Goodridge Public School District

The Goodridge Public School District in Minnesota operates two schools - Goodridge Elementary (grades PK-6) and Goodridge Secondary (grades 7-12). Both schools serve a predominantly white student population, but struggle with consistently low statewide rankings and significant academic underperformance compared to state averages.

Goodridge Elementary has a small enrollment of 149 students and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (61.74%), indicating a significant economically disadvantaged population. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 30% of Minnesota elementary schools and has proficiency rates below 50% in math, reading, and science. In contrast, Goodridge Secondary has a slightly larger enrollment of 114 students and a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 40.35%, but its statewide rankings are in the bottom 25% of Minnesota high schools, and its proficiency rates are even lower, with scores below 25% in core subjects.

The consistently low statewide rankings and significant academic underperformance across both Goodridge Elementary and Goodridge Secondary suggest that the Goodridge Public School District as a whole is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students may be a contributing factor to these challenges, and the district should closely examine its practices and implement targeted interventions to address the root causes of the academic difficulties faced by its students.