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NewsEastern Carver County science proficiency scores exceeds state by 10% to 20% across grades 5, 8, and 11Board presentation including complete 2010 results Results of the MCA II science tests show Eastern Carver County students continue to outperform their Minnesota peers in proficiency on high state standards by 10-20 percent. The results, released July 27, show that at the elementary level, students exceed state proficiency averages by 20%. In middle school, students exceed state proficiency averages by 10% and at the senior high level, students exceed state proficiency by 15%. The state science tests are taken by students in grades 5, 8, and those in high school biology. The chart below shows the percentage of students at each level who scored as proficient or above on the state high standards.
The high school proficiency rate is an increase of 8.3% over last year. Jonathan Elementary continued to move proficiency levels significantly with 79.8% proficient this year, an increase of 42.5% in three years. "The staff and students at Jonathan Elementary should be very proud of these percentages," noted outgoing student assessment manager Jill VeLure. "An increase in proficiency of more than 40 percent over three years is an amazing accomplishment." Percentages of students scoring as proficient on the state science standards at each school: Bluff Creek Elementary - 69.9% Chaska Elementary - 56.2% Chanhassen Elementary - 72.9% Clover Ridge Elementary - 64.3% East Union Elementary - 61.8% Jonathan Elementary - 79.8% Victoria Elementary - 65.3% Chaska Middle School East - 58.2% Chaska Middle School West - 58.6% Pioneer Ridge Middle School - 58.3% Chanhassen High School - 74.2% Chaska High School - 63% District 112 continues to focus on science preparation at all levels. The redesigned secondary program moved high school physics to the freshman year as a required class. Sophomores must take chemistry with biology required at the junior or senior levels. In addition, the elementary and middle level science curriculum will begin its review cycle this year along with math. Teachers will be focused on strengthening an already strong curriculum in order to prepare students for continued success in high school. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
