Hopkins Reading Scores Soar, Math Scores Stumble
The Minnesota Department of Education released results of the annual math and reading exams Wednesday.
Hopkins Public Schools posted strong reading scores, but students across the district struggled in the math portion of this year’s annual standardized tests. Third- through eighth-grade students and 10th-grade students took the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments last spring. Grades three through eight and 11th grade took the math portion. This year’s reading results were a resounding success. Except for third grade, every level tested performed better than the state average—sometimes as much as 7 percentage points better. All of Meadowbrook's sixth-graders met at least some of the reading requirements and only four who weren’t proficient. Every grade except for third grade and eighth grade also performed better …
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