Summary:
The 55404 zip code in Minnesota has only one middle school, Aurora Middle School, a public charter school serving grades 5-8 with an enrollment of 187 students. This school has consistently low academic performance, with proficiency rates well below the state average in both Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.37% of Aurora students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and the school's Reading proficiency rate was 20.67% versus the state's 49.59%.
Aurora Middle School's student population has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, at 79.14% in 2023-2024, and the school's student-teacher ratio of 16.1 is slightly higher than the state average. The school's academic struggles are reflected in its rankings, as it is ranked 493 out of 519 Minnesota middle schools in 2024-2025 and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. This ranking has declined over the past few years, from 525 out of 545 in 2023-2024 to 519 out of 529 in 2022-2023.
The data suggests that Aurora Charter School, the district that operates Aurora Middle School, faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Targeted interventions and additional support may be necessary to help improve academic outcomes and address the needs of the school's disadvantaged student population.
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