Summary:
Aurora Charter School is the sole elementary school located in the Aurora Charter School district in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Serving grades PK-4, the school has a total enrollment of 228 students, all of whom identify as Hispanic. While the school boasts a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14:1, its academic performance lags significantly behind state averages.
According to the data, only 20.65% of Aurora Charter School students were proficient or better in Math on the MCA-III assessment, compared to the statewide average of 45.47%. In Reading, the proficiency rate was just 9.78%, far below the 49.85% state average. These consistently low test scores have placed the school in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past three years. The school's high poverty rate, with 86.84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to these academic challenges.
Despite the school's small size and low student-teacher ratio, the lack of racial diversity and poor academic performance suggest that Aurora Charter School is struggling to provide a high-quality education for its students. Addressing issues of equity, inclusion, and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve outcomes for this predominantly low-income, Hispanic student population.
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