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Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 170 students in Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle Schools in Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 37% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
4 Schools
979 Schools
# Students
616 Students
278,012 Students
# Teachers
42 Teachers
16,641 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 508 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#301 out of 516 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
53%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.58
# American Indian Students
3 Students
5,811 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
2 Students
19,477 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
88 Students
29,245 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
10%
# Black Students
2 Students
32,997 Students
% Black Students
n/a
12%
# White Students
515 Students
174,439 Students
% White Students
84%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
275 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
15,838 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
5
1,132
# Students in K Grade:
56
2,988
# Students in 1st Grade:
37
3,151
# Students in 2nd Grade:
43
3,361
# Students in 3rd Grade:
48
3,520
# Students in 4th Grade:
48
3,677
# Students in 5th Grade:
35
11,199
# Students in 6th Grade:
45
52,302
# Students in 7th Grade:
43
65,392
# Students in 8th Grade:
47
67,133
# Students in 9th Grade:
56
15,931
# Students in 10th Grade:
51
15,349
# Students in 11th Grade:
56
15,155
# Students in 12th Grade:
46
17,722
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,877 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,887. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,399 is less than the state median of $18,614. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,877
$17,887
Spending / Student
$14,399
$18,614
Best Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bold Alc
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
701 S 9th St
Olivia, MN 56277
(320) 523-1031
Olivia, MN 56277
(320) 523-1031
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
Rank: #22.
Bold Middle School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
701 S. 9th Street
Olivia, MN 56277
(320) 523-1031
Olivia, MN 56277
(320) 523-1031
Grades: 5-8
| 170 students
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