Summary:
The Pipestone Area School District in southwestern Minnesota has just one middle school — Pipestone Middle — which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 244 students at 1401 7th St SW in Pipestone.
Because it is the only middle school in the district, Pipestone Middle represents the entire middle-level picture for local families. It currently ranks 460th out of 546 Minnesota middle schools, placing it in the 16th percentile with a 1-star rating; the district itself ranks 378th of 458 districts, at the 17th percentile, also with 1 star. The school trails both the district and the state in every subject. All-grade math proficiency is 14.6%, compared with 24.9% in the district and 44.9% statewide. Reading is 30.1%, versus 33.8% district and 48.6% state. Science is 3.0%, versus 13.1% district and 25.5% state. That puts students about 30 points behind the state in math and 22.5 points behind in science.
Grade-level results tell the same story in more detail. Math drops from 20.2% in 6th grade to 12.0% in 7th and 10.4% in 8th. Reading falls more steeply, from 42.9% in 6th — the school's strongest single result — to 25.3% in 7th and 19.4% in 8th. Eighth-grade science is the weakest area at 3.0%, far below the state's 16.7%. Year over year, science fell from 6.9% to 3.0%, math slipped slightly, and reading was essentially flat. For context, 40.98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch and the student-teacher ratio is 14.2. The clearest priorities are 8th-grade science, middle-grade math, and 8th-grade reading.
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