Summary:
The 56666 zip code area is home to a single public elementary school, Ponemah Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 130 students. This school stands out for its extremely low academic performance, with proficiency rates in math, reading, and science that are well below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high concentration of Native American students at 99.23% and an exceptionally high free/reduced lunch rate of 97.69%, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Ponemah Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past three years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's math proficiency rate is only 7.79%, compared to the state average of 45.47%, and its reading proficiency rate is 11.39%, compared to the state average of 49.85%. In some grade levels, such as 5th and 7th grade, the school has a 0% proficiency rate in math. The school's science proficiency rate is also 0%, compared to the state average of 39.56%.
Despite the small school size and low student-teacher ratio of 7.2 to 1, Ponemah Elementary has struggled to provide a high-quality education to its students. The combination of extremely low academic performance, high poverty levels, and lack of progress over the past three years suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes at this school, which is part of the Red Lake Public School District.
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