Summary:
The St. James Public School District in Minnesota is home to a single high school, St. James Middle/High School, which serves students in grades 6-12. The school faces some significant challenges, including lower academic performance, higher dropout rates, and a student population with high levels of economic disadvantage compared to state averages.
St. James Middle/High School has an enrollment of 551 students, with a racial makeup that is 44.1% White, 54.63% Hispanic, 0.36% Asian, and 0.91% two or more races. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.6% is slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 9.5% is higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments are generally lower than the state averages, particularly in math, where the 11th-grade proficiency rate was 24.24% compared to the state average of 34.99%.
The high percentage of students (59.89%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the lower academic performance and higher dropout rate. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has dropped from 311 out of 472 Minnesota high schools in 2021-2022 to 254 out of 480 in 2023-2024, suggesting a decline in performance relative to other schools in the state.
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