Summary:
The Southland Public School District in Minnesota has only one high school, Southland Senior High, which serves students in grades 9-12. This small, predominantly white high school has a mixed academic performance, with strong reading proficiency but lower math scores compared to state averages. While the school's graduation rate is slightly below the state average, its dropout rate is higher, indicating a need for targeted interventions to improve student retention and success.
Southland Senior High has a student enrollment of 167, with a racial makeup of 90.42% White, 7.78% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other races. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 27.54% suggests a relatively low socioeconomic status compared to the state. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments were 27.5% in math, 70% in reading, and 50% in science, with the math scores being particularly low.
The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 243 out of 472 Minnesota high schools in 2021-2022 to 105 out of 480 in 2023-2024. The Southland Public School District as a whole is ranked 163 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Addressing the school's racial diversity, academic performance variability, and high dropout rate could be key focus areas for the district to improve student outcomes.
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