Summary:
The Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian area is home to a single elementary school, BOLD-Bird Island Elementary, which serves grades K-4 and has an enrollment of 230 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming the Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian school district and the state of Minnesota in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments.
BOLD-Bird Island Elementary's academic excellence is particularly impressive given its diverse student population and high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (59.13%). The school has a relatively diverse student body, with 13.91% of students identifying as Hispanic, 0.43% as Asian, and 0.43% as Native American. Despite these demographic factors, which are often associated with lower academic achievement, BOLD-Bird Island Elementary has maintained a strong 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the top half of Minnesota elementary schools.
While the school's overall academic performance is commendable, there may be opportunities to further improve reading proficiency, which lags slightly behind the state average. Nonetheless, BOLD-Bird Island Elementary stands out as a shining example of a high-performing school that is effectively serving its diverse student population and providing a quality education to the children of the Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian community.
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