Summary:
The Lac qui Parle Valley Schools district in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, it maintains a strong four-year graduation rate of 96.1%, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's academic performance, particularly in math and science, lags behind state-level proficiency rates, suggesting a need for improvement in its academic programs and support systems.
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary has a student enrollment of 334, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (75.45%), followed by Pacific Islander (14.37%), Hispanic (6.59%), and two or more races (3.59%). The school's student-teacher ratio of 19.3 to 1 is slightly higher than the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments were lower than the state averages, with 19.12% proficiency in 11th-grade math (vs. 34.99% statewide) and 40.74% proficiency in 10th-grade reading (vs. 52.22% statewide).
Despite the academic performance challenges, Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary has maintained a relatively consistent level of performance over the past few years, with some fluctuations in its statewide ranking. The school's dropout rate of 1.9% for the 2021-2022 school year is also lower than the state average, indicating that the school is effective in supporting students and helping them complete their high school education. Overall, the data suggests that the school may need to focus on improving its academic programs, particularly in math and science, to better serve its student population and achieve higher levels of proficiency.
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