The results of state science tests are in, and Jordan’s include a mixed bag.

The results are from the first-ever online science assessment for the state as part of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) tests taken throughout the year. The results include tests from students in fifth grade, eighth grade and at Jordan High School.

Here’s how the results break down for Jordan’s schools:

• A total of 126 fifth-grade students were tested. Of those, 26 did not
  meet standards, 39 partially met standards, 45 met standards, and 16
  exceeded standards.

• A total of 136 eighth-grade students were tested. Of those, 45 did not
  meet standards, 59 partially met standards, 25 met standards, and 6
  exceeded standards.

• A total of 114 high school students were tested. Of those, 17 did not
  meet standards, 52 partially met standards, 42 met standards, and 3
  exceeded standards.

Only 39.4 percent of the district’s high schoolers tested met or exceeded the new state standards for the test. That is bellow the state average of 43 percent of high schoolers meeting or exceeding standards.

Of the Jordan Middle School eighth grade students tested, only 22.9 percent met or exceeded the new state standards. That is well bellow the 38 percent of eighth-graders statewide who met or exceeded standards.

The good news, though, is that the 48.4 percent of the district’s fifth-grade students who met or exceeded standards is slightly above the state average of 39 percent.

According to the Minnesota Department of Education, the science standards define what a student should know and be able to do in a particular grade, they are developed in partnership with state educators in 2003, but those standards are now being revised.

Each student tested earns a score at one of four achievement levels – does not meet standards, partially meets standards, meet standards, or exceeds standards.

Students who meet or exceed standards are considered proficient in their science skills. The test results for science are not yet included in measuring adequate yearly progress (AYP), but could be included in the future.