Summary:
The Monticello Public School District in Minnesota is home to one standout middle school, Monticello Middle, which consistently delivers strong academic outcomes for its students. Ranked in the top 25% of Minnesota middle schools, Monticello Middle has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, indicating its consistent high performance.
Monticello Middle's proficiency rates in math, reading, and science generally exceed the state averages, sometimes by a significant margin. In the 2024-2025 and 2023-2024 school years, the school's math proficiency rates for all grades combined ranged from 47.69% to 50.6%, surpassing the state averages of 45.21% and 45.47%, respectively. Similarly, Monticello Middle's reading proficiency rates for all grades combined were 51.44% and 51.78% in those same years, also exceeding the state averages of 49.59% and 49.85%. The school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 36.82% in 2023-2024 was significantly higher than the state average of 30.34%.
While Monticello Middle serves a sizable population of economically disadvantaged students, with 34.71% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, the school's ability to achieve strong academic results is noteworthy. With a student-teacher ratio of 18.7 to 1, the school appears to be providing a high-quality education to its students. However, there may be opportunities to further improve the school's math and reading proficiency rates, particularly in 7th grade, where the scores are closer to the state averages.
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