Summary:
The city of Grand Meadow, Minnesota is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including Grand Meadow Elementary, Grand Meadow Senior High, Grand Meadow Middle, and the smaller Enrich GM alternative school. The district is part of the Grand Meadow Public School District and the Southern Mn Education Consortium.
Among the schools, Grand Meadow Elementary stands out as the academic leader, consistently ranking in the top 20-25% of Minnesota elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates, with 76% of students proficient or better in Math and 62.67% in Reading, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. With a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 32.37% and a small student-teacher ratio of 11.8, the elementary school appears to provide a high-quality education for its students.
In contrast, Grand Meadow Senior High and Grand Meadow Middle have struggled more academically, with lower statewide rankings and proficiency rates that lag behind the district and state. The high school has a 2-star rating, while the middle school has ratings ranging from 1 to 3 stars. This suggests a need for improvement at the secondary level to better support student achievement and bring the district's performance more in line across all grade levels.
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