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Schools in Lafayette

Lafayette’s public schools

New Ulm Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lafayette. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
2,127 students on the public path
In brief

Lafayette’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lafayette’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. New Ulm High School places highest (better than 91%); Jefferson Elementary lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lafayette, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KWashington Learning Centerin New UlmNo scores
1–4Jefferson Elementaryin New UlmC+
5–8New Ulm Middle Schoolin New UlmB
9–12New Ulm High Schoolin New UlmA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New Ulm Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New Ulm Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,127 students, up 2% since 2021–22 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,582MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51.1% · 1099 students tested
Math51%
State average 44.8% · 1072 students tested

Lafayette vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Lafayette’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lafayette—New Ulm Public

Every school in Lafayette

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lafayettein other towns
Washington Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · New Ulm
180 students12:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · New Ulm
C+
643 students13:1Rate it →
New Ulm Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · New Ulm
B
617 students16:1Rate it →
New Ulm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Ulm
A
687 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Lafayette’s schools

Are Lafayette’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lafayette. New Ulm Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lafayette. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lafayette in?

New Ulm Public School District.

Where do Lafayette kids go to high school?

New Ulm High School.

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What Lafayette families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.