Summary:
The city of Mountain Lake, Minnesota is home to two schools - Mountain Lake Elementary and Mountain Lake Secondary. While both schools face challenges, the data analysis reveals that Mountain Lake Secondary is the stronger performing school overall, with a higher statewide ranking, better graduation and dropout rates, and stronger academic performance on standardized tests.
However, Mountain Lake Elementary stands out for having a more diverse student population, with higher percentages of Hispanic and Asian students compared to the high school. Both schools have high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges facing the district. The performance gap between the elementary and high school suggests a need to examine curriculum, instruction, and support systems across grade levels to ensure a more consistent and effective educational experience for all students.
Overall, the Mountain Lake Public Schools district faces a mix of strengths and challenges, with Mountain Lake Secondary performing better than Mountain Lake Elementary on most academic measures, but both schools struggling with low overall performance and high rates of students from low-income families.
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