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Schools in New Germany

New Germany’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 27% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
3,824 students on the public path
In brief

New Germany’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of New Germany’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Laketown Elementary places highest (better than 96%); Waconia Middle School lowest (78%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve New Germany, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Waconia High School. 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 New Germany, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
6–8Waconia Middle Schoolin WaconiaA−
9–12Waconia High Schoolin WaconiaA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waconia 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.

Waconia Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,984 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,464MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 51.1% · 2104 students tested
Math62%
State average 44.8% · 2023 students tested

New Germany vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Germany—Waconia Public
Camden—Central Public PK–12 · Waconia Public PK–12
HollywoodA−Watertown-Mayer Public

Every school in New Germany

5 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 New Germanyin other towns
Southview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waconia
A−
544 students15:1Rate it →
Bayview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waconia
A+
530 students12:1Rate it →
Laketown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waconia
A+
530 students13:1Rate it →
Waconia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waconia
A−
885 students14:1Rate it →
Waconia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waconia
A−
1,335 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about New Germany’s schools

Are New Germany’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Germany. Waconia Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Germany. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Germany in?

Waconia Public School District.

Where do New Germany kids go to high school?

Waconia High School.

Parents talk

What New Germany 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.