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Terra Nova School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1705 Highway 25 N
Buffalo, MN 55313
Phone
(952) 852-0129
District
Terra Nova School
County
WRIGHT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
110
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.6% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Terra Nova School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
47%
44%
50%
27%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 11 10.0%
Grade 7 12 10.9%
Grade 8 16 14.5%
Grade 9 17 15.5%
Grade 10 18 16.4%
Grade 11 13 11.8%
Grade 12 23 20.9%
Total 110 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.2% 90.2% 66.2%
Black 2.0% 2.0% 12.6%
Hispanic 5.9% 5.9% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.0% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.0% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.8% 11.8% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 4.5% 4.5% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.3% 7.3% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.9%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 8.2%
$15,000 or less Unreported 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,700 $1,177,000 38.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $355 $39,000 1.3%
Staff $91 $10,000 0.3%
General Administration $736 $81,000 2.6%
School Administration $227 $25,000 0.8%
Operation $173 $19,000 0.6%
Transportation $2,736 $301,000 9.8%
Other $1,245 $137,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,564 $612,000 20.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $11,609 $1,277,000 41.7%
Total Expenditures $27,873 $3,066,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%