Summary:
The North Lakes Academy district contains a single high school, the North Lakes Academy Upper School, which serves grades 9-12. Based on the available data, this school appears to be performing below average compared to other high schools in Minnesota.
North Lakes Academy Upper School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 95th in 2022-2023 to 316th out of 450 Minnesota high schools in 2024-2025. The school's graduation rate of 84.2% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.4% is higher than the state average. Proficiency rates on standardized tests, such as the MCA-III Math and Reading assessments, are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels, with only 15.15% of 11th graders proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 34.96%.
The school serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 40.43% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.9, this does not appear to be translating into stronger academic outcomes for students. Overall, the data suggests that North Lakes Academy Upper School is a struggling school that needs to address underlying issues, such as improving instructional quality and providing additional support for economically disadvantaged students, in order to improve its performance and outcomes.
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