Summary:
The city of Aurora, Minnesota is home to two schools - Mesabi East Elementary and Mesabi East Secondary, both part of the Mesabi East School District. While the secondary school maintains a strong 94.4% four-year graduation rate and performs relatively well on state assessments, the elementary school demonstrates higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages in several subjects, including 4th grade math and 5th grade reading.
Mesabi East Secondary High School is ranked 175 out of 480 Minnesota high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Mesabi East Elementary has a more diverse student population, with 13.29% of students identifying as non-White, compared to 8.43% at the secondary school. However, both schools perform below the state average on several state assessments, particularly in math, indicating an area for potential improvement.
The data also reveals differences in student-teacher ratios, with Mesabi East Elementary having a lower ratio of 12.4, compared to 16.1 at the secondary school. Additionally, the elementary school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (51.05%) compared to the secondary school (42.65%), which may reflect socioeconomic differences in the student populations and could inform resource allocation and support programs.
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