Summary:
The data set provided contains information about a single high school, New Century Academy, located in New Century Academy, Minnesota. This public charter school serves grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 98 students and is ranked 413 out of 446 high schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
New Century Academy has consistently underperformed the state averages on standardized tests across multiple grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.53% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. The school's reading proficiency rates are also below the state averages, with only 21.74% of 10th-grade students and 22.92% of all students being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 51.26% and 49.59%, respectively. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate was 84.2% in the 2023-2024 school year, and its dropout rate was 4.4%.
With over 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, New Century Academy serves a high-poverty student population, which could be a contributing factor to the school's low academic performance. The school's statewide ranking has also declined from 294 out of 476 Minnesota high schools in the 2022-2023 school year to 403 out of 450 in the 2024-2025 school year, suggesting that it is not keeping pace with other high schools in the state. The relatively high student-teacher ratio of 15.6 could indicate that the school is facing challenges in attracting and retaining qualified teachers, which could also contribute to the low academic performance.
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