Summary:
The city of Starbuck, Minnesota is home to two schools - Glacial Hills Elementary and Minnewaska Area WIN Academy. While Glacial Hills Elementary serves a predominantly white, economically disadvantaged elementary student population, Minnewaska Area WIN Academy is a smaller alternative school with a more diverse student body, also facing significant economic challenges.
Glacial Hills Elementary has a relatively high enrollment of 93 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 1. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools and struggles with below-average proficiency rates in Math and Reading. In contrast, Minnewaska Area WIN Academy, with an enrollment of 42 students and an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 3.9 to 1, performs significantly worse than the state and district averages in Math, Reading, and Science proficiency.
Both schools serve economically disadvantaged communities, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch - 58.06% at Glacial Hills Elementary and an alarming 85.71% at Minnewaska Area WIN Academy. These socioeconomic factors likely contribute to the academic challenges faced by these schools, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support the students and improve educational outcomes in the Starbuck area.
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