About Local Education Data
The National Center for Education Statistics is a rich source of education data on the national and state level. Most local education data is collected and distributed by state agencies, primarily the Department of Education. This page highlights the following:
- School Report Cards
- Test Scores
- Information about Students
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
School Report Card - Northfield Public School District
Minnesota Department of Education web site provides "Report Cards" for districts and for individual schools. Report cards bring together current data on test scores, staffing information, and provides graphics and links for comparison with other districts and schools within the state. Below are some highlights.
The Data Reports and Analytics section of the Minnesota Department of Education web site includes data reports on the following topics:
- Basic school and district information
- Early Learning
- Food and Nutrition Programs
- Minnesota Common Course Catalogue Reports
- SERVS Financial Public Reports
- School Finance Reports
- School Finance Spreadsheets
- Special Education
- Staffing Reports
- Student Data
- Minnesota Report Card: Minnesota Department of EducationA visual display showing comparisons of Northfield School District's scores to those of the state. Click "Add Another View" or the drop-down menus to view the results of different tests for different groupings (e.g., by gender, race, economic status, school year, subject, test, grade level, etc.)
- Data Reports and Analytics - MN Dept. of EducationCommonly requested school and district data from the MN Department of Education.
Test Scores - Northfield Public School District
Accountability data in the "Assessment and Growth Files" are available for districts and schools from 1998 to the present. Reports are available in Excel and tab-delimted formats (note that the tab files often contain more detail). Files include test scores for the following:
- ACCESS (and Alternate ACCESS) - ACCESS for ELLs
- BST - Basic Skills Test
- GRAD - Graduation-Required Assessments for Diploma
- GROWTH (a growth model, not an assessment)
- MCA - Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
- MOD - Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-Modified
- MTAS - Minnesota Test of Academic Skills
- MTELL - Mathematics Test for English Language Learners
- SOLOM - Minnesota Student Oral Language Observation Matrix
- TEAE - Test of Emerging Academic English
- Assessment and Growth Files - MN Dept. of EducationTest scores for the state, districts, and schools from 1998 to the present.
Information about Students
Aggregate statistics about students (at the district and often school levels) from the Minnesota Department of Education are available for the most recent years in Excel format on the following topics:
- Attendance
- Average Daily Membership
- Enrollment
- Graduate Rate
- Languages
- Mobility
- Minnesota Report Card: Minnesota Department of EducationA visual display showing comparisons of Northfield School District's scores to those of the state. Click "Add Another View" or the drop-down menus to view the results of different tests for different groupings (e.g., by gender, race, economic status, school year, subject, test, grade level, etc.)
- Minnesota Student SurveyAdministered every three years since 1989, the Minnesota Student Survey asks about youth behaviors, both positive and associated with risk. From 1989-2010, students in grades 6, 9, and 12 were surveyed. From 2013 on, it changed to grades 5, 8, 9, and 11. Students are asked about their behaviors around a number of topics, including tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; nutrition; physical activity; sexual behavior; school safety; mental health; and relationships.
- Minnesota Student Survey 2013-2019Available at both the district and county levels, this survey asked students in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11 about their behaviors around a number of topics, including tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; nutrition; physical activity; sexual behavior; school safety; mental health; and relationships.
National Center for Education Statistics
The NCES maintains the Common Core of Data (CCD) collected from every public school in the country. Data shown includes directory information, total students, classroom teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, enrollment by grade, race/ethnicity, and gender, number free/reduced-price lunch eligible, and directly certified.
- Northfield Public School District - Demographic DashboardCommunity demographic, geographic, and economic statistics about the Northfield school district.
- CCD Statistics for Each School in NorthfieldLinks at the top of the page show one school at a time, but if you scroll down, you can download an Excel spreadsheet showing statistics from all of the schools on one sheet.
- Elementary / Secondary Information SystemUse the various query tools to create and download tables of statistics on Northfield area schools from multiple data sources within the NCES.
- NCES: National Center for Education Statistics This link opens in a new window
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