Summary:
The Rock Ridge Public Schools district in Minnesota is home to three elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Among these schools, Laurentian Elementary stands out as the top performer, consistently exceeding district and state averages on standardized tests in math, reading, and science.
Laurentian Elementary ranks 188 out of 881 Minnesota elementary schools and earns a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, the highest among the three schools in the district. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates, with 58.63% of students proficient in math and 61.37% proficient in reading, compared to district averages of 42.45% and 50.71%, respectively. Laurentian Elementary also has the highest 5th-grade science proficiency rate at 64.71%, outpacing the district's 61.18% and the state's 45.02%.
While Laurentian Elementary's student population is predominantly white at 87.68%, the other two schools, North Star Elementary and Parkview Elementary, have more diverse student bodies, with 24.02% of Parkview Elementary's students being African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, or two or more races. Parkview Elementary also serves the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with a free and reduced lunch rate of 53%, compared to 46.56% at Laurentian Elementary and 41.67% at North Star Elementary.
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