Summary:
The 56149 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Lake Benton Elementary and Heartland Elementary. While both serve students in the same geographic region, the data reveals a significant performance gap between the two schools.
Lake Benton Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 88th out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores consistently exceed state averages in both math and reading, with 75.51% of students proficient or better in math and 73.47% in reading. Additionally, Lake Benton Elementary has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 36.04% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9:1.
In contrast, Heartland Elementary appears to be a much smaller school with lower performance metrics and a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The school's free/reduced lunch rate is 72.73%, and its student-teacher ratio is 4.7:1. These factors may contribute to the significant gap in academic achievement between the two schools within the Lake Benton Public School District and the Pipestone Area School District.
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