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Minnesota schools underperforming demographics

Every Minnesota public school in the bottom 10% of its state by BeatsExpectations. Being on this list is a starting question, not a verdict: a school may be in leadership transition, recovering from a demographic shift, or working through curriculum or staffing problems.

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MINNESOTA · UNDERPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS

#	School	City	District	% FRL	% Proficient	Expected	Gap (pp)
51	Minnesota New Country Elementary	HENDERSON	Minnesota New Country School	44.4%	23.8%	41.2%	-17.34
52	Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	ELK RIVER	SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL	15.1%	39.6%	57.0%	-17.32
53	Rollingstone Community School	ROLLINGSTONE	Rollingstone Community School	44.1%	24.1%	41.4%	-17.28
54	ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL	ROYALTON	ROYALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	23.5%	35.3%	52.4%	-17.15
55	SWANVILLE ELEMENTARY	SWANVILLE	SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	41.4%	25.7%	42.8%	-17.08
56	Hill City Senior High	HILL CITY	Hill City Public School District	54.2%	19.1%	36.0%	-16.9
57	VERNDALE SECONDARY	VERNDALE	VERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	46.8%	23.2%	39.9%	-16.77
58	LAKE OF THE WOODS SECONDARY	BAUDETTE	LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT	33.3%	30.4%	47.1%	-16.71
59	Level Up Academy	WHITE BEAR LAKE	Level Up Academy	40.7%	26.5%	43.2%	-16.69
60	COMFREY SECONDARY	COMFREY	COMFREY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	40.4%	26.9%	43.3%	-16.49
61	NORMAN COUNTY EAST SECONDARY	TWIN VALLEY	NORMAN COUNTY EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT	47.9%	22.9%	39.3%	-16.47
62	PARKERS PRAIRIE SECONDARY	PARKERS PRAIRIE	PARKERS PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	26.1%	34.6%	51.1%	-16.46
63	Medford Secondary	MEDFORD	Medford Public School District	34.0%	30.3%	46.8%	-16.45
64	BAGLEY SECONDARY	BAGLEY	BAGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	55.4%	19.0%	35.3%	-16.31
65	Pipestone Senior High	PIPESTONE	Pipestone Area School District	38.4%	28.2%	44.4%	-16.24
66	FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	FARMINGTON	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	20.5%	37.9%	54.0%	-16.19
67	Pine Island High School	PINE ISLAND	Pine Island Public School District	15.6%	40.5%	56.7%	-16.17
68	North High	MINNEAPOLIS	Minneapolis Public School District	75.6%	8.3%	24.4%	-16.15
69	LESTER PRAIRIE SECONDARY	LESTER PRAIRIE	LESTER PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	27.5%	34.1%	50.3%	-16.15
70	Lyle Middle	LYLE	LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	57.6%	18.3%	34.1%	-15.81
71	ROBERT BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	22.5%	37.3%	53.0%	-15.68
72	GRYGLA SECONDARY	GRYGLA	GRYGLA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	46.3%	24.6%	40.2%	-15.63
73	BOLD Senior High School	OLIVIA	BIRD ISLAND-OLIVIA-LAKE LILLIAN	33.5%	31.6%	47.1%	-15.51
74	Waconia High School	WACONIA	WACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	8.6%	45.0%	60.4%	-15.43
75	GFW High School	WINTHROP	GFW Public Schools	37.4%	29.6%	44.9%	-15.3
76	TWO HARBORS SECONDARY	TWO HARBORS	LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	30.3%	33.5%	48.8%	-15.25
77	PINE HILL ELEMENTARY	COTTAGE GROVE	South Washington County Schools	27.3%	35.2%	50.4%	-15.22
78	CHERRY SECONDARY	IRON	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	32.6%	32.3%	47.5%	-15.21
79	LAKE OF THE WOODS ELEMENTARY	BAUDETTE	LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL DISTRICT	35.5%	30.8%	46.0%	-15.16
80	Creekstone Montessori	RED WING	Creekstone Montessori Charter	17.2%	40.7%	55.8%	-15.15
81	CLIMAX SECONDARY	CLIMAX	CLIMAX-SHELLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	58.5%	18.5%	33.6%	-15.08
82	WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL	WARROAD	WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	29.2%	34.4%	49.4%	-15.03
83	Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary Sch	OTSEGO	KALEIDOSCOPE CHARTER SCHOOL	35.0%	31.4%	46.3%	-14.91
84	Kingsland Junior/Senior High School	SPRING VALLEY	KINGSLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	25.7%	36.4%	51.3%	-14.89
85	TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOL	DODGE CENTER	TRITON SCHOOL DISTRICT	29.7%	34.2%	49.1%	-14.85
86	Rock Ridge High School	VIRGINIA	Rock Ridge Public Schools	30.2%	34.0%	48.9%	-14.83
87	Endazhi-Nitaawiging	RED LAKE	Endazhi-Nitaawiging	78.8%	7.9%	22.7%	-14.83
88	WILLIAM KELLEY ELEMENTARY	SILVER BAY	LAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.	42.0%	27.7%	42.5%	-14.82
89	WINONA SENIOR HIGH	WINONA	WINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	33.7%	32.1%	47.0%	-14.81
90	Lake Park Audubon High School	LAKE PARK	LAKE PARK AUDUBON SCHOOL DISTRICT	32.5%	32.8%	47.6%	-14.8
91	STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH	STEWARTVILLE	STEWARTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	18.1%	40.6%	55.4%	-14.78
92	LEVI P. DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	26.3%	36.2%	50.9%	-14.77
93	Red Lake Middle School	RED LAKE	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	83.2%	5.6%	20.3%	-14.77
94	North Branch Area Middle School	NORTH BRANCH	North Branch Area Public Schools	29.1%	34.7%	49.4%	-14.7
95	GREENBUSH ELEMENTARY	GREENBUSH	Greenbush Middle River Schools	31.7%	33.4%	48.0%	-14.66
96	Memorial Middle School	ELY	ELY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	28.8%	35.0%	49.6%	-14.65
97	RED LAKE ELEMENTARY	RED LAKE	RED LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	81.4%	6.8%	21.3%	-14.48
98	Olson Middle	MINNEAPOLIS	Minneapolis Public School District	76.6%	9.4%	23.9%	-14.45
99	Yellow Medicine East Secondary	GRANITE FALLS	YELLOW MEDICINE EAST	38.0%	30.3%	44.6%	-14.36
100	Hill City Middle School	HILL CITY	Hill City Public School District	55.4%	20.9%	35.3%	-14.35

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