Summary:
The Austin Public School District in Austin, Minnesota operates three high schools: Austin Senior High, Austin Area Learning Center, and Austin Online Academy. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and provide a range of educational opportunities within the district.
Austin Senior High appears to be the strongest performing school in the district, with the highest graduation rate (84.2%) and the best test scores across Math, Reading, and Science compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, Austin Area Learning Center stands out as the lowest performing school, with 0% proficiency rates in Math for several grade levels and significantly lagging the district and state in Reading and Science proficiency as well. The school also has a very high student-teacher ratio of 107.1.
Austin Online Academy, as a virtual school, has a mix of performance. Its Reading proficiency is closer to the district average, but Math and Science scores trail behind. The school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 29.7 as well. Overall, the performance gap between Austin Senior High and the other two schools is quite significant, suggesting opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed at the higher-performing school.
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