Summary:
The city of Glyndon, Minnesota is home to two schools that serve students from middle school through high school: Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High. While both schools share the same district, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, they demonstrate distinct performance characteristics.
The standout school in this data set is Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High, which is ranked 45th out of 480 Minnesota high schools and earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a strong 93.6% four-year graduation rate and a low 3.1% dropout rate. Additionally, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High outperforms the state average in math, reading, and science proficiency for all grades. In contrast, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School's math proficiency rates fall below the state average, suggesting a need for improvement in math instruction at the middle school level.
While both schools have a relatively homogeneous student population, with over 80% of students identifying as White, the high school's free/reduced-price lunch rate of 26.73% indicates a need to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Additionally, the similar student-teacher ratios between the middle school (15.9) and high school (16.2) suggest that both schools have relatively small class sizes, which can be beneficial for student learning and support.
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