori Academy.

New Discoveries Montessori Academy ranks 642nd of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at New Discoveries Montessori Academy are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.


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