Summary:
The city of Rush City, Minnesota is home to two schools - C.E. Jacobson Elementary and Rush City Secondary, which serve students from elementary through high school. The Rush City Public School District as a whole is ranked in the middle 50% of Minnesota districts, but Rush City Secondary stands out as the top-performing school in the area.
Rush City Secondary is ranked in the top 20% of Minnesota high schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years. The school boasts an impressive 84.2% 4-year graduation rate and a low 4.4% dropout rate. In math and reading proficiency on state assessments, Rush City Secondary outperforms both the district and state averages, particularly in 10th and 11th grade. The school also excels in science, with 68.52% of students scoring proficient or better on the MCA-III science test. In contrast, C.E. Jacobson Elementary has a more average performance, ranking in the middle 50% of Minnesota elementary schools and scoring around the district and state averages on most assessments.
Key differences between the two schools include enrollment, free/reduced lunch rates, and student-teacher ratios. C.E. Jacobson Elementary has 460 students and a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 43.7%, while Rush City Secondary has 411 students and a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 33.33%. Additionally, C.E. Jacobson Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.1, compared to 14.9 at Rush City Secondary. These factors may contribute to the higher academic performance observed at the secondary school.
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