Summary:
The Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn is the sole elementary school located within the Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn district in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade and has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools over the past two years.
Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn has struggled academically, with proficiency rates on the MCA-III tests significantly below the state average in both math (15.56% vs. 45.21%) and reading (30% vs. 49.59%) during the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance has also been declining, with test scores dropping in recent years. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 67.38% in the 2023-2024 school year, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school and its students.
Despite the school's small size, with only 141 students enrolled, it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.9 to 1. However, the combination of low academic performance, declining test scores, and high poverty rates suggests that the Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn may require targeted interventions and additional resources to improve the quality of education for its students and help them reach their full potential.
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