Summary:
The city of Arden Hills, Minnesota is home to two schools - Mounds View Senior High and Valentine Hills Elementary, both part of the Mounds View Public School District. While Mounds View Senior High is a standout high school, consistently ranking among the top in the state, Valentine Hills Elementary appears to be a more average-performing elementary school.
Mounds View Senior High boasts exceptional academic performance, with over 60% of 11th graders proficient or better in Math and Reading MCA-III assessments, significantly outpacing district and state averages. The school also has a very high 4-year graduation rate of 96.5% and a 0.0% dropout rate, indicating strong student outcomes. In contrast, Valentine Hills Elementary appears to be a more average-performing school, with test scores generally on par with or slightly below the district averages and lagging behind the state averages in many areas.
The racial demographics of the two schools also differ, with Mounds View Senior High having a more diverse student population (34.03% non-White) compared to Valentine Hills Elementary (45.08% non-White). Additionally, the significant difference in free/reduced lunch rates between the two schools (18.36% at Mounds View Senior High vs. 48.36% at Valentine Hills Elementary) suggests that the student populations have very different socioeconomic backgrounds, which could contribute to the performance gap between the schools.
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