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Below readers will find a summary of MPS student academic proficiency rates for the five academic years ending in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.  After examining the performance of students in the Minneapolis Public Schools during these years, please then peruse academic results for the central year (2014-2015) of MPS Superintendent Ed Graff’s three-year tenure as superintendent in Anchorage, Alaska.

 

MPS Academic Proficiency Rates for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

African                  23%       19%         19%      16%       17%

American

 

American             23%        19%           19%       16%        17%

Indian

 

Hispanic               31%         32%          31%       29%        26%

 

Asian                     48%         50%          50%       44%        46%

 

White                   77%         78%          78%       77%        77%

 

Free/                     26%         26%          25%       24%        22%

Reduced

 

All                          44%         44%           44%     42%        42%

 

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

African                  22%       21%         21%      21%       21%

American

 

American             21%        20%           21%       22%        23%

Indian

 

Hispanic               23%         25%          26%       26%        27%

 

Asian                     41%         40%          45%       38%        44%

 

White                   78%         77%          77%       78%        80%

 

Free/                     23%         23%          23%       25%        25%

Reduced

 

All                          42%         42%           43%     43%        45%

 

Science               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

African                 11%       15%         13%      11%       10%

American

 

American             14%        16%           13%       16%        13%

Indian

 

Hispanic               17%         18%          21%       19%        17%

 

Asian                     31%         35%          42%       31%        34%

 

White                   71%         75%          71%       70%        71%

 

Free/                     14%         15%          17%       16%        15%

Reduced

 

All                          33%         36%           35%     34%        34%

 

Brief Summary of Achievement Levels during Ed Graff’s

Tenure as Superintendent in Anchorage, Alaska

Results for Academic Year 2014-2015

 

All Grade Levels

 

Language Arts

 

Does Not          Partially         Meets              Exceeds

Meet                 Meets             Standard         Standard

Standard          Standard

 

Student

Categories

 

African                  35.1%              42.1%               20.5%             2.3%

American

 

White/                 13.3%               33.7%               44.3%             8.5%

Caucasian

 

Hispanic               28.3%               42.3%               26.9%             2.5%

 

Alaska                   42.4%              37.5%                18.1%                 1.9%

Native

American/

American

Indian

 

All Grade Levels

 

Mathematics

 

Does Not      Partially      Meets          Exceeds

Meet              Meets         Standard     Standard

Standard       Standard

 

Student

Categories

 

African                  29.5%         51.3.%         16.9%          2.3%

American

 

White/                 12.9%          39.7%          36.5%         10.9%

Caucasian

 

Hispanic               23.4%          50.9%          21.8%           3.9%

 

 

Alaska                   29.0%          50.3%         18.2%           2.5%

Native

American/

American

Indian

 

MPS Academic Proficiency Rates for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

African                  23%       19%         19%      16%       17%

American

 

American             23%        19%           19%       16%        17%

Indian

 

Hispanic               31%         32%          31%       29%        26%

 

Asian                     48%         50%          50%       44%        46%

 

White                   77%         78%          78%       77%        77%

 

Free/                     26%         26%          25%       24%        22%

Reduced

 

All                          44%         44%           44%     42%        42%

 

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

African                  22%       21%         21%      21%       21%

American

 

American             21%        20%           21%       22%        23%

Indian

 

Hispanic               23%         25%          26%       26%        27%

 

Asian                     41%         40%          45%       38%        44%

 

White                   78%         77%          77%       78%        80%

 

Free/                     23%         23%          23%       25%        25%

Reduced

 

All                          42%         42%           43%     43%        45%

 

Science               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

African                 11%       15%         13%      11%       10%

American

 

American             14%        16%           13%       16%        13%

Indian

 

Hispanic               17%         18%          21%       19%        17%

 

Asian                     31%         35%          42%       31%        34%

 

White                   71%         75%          71%       70%        71%

 

Free/                     14%         15%          17%       16%        15%

Reduced

 

All                          33%         36%           35%     34%        34%