Summary:
The New Ulm Public School District in Minnesota is home to two elementary schools: Jefferson Elementary and Washington Learning Center. While Jefferson Elementary serves a larger student population of 619 students, Washington Learning Center focuses solely on pre-K and kindergarten students with a smaller enrollment of 188.
Jefferson Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (87.72%) compared to the district and state averages, but it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the school performs above the district and state averages in math proficiency, though it lags behind in reading proficiency. In contrast, Washington Learning Center has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (46.81%) compared to Jefferson Elementary (40.23%), and it has seen a concerning decline in its performance, dropping from a 3-star to a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years.
The data suggests that while Jefferson Elementary has some academic strengths, it faces challenges in overall performance, and Washington Learning Center's declining performance warrants further investigation. Additionally, the racial composition differences between the two schools and the relationship between free/reduced lunch rates and academic outcomes are areas that could benefit from deeper analysis to ensure equity and access to educational opportunities for all students in the New Ulm Public School District.
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