Summary:
The 56727 zip code is home to two schools, Grygla Secondary and Grygla Elementary, both part of the Grygla Public School District. While Grygla Secondary serves grades 7-12 with 71 students, Grygla Elementary caters to grades PK-6 with 64 students. The district is ranked 185 out of 463 in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Grygla Secondary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 198 out of 428 high schools in 2020-2021 to 252 out of 476 in 2022-2023. However, the school performed slightly better than the state average in 11th-grade MCA-III Math proficiency, with 36.36% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 36.02%. Grygla Elementary, on the other hand, had 48.65% of all grades proficient or better in MCA-III Math, slightly above the state average of 45.47%. Both schools struggled with reading proficiency, with Grygla Secondary at 33.33% and Grygla Elementary at 48.65%, compared to state averages of 49.92% and 49.85%, respectively.
Socioeconomic factors also play a role in the schools' performance, with Grygla Secondary having 46.48% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, and Grygla Elementary having an even higher rate of 50%. Despite these challenges, both schools have relatively small student-teacher ratios, with Grygla Secondary at 11.4 and Grygla Elementary at 8.1. The community served by these schools is predominantly white, with Grygla Secondary at 90.14% and Grygla Elementary at 82.81% white students.
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