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Pankalo Education Center is an elementary school located in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, serving grades K-8 with a student population of 101. Despite its diverse student body, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the state and nearby schools, ranking in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools.
Pankalo Education Center stands out for its unique characteristics. It has a significantly more diverse student population, with 42.57% White, 34.65% African American, 5.94% Hispanic, 2.97% Asian, and 11.88% two or more races. However, this diversity does not translate to academic success, as the school consistently underperforms on standardized tests, with only 8.82% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math and 10.14% in MCA-III Reading, compared to the South Washington County Schools district at 11.73% and 12.71%, respectively, and the statewide averages of 45.47% and 49.85%. The school also ranks particularly low for specific student subgroups, such as male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.
Further analysis reveals that Pankalo Education Center has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 3.2 to 4.4 over the past three school years, much lower than the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 11.2 to 18.7. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 29.76% to 58.42% over the past three school years, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which have rates ranging from 14.19% to 42.46%. These factors suggest that the school may be facing broader socioeconomic challenges that could be contributing to its academic underperformance.
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