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AnnapurnaBlue Health & Wellness: A Sanctuary for Renewal AnnapurnaBlue Health & Wellness was created from a simple yet powerful belief: that true...

Hopkins fifth-graders, eighth-graders and high-schoolers took the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment-II Science test in the spring. Here's a look at how each school performed and how that performance compares to the state average.   <h2>Students who did not meet standards*</h2> Did not meet standards Partially met standards Total not proficient Fifth Grade State (2010) 24 30 54 State (2011) 24 30 54 Hopkins Public Schools (2010) 24 29.5 53.5 Hopkins Public Schools (2011) 27.5 29.9 57.4 - Alice Smith 22.4 27.1 49.5 - Eisenhower 41.4 27.6 69 - Gatewood 31.7 35.4 67.1 - Glen Lake 16 29.3 45.3 - L.H. Tanglen 37.9 33.3 71.2 - Meadowbrook 15.6 27.1 42.7 Eighth grade State (2010) 18.5 33.7 52.2 State (2011) 20.6 35 55.6 Hopkins Public Schools (2010) 11.8 30.2 42 Hopkins Public Schools (2011) 16 34.7 50.7 - West Junior High 10.9 31.8 42.7 - North Junior High 20.6 37.3 57.9 High School State (2010) 17.9 30.4 48.3 State (2011) 17.7 28.5 46.2 Hopkins High School (2010) 16.2 24.8 41 Hopkins High School (2011) 13 22.8 35.8 *All numbers are percentages rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. <h2>Number of students taking the test*</h2> Grade Total tested Total proficient Total not proficient Percent proficient Fifth grade 512 218 294 43 Eighth grade 545 269 276 49 High School 571 367 204 64 Total 1,628 854 774 52 *Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

Hopkins fifth-graders, eighth-graders and high-schoolers took the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment-II Science test in the spring.

Here's a look at how each school performed and how that performance compares to the state average.

<h2>Students who did not meet standards*</h2> Did not meet standards Partially met standards Total not proficient Fifth Grade State (2010) 24 30 54 State (2011) 24 30 54 Hopkins Public Schools (2010) 24 29.5 53.5 Hopkins Public Schools (2011) 27.5 29.9 57.4 - Alice Smith 22.4 27.1 49.5 - Eisenhower 41.4 27.6 69 - Gatewood 31.7 35.4 67.1 - Glen Lake 16 29.3 45.3 - L.H. Tanglen 37.9 33.3 71.2 - Meadowbrook 15.6 27.1 42.7 Eighth grade State (2010) 18.5 33.7 52.2 State (2011) 20.6 35 55.6 Hopkins Public Schools (2010) 11.8 30.2 42 Hopkins Public Schools (2011) 16 34.7 50.7 - West Junior High 10.9 31.8 42.7 - North Junior High 20.6 37.3 57.9 High School State (2010) 17.9 30.4 48.3 State (2011) 17.7 28.5 46.2 Hopkins High School (2010) 16.2 24.8 41 Hopkins High School (2011) 13 22.8 35.8 *All numbers are percentages rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

<h2>Number of students taking the test*</h2> Grade Total tested Total proficient Total not proficient Percent proficient Fifth grade 512 218 294 43 Eighth grade 545 269 276 49 High School 571 367 204 64 Total 1,628 854 774 52 *Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

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A breakdown of how Hopkins students performed on the MCA-II test.