Annual Report (9/23/13) Elementary Proficiency Results: For the past six years, Wayzata elementary students’ performance on the MN Accountability tests in reading has consistently been at a very high level; however, in 2013, 82% of 3-‐5 grade students were proficient in reading, compared to 91% in 2012. As mentioned, this difference is likely due to the state’s introduction of the MCA-‐III in reading. This change is noted in the reading figure below. Despite the decrease in overall proficiency, elementary student performance was far above the state average. While the percentage of elementary students reaching proficiency in the state decreased 20 percentage points, Wayzata elementary students only dropped 9 percentage points. In the area of mathematics, elementary student performance mirrored that of the entire district as the number of students reaching proficiency decreased slightly from 90% to 87%. This decrease is consistent with the trend for the state. MCA data in science are available for elementary students in the 5th grade. Wayzata elementary students have scored increasingly better on the science accountability tests over the past four years. Student proficiency increased substantially from 2010 (63%) to 2013 (84%).
WPS – Office of Research and Evaluation
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