Summary:
The city of Otsego, Minnesota is home to two middle schools: Prairie View Middle School and Kaleidoscope Middle School. Prairie View Middle School, a public school serving grades 5-8, stands out as the high-performing school in the area, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in Minnesota and outperforming state and district averages on standardized tests. In contrast, Kaleidoscope Middle School, a smaller public charter school serving grades 6-8, lags behind in academic performance.
Prairie View Middle School boasts a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 45th out of 545 middle schools in the state. The school's students excel in math, reading, and science, with proficiency rates well above the state averages. Additionally, Prairie View Middle School serves a relatively affluent student population, with a free/reduced lunch rate of just 22.33%. However, the school has a higher student-teacher ratio of 38.2, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.
On the other hand, Kaleidoscope Middle School has a 3-star rating and lags behind Prairie View Middle School and the state averages on standardized tests. The school serves a more economically diverse student population, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 33.61%, and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 22.1. These factors may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools.
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