Summary:
The 55390 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Humphrey Elementary, which serves students from the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted school district. While Humphrey Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools over the past three years, its performance on standardized assessments has been mixed compared to state and district averages.
Humphrey Elementary's Math proficiency rate of 50% in 2024-2025 was higher than the district average of 33.18%, but lower than the state average of 45.21%. In Reading, the school's proficiency rate of 34.04% was lower than both the district (47.77%) and state (49.59%) averages. Interestingly, the school's 3rd grade Math and Reading proficiency rates are generally higher than the 4th grade rates, suggesting potential challenges in maintaining student performance as they progress through the grades.
Humphrey Elementary has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 35.4% in 2023-2024, indicating a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.6 is slightly lower than the state average, potentially providing more individualized attention for students. Overall, the analysis of Humphrey Elementary highlights the need for a deeper understanding of the factors contributing to the school's consistent underperformance compared to state and district averages, as well as the potential challenges in the upper grades and the impact of socioeconomic factors on student achievement.
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