Summary:
The 56381 zip code area is home to two schools: Glacial Hills Elementary and Minnewaska Area WIN Academy. While Glacial Hills Elementary serves as a traditional elementary school, Minnewaska Area WIN Academy is an alternative school serving grades K-12. The schools exhibit stark contrasts in their student demographics, academic performance, and socioeconomic factors.
Glacial Hills Elementary has a predominantly white student population (94.62%) and shows a mixed academic performance, with some grade levels performing above the state average in math and reading, while others are significantly below. The school also has a relatively high free and reduced lunch rate of 58.06%, indicating a significant population of students from low-income families. In contrast, Minnewaska Area WIN Academy has a more diverse student body, with 76.19% white, 4.76% African American, 11.9% Hispanic, and 4.76% Native American students. However, this alternative school exhibits extremely low proficiency rates in math, reading, and science, well below the state and district averages, and has a very high free and reduced lunch rate of 85.71%.
The stark contrast in academic performance between the two schools suggests that factors such as socioeconomic status and racial diversity may play a significant role in educational outcomes. Additionally, the lower student-teacher ratio at Minnewaska Area WIN Academy (3.9) compared to Glacial Hills Elementary (9.6) indicates that smaller class sizes and more individualized attention may not necessarily translate to higher academic achievement, as seen in the case of the alternative school. Overall, the analysis of the schools in the 56381 zip code highlights the complex interplay between school characteristics, student demographics, and educational performance.
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