2025 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 –
April 1-11, 2025
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 - April 23-30, 2025.
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: May 1-9, 2025.
Additional testing information and resources are located on the school website: https://www.scschools.net/page/4542