Summary:
The city of Grand Forks, North Dakota is home to 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools, all part of the Grand Forks 1 school district. The district is ranked 10 out of 23 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Among the standout schools in the district are Discovery Elementary School and J Nelson Kelly Elementary School, both earning 5-star ratings and ranking as the top elementary schools in the state. At the middle school level, Schroeder Middle School is the top-ranked school in the state with a 5-star rating. The district's highest-ranked high school is Central High School, earning a 5-star rating and ranking as the second-highest in the state.
The data reveals a wide range of academic performance across the district, with the top-performing schools demonstrating significantly higher proficiency rates in math, reading, and science compared to the district and state averages. However, there is also a clear correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic performance, with the schools serving higher-poverty populations tending to have lower test scores and outcomes. Interestingly, spending per student does not appear to be a strong predictor of academic success, and student-teacher ratios are not necessarily an indicator of a school's performance.
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