Summary:
The Fridley Public School District in Minnesota operates two middle schools: Fridley Middle and Fridley Middle Area Learning Center. Both schools are struggling academically, with low test scores and rankings compared to state averages.
Fridley Middle ranks 326 out of 519 Minnesota middle schools, with a 2-star rating. Its proficiency rates in Math and Reading range from 19.43% to 37.37% and 32.98% to 38.07%, respectively, significantly below state averages. Fridley Middle Area Learning Center ranks even lower, at 509 out of 545 Minnesota middle schools, with a 0-star rating. Its proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 5.26% to 18.75% in Math and 10.53% to 18.75% in Reading.
Both schools have high free and reduced lunch rates, indicating a student population from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Fridley Middle has a 73.73% free and reduced lunch rate, while Fridley Middle Area Learning Center has an even higher rate of 72.22%. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio at Fridley Middle Area Learning Center is significantly higher at 43.3, compared to 14.3 at Fridley Middle, suggesting a potential lack of resources at the Area Learning Center.
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