| Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment | |||||||||||||||||
| MCA Reading Test Results | |||||||||||||||||
| Grades 3 & 5 & 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grade 3 | Grade 5 | Grade 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Levels (see explanation below) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Anoka Hennepin | 11% | 16% | 14% | 38% | 22% | 8% | 14% | 12% | 34% | 32% | 4% | 21% | 35% | 34% | 5% | ||
| Belle Plaine | 7% | 11% | 21% | 45% | 17% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 39% | 20% | 2% | 31% | 42% | 23% | 2% | ||
| Big Lake | 11% | 17% | 11% | 43% | 18% | 5% | 14% | 13% | 44% | 24% | 5% | 20% | 39% | 29% | 7% | ||
| Bloomington | 10% | 11% | 11% | 34% | 34% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 33% | 40% | 4% | 21% | 27% | 38% | 10% | ||
| Brooklyn Center | 30% | 21% | 13% | 23% | 13% | 9% | 24% | 15% | 32% | 20% | 11% | 37% | 33% | 17% | 1% | ||
| Buffalo | 12% | 12% | 12% | 40% | 25% | 5% | 12% | 12% | 39% | 33% | 4% | 20% | 36% | 36% | 5% | ||
| Burnsville, Eagan, Savage | 8% | 16% | 12% | 36% | 28% | 7% | 13% | 11% | 33% | 36% | 4% | 22% | 30% | 36% | 8% | ||
| Byron | 4% | 19% | 14% | 31% | 32% | 3% | 19% | 14% | 30% | 34% | 3% | 18% | 29% | 39% | 11% | ||
| Centennial | 6% | 11% | 14% | 42% | 27% | 3% | 9% | 10% | 41% | 37% | 2% | 18% | 33% | 41% | 7% | ||
| Chaska | 10% | 12% | 10% | 39% | 29% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 33% | 41% | 4% | 19% | 30% | 39% | 7% | ||
| Chisago Lakes | 8% | 8% | 13% | 48% | 23% | 6% | 16% | 13% | 38% | 26% | 2% | 22% | 39% | 32% | 5% | ||
| Columbia Heights | 25% | 18% | 13% | 30% | 14% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 30% | 18% | 10% | 35% | 29% | 21% | 5% | ||
| Delano | 3% | 13% | 9% | 40% | 35% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 43% | 38% | 0% | 14% | 28% | 48% | 10% | ||
| Eden Prairie | 7% | 12% | 11% | 38% | 33% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 39% | 40% | 2% | 17% | 31% | 43% | 7% | ||
| Edina | 3% | 6% | 7% | 41% | 42% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 31% | 54% | 0% | 8% | 22% | 51% | 18% | ||
| Elk River | 9% | 16% | 13% | 41% | 20% | 4% | 16% | 12% | 42% | 25% | 4% | 24% | 34% | 33% | 6% | ||
| Farmington | 6% | 12% | 8% | 42% | 32% | 5% | 14% | 8% | 37% | 35% | 3% | 23% | 35% | 33% | 6% | ||
| Forest Lake | 7% | 17% | 16% | 39% | 20% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 37% | 34% | 3% | 22% | 33% | 35% | 7% | ||
| Fridley | 10% | 21% | 15% | 35% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 11% | 35% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 30% | 27% | 6% | ||
| Hastings | 8% | 15% | 16% | 40% | 20% | 7% | 15% | 12% | 35% | 32% | 5% | 28% | 31% | 29% | 7% | ||
| Hopkins | 10% | 12% | 10% | 37% | 31% | 4% | 13% | 9% | 30% | 44% | 3% | 16% | 27% | 45% | 10% | ||
| Inver Grove Heights | 9% | 17% | 12% | 37% | 26% | 8% | 15% | 9% | 40% | 28% | 6% | 25% | 31% | 33% | 4% | ||
| Jordan | 10% | 18% | 8% | 39% | 24% | 10% | 18% | 14% | 42% | 16% | 0% | 27% | 37% | 33% | 3% | ||
| Kasson - Mantorville | 6% | 14% | 17% | 34% | 30% | 6% | 14% | 11% | 36% | 32% | 4% | 16% | 40% | 29% | 11% | ||
| Lakeville | 5% | 10% | 13% | 38% | 33% | 2% | 9% | 7% | 36% | 47% | 2% | 17% | 34% | 40% | 7% | ||
| Mahtomedi | 7% | 10% | 16% | 41% | 26% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 30% | 43% | 2% | 17% | 33% | 42% | 8% | ||
| Minneapolis | 28% | 22% | 12% | 24% | 14% | 25% | 26% | 13% | 22% | 14% | 17% | 40% | 23% | 16% | 4% | ||
| Minnetonka | 7% | 7% | 12% | 36% | 39% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 35% | 51% | 0% | 8% | 28% | 52% | 11% | ||
| Monticello | 8% | 16% | 13% | 41% | 22% | 7% | 11% | 13% | 33% | 37% | 1% | 22% | 35% | 36% | 6% | ||
| Mounds View | 8% | 13% | 11% | 37% | 31% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 31% | 45% | 3% | 13% | 27% | 44% | 13% | ||
| New Prague | 9% | 14% | 13% | 39% | 25% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 33% | 21% | 0% | 13% | 34% | 44% | 9% | ||
| Northfield | 14% | 16% | 13% | 37% | 20% | 11% | 18% | 12% | 35% | 25% | 4% | 27% | 31% | 31% | 6% | ||
| North St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale | 10% | 14% | 12% | 36% | 27% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 31% | 44% | 4% | 19% | 26% | 40% | 11% | ||
| Norwood Young America | 6% | 16% | 24% | 38% | 16% | 7% | 21% | 14% | 41% | 18% | 1% | 20% | 31% | 44% | 4% | ||
| Orono | 4% | 10% | 10% | 34% | 41% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 28% | 55% | 2% | 9% | 19% | 54% | 16% | ||
| Osseo | 14% | 16% | 13% | 35% | 22% | 8% | 15% | 10% | 36% | 31% | 6% | 24% | 31% | 33% | 6% | ||
| Prior Lake - Savage | 8% | 12% | 11% | 41% | 28% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 37% | 35% | 2% | 21% | 33% | 39% | 5% | ||
| Richfield | 27% | 20% | 12% | 31% | 10% | 17% | 19% | 12% | 31% | 22% | 11% | 34% | 26% | 24% | 5% | ||
| Robbinsdale | 11% | 16% | 12% | 37% | 23% | 8% | 16% | 13% | 32% | 31% | 6% | 27% | 28% | 33% | 6% | ||
| Rockford | 4% | 13% | 10% | 45% | 27% | 10% | 17% | 10% | 40% | 23% | 4% | 29% | 32% | 33% | 2% | ||
| Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan | 8% | 12% | 11% | 37% | 32% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 34% | 42% | 3% | 17% | 31% | 41% | 8% | ||
| Roseville Area | 9% | 14% | 11% | 37% | 30% | 6% | 15% | 9% | 33% | 38% | 4% | 18% | 28% | 40% | 9% | ||
| Sauk Rapids - Rice | 12% | 14% | 15% | 37% | 23% | 7% | 16% | 12% | 36% | 29% | 5% | 24% | 31% | 34% | 5% | ||
| Shakopee | 17% | 16% | 12% | 38% | 17% | 8% | 16% | 10% | 32% | 33% | 9% | 28% | 34% | 25% | 4% | ||
| South St. Paul | 9% | 18% | 7% | 42% | 23% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 36% | 25% | 5% | 30% | 36% | 25% | 3% | ||
| So. Washington Cty, Woodbury, Cottage Gr. | 8% | 14% | 14% | 38% | 25% | 8% | 13% | 11% | 35% | 33% | 3% | 24% | 34% | 32% | 7% | ||
| Spring Lake Park | 16% | 18% | 11% | 34% | 22% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 35% | 27% | 5% | 29% | 26% | 32% | 6% | ||
| St. Anthony-New Brighton | 11% | 8% | 11% | 45% | 25% | 5% | 12% | 11% | 27% | 45% | 1% | 23% | 33% | 35% | 8% | ||
| St. Cloud | 17% | 21% | 14% | 31% | 17% | 11% | 17% | 12% | 37% | 23% | 4% | 23% | 32% | 36% | 5% | ||
| St. Francis | 7% | 15% | 17% | 40% | 21% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 38% | 34% | 3% | 19% | 41% | 32% | 5% | ||
| St. Louis Park | 9% | 14% | 13% | 36% | 29% | 9% | 13% | 8% | 32% | 39% | 3% | 23% | 31% | 36% | 6% | ||
| St. Michael - Albertville | 5% | 14% | 12% | 41% | 26% | 3% | 11% | 13% | 43% | 31% | 2% | 19% | 35% | 40% | 5% | ||
| St. Paul | 23% | 24% | 14% | 25% | 14% | 18% | 27% | 15% | 26% | 15% | 15% | 44% | 23% | 15% | 3% | ||
| Stillwater | 6% | 11% | 12% | 42% | 29% | 5% | 9% | 9% | 37% | 39% | 2% | 19% | 34% | 37% | 9% | ||
| Waconia | 7% | 12% | 7% | 41% | 33% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 34% | 37% | 3% | 18% | 29% | 41% | 9% | ||
| Watertown-Mayer | 11% | 12% | 12% | 35% | 29% | 6% | 13% | 12% | 34% | 35% | 4% | 22% | 40% | 29% | 5% | ||
| Wayzata | 6% | 6% | 10% | 38% | 39% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 30% | 55% | 1% | 9% | 23% | 48% | 19% | ||
| Westonka | 12% | 13% | 12% | 34% | 29% | 10% | 16% | 11% | 34% | 30% | 6% | 25% | 31% | 29% | 9% | ||
| West St. Paul, Mendota Hts, Eagan | 1% | 6% | 12% | 45% | 36% | 3% | 7% | 10% | 33% | 47% | 1% | 9% | 34% | 46% | 10% | ||
| White Bear Lake | 7% | 15% | 14% | 41% | 23% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 33% | 34% | 4% | 17% | 31% | 40% | 8% | ||
| Level 1 - Performing significantly below grade level. | |||||||||||||||||
| Level 2 - Partial knowledge & some grade level skills | |||||||||||||||||
| Level 3 - Solid grade level skills | |||||||||||||||||
| Level 4 - Working above grade level | |||||||||||||||||
| Level 5 - Superior performance - above grade level | |||||||||||||||||
| Test Date: March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
| Source: Minnesota Department of Education | |||||||||||||||||