Summary:
The 55779 zip code is home to two schools - South Ridge Elementary and South Ridge Secondary - both part of the St. Louis County School District. While South Ridge Elementary shows some strengths in math proficiency, both schools struggle academically, ranking in the bottom half of Minnesota schools and receiving low ratings from SchoolDigger.
South Ridge Elementary has relatively strong math proficiency in 3rd and 4th grades, but falls behind in 5th and 6th grades. Reading proficiency is mixed, with 6th grade exceeding district and state averages, but 3rd grade falling behind. The school has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 47.7%, indicating a high-need student population. In contrast, South Ridge Secondary has extremely low math and reading proficiency, with only 8.51-11.76% of 11th graders proficient in math and 18.52-27.27% of 7th and 8th graders proficient in reading. However, the school maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 4.4%.
Overall, the schools in this zip code face significant challenges, with both South Ridge Elementary and South Ridge Secondary ranking in the bottom half of their respective statewide rankings and receiving low 1-2 star ratings from SchoolDigger. The high free/reduced lunch rates at both schools suggest that the student populations face socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the schools' academic performance issues. Targeted interventions and support will be crucial to help these schools improve and better serve their students.
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