District 196 Increases Proficiency in Math, Reading

The Minnesota Department of Education's 2010-11 reading and math scores are in, and overall, it means good news for the and the State of Minnesota. 

The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) were released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) on Sept. 14. Students in grades 3-8 and 10-11 are given these tests each year to "measure student performance on the Minnesota Academic Standards, which define what students should know and be able to do in a particular grade," according to District 196.

Minnesota students showed mixed results in math; grade 11 students made significant gains in proficiency, while students in grades 3-8 took rigorous new math assessments aligned to higher standards for the first time, according to a MDE press release.

“We continue to set the bar high for Minnesota students with tougher new standards, and to improve the ways in which we help children master them,” said Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius. “The good news is that our high school students are rising to the challenge. However, these results also show us we have some work to do to ensure all of our kids are well prepared for success in a competitive global economy.”

On the MCA III Math portion, the majority of District 196 students grades 3-8 met the standards. Grade 6 students were at the lowest percent for meeting the standard at 33 percent (or 629 students out of 1,906). Grade 5 students were at the highest with 41.7 percent of students meeting the standard (or 831 students out of 1,991).

"The results of this year’s math test will establish a new baseline for student performance on the new academic standards," said District 196 in a press release.

According to the district, District 196 students who scored proficient on the MCA math test exceeded the state average for all seven grades tested; the biggest difference was in grade 11 math, where 15 percent more District 196 students scored proficient than the statewide average.

In addition, the MCA reading tests showed that for District 196 students in grades 3-8 and 10, the majority of students exceeded the standards, with the biggest overachiever being grade 3 students.

According to the test scores, 62.9 percent or 1,141 of 1,815 students exceeded those standards in the third grade. 32.9 percent or 702 out of 2,136 eleventh grade students exceeded the standards on the reading test.

Students in grades 3-8 took both state-administered reading and math tests. Tenth graders took only the reading test, and 11th graders took only the math exam.

Information below states how students in Rosemount schools did on the both the reading and math tests:

Rosemount Elementary

MCA III Math:

Grade 3: 88 tested, 12 did not meet standards, 19 partially met standards, 39 met the standards and 18 exceeded the standards.

Grade 4: 126 tested, 18 did not meet standards, 23 partially met standards, 46 met the standards and 39 exceeded the standards.

Grade 5: 102 tested, 13 did not meet standards, 28 partially met standards, 36 met the standards and 25 exceeded the standards.

MCA II Reading Scores:

Grade 3: 89 tested, 5 did not meet standards, 15 partially met standards, 24 met the standards and 45 exceeded the standards.

Grade 4: 125 tested, 10 did not meet standards, 20 partially met standards, 52 met the standards and 43 exceeded the standards.

Grade 5: 101 tested, 4 did not meet standards, 8 partially met standards, 36 met the standards and 53 exceeded the standards.

MCA III Math:

Grade 3: 120 tested, 4 did not meet standards, 13 partially met standards, 52 met the standards and 51 exceeded the standards.

Grade 4: 130 tested, 7 did not meet standards, 11 partially met standards, 42 met the standards and 70 exceeded the standards.

Grade 5: 132 tested, 10 did not meet standards, 25 partially met standards, 66 met the standards and 31 exceeded the standards.

MCA II Reading Scores:

Grade 3: 117 tested, 5 did not meet standards, 6 partially met standards, 23 met the standards and 83 exceeded the standards.

Grade 4: 128 tested, 6 did not meet standards, 6 partially met standards, 42 met the standards and 74 exceeded the standards.

Grade 5: 128 tested, 3 did not meet standards, 4 partially met standards, 50 met the standards and 71 exceeded the standards.

MCA III Math:

Grade 6: 381 tested, 61 did not meet standards, 86 partially met standards, 132 met the standards and 102 exceeded the standards.

Grade 7: 367 tested, 44 did not meet standards, 98 partially met standards, 158 met the standards and 67 exceeded the standards.

Grade 9: 367 tested, 55 did not meet standards, 111 partially met standards, 138 met the standards and 63 exceeded the standards.

MCA II Reading Scores:

Grade 6: 382 tested, 9 did not meet standards, 45 partially met standards, 108 met the standards and 220 exceeded the standards.

Grade 7: 376 tested, 30 did not meet standards, 52 partially met standards, 134 met the standards and 160 exceeded the standards.

Grade 9: 374 tested, 22 did not meet standards, 54 partially met standards, 123 met the standards and 175 exceeded the standards.

MCA II Reading; Grade 10:

510 tested, 22 did not meet standards, 86 partially met standards, 203 met the standards and 199 exceeded the standards.

MCA II Math; Grade 11:

497 tested, 98 did not meet standards, 83 partially met standards, 154 met the standards and 162 exceeded the standards.

Rosemount Area Learning Center:

MCA II Reading; Grade 10:

25 tested, 8 did not meet standards, 9 partially met standards, 7 met the standards and 1 exceeded the standards.

MCA II Math; Grade 11:

31 tested, 29 did not meet standards, 1 partially met standards, 1 met the standards and 0 exceeded the standards.

Below are the percentage of students from the district and state who did and didn't meet the standards:

MCA II

Grade

Subject

Percent of students who did not meet standards

Percent of students who partially met standards

Percent of students who met standards

Percent of students who exceeded standards

Average
Score

DISTRICT 196

All Schools

03

Reading

5.4

7.6

24.1

62.9

368.8

All Schools

04

Reading

6.3

10.9

33.2

49.6

463.1

All Schools

05

Reading

2.4

8.3

35.1

54.2

564.9

All Schools

06

Reading

4.3

12.8

30.7

52.3

660.8

All Schools

07

Reading

7.4

14.8

31.4

46.4

758.8

All Schools

08

Reading

6.0

14.8

30.4

48.8

859.1

All Schools

10

Reading

4.1

12.4

38.0

45.5

1059.8

All Schools

11

Math

20.3

16.2

30.7

32.9

1153.9

STATEWIDE

All Schools

03

Reading

10.6

10.9

24.7

53.8

364.3

All Schools

04

Reading

10.2

14.7

37.4

37.8

458.7

All Schools

05

Reading

6.6

13.1

40.1

40.2

560.3

All Schools

06

Reading

8.4

16.5

32.5

42.6

657.6

All Schools

07

Reading

11.4

18.9

31.9

37.7

755.7

All Schools

08

Reading

11.9

20.0

30.2

37.9

855.2

All Schools

10

Reading

8.1

16.5

39.2

36.1

1056.7

All Schools

11

Math

32.9

18.5

27.4

21.2

1146.7

MCA III

DISTRICT 196

All Schools

03

Math

6.4

13.4

40.8

39.4

361.8

All Schools

04

Math

9.4

12.8

37.7

40.0

461.4

All Schools

05

Math

12.8

21.4

41.7

24.1

553.9

All Schools

06

Math

19.2

26.6

33.0

21.2

650.6

All Schools

07

Math

13.7

26.5

36.6

23.2

751.5

All Schools

08

Math

18.3

27.8

31.8

22.0

850.9

STATEWIDE

All Schools

03

Math

13.4

16.4

41.0

29.1

356.9

All Schools

04

Math

16.4

16.4

36.7

30.5

456.3

All Schools

05

Math

19.8

26.6

37.7

15.9

550.0

All Schools

06

Math

23.0

26.7

32.5

17.8

649.0

All Schools

07

Math

18.9

29.3

33.4

18.3

749.2

All Schools

08

Math

21.0

25.7

31.8

21.4

849.8