27.5% of Cherokee Heights Elementary School students meet or exceed reading MCA expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year
Of the 91 students who took part in the reading portion of the MCA, 19.8% (18) met the testing standard and 7.7% (7) exceeded it scoring highest on the test, for a total of 25 students who passed.
This marked a 4.6% increase from the previous school year, when 22.9% of students at Cherokee Heights Elementary School met or exceeded expectations.
The school is located in Saint Paul Public Schools District with 57 other schools.
Across the district, 34.1% of students passed the reading portion of the MCA.
The MCA and the Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS) are the state tests that help districts measure student progress toward Minnesota’s academic standards and also meet federal and state legislative requirements. The tests cover math, reading and science, depending on the grade that is being tested. Most students take the MCA, but students who receive special education services and meet eligibility requirements may take the MTAS instead.
Overall proficiency on Minnesota's MCA exams has declined compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to Minnesota's Report Card. Math proficiency, for example, dropped by more than 7% from 2019, while reading proficiency fell by almost 5%.
| School Name | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy | 34.7% | 42.2% |
| Randolph Heights Elementary School | 39.2% | 34.4% |
| Horace Mann School | 36.1% | 37.1% |
| Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo | 43.7% | 25.3% |
| Open World Learning Secondary School | 40.9% | 28% |
| L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion | 36.8% | 24.8% |
| Highland Park Senior High School | 31.9% | 29.5% |
| Central Senior High School | 36.4% | 24.5% |
| St. Anthony Park Elementary School | 36% | 21.7% |
| Chelsea Heights Elementary School | 36.7% | 18% |
| Groveland Park Elementary School | 35.4% | 18.6% |
| Adams Magnet Elementary School | 36.7% | 15.6% |
| EXPO for Excellence Elementary School | 31.2% | 13.9% |
| Highland Park Middle School | 27.3% | 17.4% |
| Murray Middle School | 26.3% | 13.4% |
| Washington Technology Senior High School | 34.5% | 3.6% |
| Hidden River Middle School | 25.4% | 12.1% |
| JJ Hill Montessori | 29.3% | 8.2% |
| Johnson Senior High School | 32.2% | 5.2% |
| Como Park Elementary School | 31.4% | 3.2% |
| Harding Senior High School | 30.5% | 3.5% |
| Como Park Senior High School | 22.7% | 10.5% |
| Nokomis Montessori South Campus | 24.3% | 8.4% |
| Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Upper | 29.9% | 2.6% |
| Eastern Heights Elementary School | 26.8% | 4.9% |
| Battle Creek Elementary School | 28.1% | 3.2% |
| Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Lower | 27.4% | 3.3% |
| Global Arts Plus Upper | 21.3% | 8.9% |
| Highland Park Elementary School | 23.3% | 6.8% |
| Creative Arts Secondary School | 22.8% | 6% |
| Farnsworth Aerospace Upper | 24.9% | 3.6% |
| Cherokee Heights Elementary School | 19.8% | 7.7% |
| E-STEM Middle School | 22.5% | 4.2% |
| Crossroads Montessori | 16.2% | 8.1% |
| Crossroads Science Program | 20.6% | 3.7% |
| Nokomis Montessori North Campus | 20.7% | 2.8% |
| Riverview Spanish/English Dual Immersion | 21.6% | 1.8% |
| The Heights Community School | 19.1% | 3.7% |
| Saint Paul Music Academy | 18.6% | 2.1% |
| Global Arts Plus Lower | 18.8% | 0.7% |
| Farnsworth Aerospace Lower | 16.3% | 2.1% |
| Washington Technology Middle School | 14.8% | 3.4% |
| Humboldt High School | 16.2% | 1.3% |
| American Indian Magnet School | 14.9% | 2.5% |
| East African Magnet School | 17.2% | 0% |
| Frost Lake Elementary School | 16.7% | 0.4% |
| Hamline Elementary School | 12.7% | 3.2% |
| Battle Creek Middle School | 12.8% | 1.4% |
| Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary School | 12.9% | 1.1% |
| Daytons Bluff Elementary School | 12.1% | 1% |
| Maxfield Elementary School | 12.3% | 0.7% |
| Benjamin E. Mays IB World School | 12% | 0.6% |
| Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School | 10.9% | 0.8% |
| Bruce F. Vento Elementary School | 11.3% | 0% |
| Hazel Park Preparatory Academy | 9.7% | 1.3% |
| Highwood Hills Elementary School | 8.3% | 0.9% |
| Four Seasons Elementary School | 2.8% | 0.7% |
| LEAP High School | 1.9% | 0% |