Summary:
The Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District in Minnesota is home to a single high school, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec., which serves students in grades 9-12. The school faces several significant challenges, including declining academic performance, high dropout rates, and underperformance on standardized tests.
Despite having a diverse student population, with 19.69% Native American and 7.5% two or more races, the school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments are consistently lower than the state averages across multiple subject areas and grade levels. The school's four-year graduation rate of 77.7% is also lower than the state average, while its dropout rate of 18.5% is alarmingly high, nearly double the state average. Additionally, over 56% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of poverty in the community.
The data suggests that Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. is in need of significant interventions and support to address these challenges. The school's statewide ranking has dropped from 173rd out of 472 Minnesota high schools in 2021-2022 to 327th out of 480 in 2023-2024, with its SchoolDigger star rating decreasing from 3 to 2 stars over the same period. This concerning trend of declining academic performance highlights the need for the district and school to evaluate their curriculum, instructional practices, and support systems to better serve the diverse needs of their student population and improve overall student outcomes.
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