Summary:
The BOLD Middle School is the sole middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian school district. This public school has faced challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking declining from a 3-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 1-star rating in 2024-2025.
BOLD Middle School's academic performance, as measured by MCA-III proficiency rates, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. In math, proficiency rates range from 18.18% to 33.33%, compared to the district average of 27.03% to 37.95% and the state average of 40.1% to 42.94%. Reading proficiency rates range from 18.75% to 51.35%, compared to the district average of 40.07% to 51.35% and the state average of 45.97% to 57.09%. Science proficiency rates range from 20.45% to 35.19%, compared to the district average of 30.2% to 35.19% and the state average of 30.34% to 45.02%.
The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 56.91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Without information on the student-teacher ratio, it is difficult to assess whether the school has adequate resources and support for its students, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance challenges.
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