Summary:
GFW High School is a public high school located in Winthrop, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 214 students. The school is part of the GFW Public Schools district, which is ranked 251 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
GFW High School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance, declining graduation rates, and a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCA-III test scores, is generally below the state average across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in Math (26%), Reading (50.91%), and Science (27.78%) were all lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 92% in 2020-2021 to 84.9% in 2021-2022, and its dropout rate has increased from 4.5% in 2017-2018 to 7.5% in 2021-2022. GFW High School also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 28.68% to 42.99% over the past three school years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families.
When compared to nearby high schools, such as Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High and New Ulm High School, GFW High School performs significantly worse in academic measures like MCA-III test scores and graduation rates. For example, New Ulm High School ranked 38th out of 480 Minnesota high schools in 2023-2024, while GFW High School ranked 279th. However, the school's performance for special education and low-income students is more promising, as it ranks in the top 100 and top 150 Minnesota high schools, respectively, for these subgroups in the 2023-2024 school year.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
GFW Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
279th of 480 Minnesota High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,574
Feeder schools for GFW High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.3
Number of students: 214
Racial breakdown:
White:
77.1%
Hispanic:
18.7%
Two or more races:
1.9%
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African American:
0.9%
Asian:
0.9%
American Indian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43%
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