District 196 Students Exceed Averages On State Tests

The percentage of District 196 students who scored proficient on state reading, math and science tests exceeded statewide averages for all grades tested in spring 2017, according to results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, Series III (MCA-III) released by the Minnesota Department of Education Aug.7.

District 196 includes all or part of Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville, Coates, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville and Empire and Vermillion townships.

These tests are given annually in reading (grades 3-8 and 10), math (grades 3-8 and 11) and science (grades 5, 8 and high school, after completion of the life science curriculum). More than 14,500 District 196 students took the MCAs last spring. Results for individual students will be mailed to parents this fall.

The MCAs measure student performance on the Minnesota Academic Standards, which define what students should know and be able to do in a particular grade. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Minnesota Patch, click here to find your local Minnesota Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook , and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Students earn a score in one of four achievement levels:

1. does not meet the standards;
2. partially meets the standards;
3. meets the standards, and
4. exceeds the standards. Students who meet or exceed the standards are considered to be proficient in the subject area.

Compared to 2016 results, the percentage of District 196 students who scored proficient on the MCA reading, math and science tests stayed about the same for all levels tested, according to a news release. District results for 2017 are shown in the tables below. Results for every district and school in the state, from 2013 to 2017, are available on the Minnesota Department of Education website via the Minnesota Report Card tool located within the data center tab.

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