2024 SPRING TESTING

ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 

The St. Charles Public Schools continually assesses student performance to provide parents and

staff with the data needed to make informed instructional and educational decisions. We use

different measures to chart your child’s and our district’s educational progress. Several

assessments are given district-wide. However, these types of measures do not always paint the

entire picture of a child. Every day, teachers observe and use classroom evaluations that also

help us more fully understand your child’s academic strengths and weaknesses. The Minnesota

Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) is one measure the district uses to measure educational

progress in our district / school and is used to meet the state and federal requirements. These

state tests are given to students in a district once a year, based on their grade level and subject

area. The range of dates that students will be taking the MCA are listed below.

Reading MCA for Grades 3-8 and 10

The Reading MCA is an online assessment divided into several segments. It contains multiple-

choice items where the student selects the correct or best response along with technology-

enhanced items. Approximate time to complete the assessment is 180 minutes.  Assessments Dates –

Grade 3:  4/8-4/12, Grades 4-6:  4/15-4/19, Grades 7-8 and 10:  4/17-4/30.

Math MCA for Grades 3-8 and 11

The Mathematics MCA is an online adaptive test. This means that the test will adjust to each

student’s skills. The online assessment contains traditional multiple-choice items along with

technology-enhanced items where students use the capabilities of the computer to select one

or more points on a graphic, drag and drop a graphic from one location to another or

manipulate a graph. Approximate time to complete the assessment is 120 minutes.

Assessment Dates - Grade 3:  4/15-4/19, Grades 4-6:  4/23-5/2, Grades 7-8 and 10:  4/23-5-2.

Science MCA for Grade 5, 8 and 10

The Science MCA is an online assessment with traditional multiple-choice items along with

technology-enhanced items where the student uses the capabilities of the computer to create a

graph or data table, click on a hot spot, or drag images or words into designated response areas.

Approximate time to complete the assessment is 120 minutes. Assessment Dates – Grades 5,8, and 10:  5/1 -5/9.

Additional testing information and resources are located on the school website: https://www.scschools.net/page/4542