Saint Paul Public Schools
Saint Paul Public Schools Data Center
Saint Paul Public Schools Data Center
2009 SPPS MCA-II Math & Reading Results

Results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments were released publicly on July 1, 2009. The attached tables and graphs summarize the results for the Saint Paul Public Schools. Some major points:

There are areas where we made gains, however they are incremental at best. Overall as a District, Saint Paul Public Schools had mixed results.

  • For the third year in a row, the District made gains in the percentage of students proficient.
  • Almost all student subgroups made gains in Math.
  • In reading, African American students made the largest gains of all student subgroups when compared from 2008 to 2009.
  • The District also saw gains in its Latino, Caucasian, Special Education and Low Income student subgroups.

The District has a persistent achievement gap which is essentially unchanged in this year’s MCA results. (Results on the GRAD test are somewhat more promising, with several groups narrowing the gap in passing rates.)


When compared with statewide peers, our MCA-II results were also mixed.

  • Math:
    • As in 2008 Caucasian, Latino and ELL students had higher proficiency rates than their statewide peers.
    • Students with disabilities and Asian students were substantially lower than their statewide peers.
  • Reading:
    • Caucasian and African American students made gains in reading proficiency that outpaced their statewide peers.
    • Grades 4 and 6 students in SPPS made greater gains in the percentage of students proficient than their statewide peers.

SPPS 2009 MCA-II Math & Reading PRELIMINARY Gap Analyses

SPPS 2009 MCA-II MATH PRELIMINARY Proficiency Trends by Grade and Subgroup

SPPS 2009 MCA-II READING PRELIMINARY Proficiency Trends by Grade and Subgroup

SPPS 2009 MCA-II Math & Reading PRELIMINARY School by Grade Percent Proficient


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