Summary:
The city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota is home to 13 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools. The schools in this district face significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and high rates of economic disadvantage among the student populations.
While most schools in the district struggle, a few stand out as relatively higher performing. Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM has the highest overall performance on MCA-III math and reading tests compared to other elementary schools, and Insight School Of Minnesota, a virtual high school, has the highest proficiency rates and graduation rate among the high schools. However, even the top-performing schools in the district struggle, with Evergreen Park still only seeing 27.22% of students proficient in math and 21.67% proficient in reading.
Across the district, the schools face significant challenges. Free and reduced-price lunch rates range from 48.66% to 96.83%, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage. Proficiency rates on standardized tests are well below state averages, and 4-year graduation rates hover around 84%, also below the state average. Addressing these systemic issues will likely require targeted interventions and investments to improve educational outcomes for students in Brooklyn Center Community Schools.
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