Summary:
The Brooklyn Center School District in Minnesota operates 7 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools, serving students from early childhood through 12th grade. The district faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, high poverty rates, and concerning graduation and dropout statistics across its schools.
While the Brooklyn Center ECSE Age 3 - 5 elementary school stands out with the lowest student-teacher ratio of 6.3, and the Insight School Of Minnesota virtual high school has the second-best ratio and the highest 7th-grade reading proficiency, the district as a whole struggles with extremely low proficiency rates on state assessments, with some schools performing well below state averages. All schools in the district have high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage.
The district's high schools also face concerning graduation and dropout rates, with Brooklyn Center High School having a 78.9% graduation rate and 6.0% dropout rate, and Insight School Of Minnesota having a 58.0% graduation rate and 11.7% dropout rate. These challenges suggest the need for comprehensive, evidence-based strategies to address the multifaceted issues facing the Brooklyn Center School District and its students.
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