East Ridge, Woodbury high school results
Review testing results from East Ridge and Woodbury high schools.
School District 833 scores are listed for tests taken last April. Note that the comparisons from this year to last year are tests taken by different groups of students. In other words, last year's eighth-graders are being compared to those of the previous year.
Grade 9 writing
Students need to achieve a passing grade. The following MCAII (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment) test is also the GRAD (Graduation Required Assessment Diploma) test required to graduate. The state average score was 91.9. Numbers indicate percent passing.
School 2012 2011
Park 94.7 86.7
East Ridge 99.1 92.8
Woodbury 96.9 92.3
Grade 10 reading
Students must achieve a passing grade of 50 percent to pass the GRAD test. The questions are embedded within the MCAII test. Those who fail are offered remediation and retesting. The average GRAD state score was 80.4. The state average for MCAII was 76.8.
GRAD test
School 2012 2011
Park 86.7 N/A
East Ridge 92.8 N/A
Woodbury 92.3 N/A
MCAII test
School 2012 2011
Park 82.9 81
East Ridge 89 89
Woodbury 90.2 90
Grade 11 math
Students must achieve a passing grade on the GRAD test. The questions are embedded within the MCAII test. The average state GRAD score was 57.7 with 50 being a passing score for graduation. Students who don't pass either the GRAD or the MCAII test must take remedial classes and have two additional chances to pass the test. If students don't pass after two tests, they can still graduate. The state average for MCAII math was 42.5.
GRAD math test
School 2012 2011
Park 62.8 65
East Ridge 78.5 82.9
Woodbury 80.1 87.5
MCAII
School 2012 2011
Park 45.3 47.9
East Ridge 61.9 73
Woodbury 65.6 79.9
Other test info
MCAII (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment) tests are given to all students in grades 3-8 and high school and also comply with federal requirements to test in math, reading and science. Results are also reported under federal No Child Left Behind. While Minnesota has received a waiver from some of the federal rules under NCLB, test reporting is still in effect, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Students don't pass or fail MCAII tests. Scores all into one of four categories ranging from “doesn’t meet” proficiency to “exceeds” proficiency. Teachers use the results to find out what students are not learning and what teaching methods were used if student score well.
GRAD tests determine whether students will graduate.
New state rules, under the federal waiver, will use MCAII tests, for the first time, to determine how much growth students have achieved in a year's time. They are expected to be available to schools next month from the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information on testing, go to the Minnesota Department of Education website, select Data Center and look for “Data for parents and educators.”
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