Summary:
The city of Staples, Minnesota is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Staples-Motley Senior High, Motley-Staples Middle School, and Staples-Motley Elementary. These schools are part of the Staples-Motley School District, which is ranked 232 out of 446 districts in the state and has an overall 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Among the three schools, Staples-Motley Senior High stands out as the top performer, ranking in the top 40% of Minnesota high schools over the past three years and earning a 3-star rating. The school maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 4.4%. Academically, the high school performs slightly below the state average in math proficiency but slightly above average in reading proficiency. In contrast, Motley-Staples Middle School ranks in the top 50-60% of Minnesota middle schools and demonstrates strong performance in 8th-grade math, with over 50% proficiency in the last two school years. However, reading proficiency across all grades is slightly below the state average.
The elementary school, Staples-Motley Elementary, has the lowest performance among the three schools, with math proficiency slightly above the state average but reading proficiency below the state average. Additionally, the district as a whole faces challenges, with student performance on state assessments generally below the state average, except for the middle school's 8th-grade math performance. The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, especially at the middle and elementary schools, suggest a need to address socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student achievement.
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